Jon Bryon Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Hello All, My eighth and final completion for 2021 is Airfix's 1/48 Spitfire PR.19. Not the best kit, with some significant fit issues, poor quality moulding and rather over-emphasised panel lines, but pretty accurate by all accounts and a model of a great looking aircraft. My only additions were the whip aerial and the Rebecca Mk.II landing aid under the rear fuselage missed by Airfix. The scheme is from an Xtradecals sheet, but the serials are not quite right so in the end I only used the roundels, squadron crests and zeroes on the underwing serials. The tail flashes and prop stencils are from the kit and the serials are masked and airbrushed (the misalignment is intentional and somewhat neater than the real thing was). PRU Blue is from MRP and Medium Sea Grey from Mr Color. I've written a bit more about building the kit here: https://jonbryon.com/airfix-1-48-supermarine-spitfire-pr-19/ Comments very welcome Jon 54 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 What a beauty! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Nice built! Panel lines are heavily overdone! Same issue accompanied me long time. Look more on photos or real a/c! Happy modelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Bryon Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share Posted December 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, dov said: Nice built! Panel lines are heavily overdone! Same issue accompanied me long time. Look more on photos or real a/c! Happy modelling Sadly, when it comes to this Airfix kit, you will either have overdone panel lines or be forced to fill them all. There's nothing else one can do... Jon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos brierley Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 NICE. Really nice. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Yes, Airfix is in this case a headache! Happy modelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 (edited) PRU beauty!! Love the finish. Edited December 20, 2021 by 28ZComeback 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmaks Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Excellent build and a wonderful kit. The coloring technique you used makes it look like metal. Love it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 Outstanding 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiet Mike Posted December 20, 2021 Share Posted December 20, 2021 A beautiful build! I love the subtle weathering on the finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Bryon Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 Thanks guys for your comments Cheers Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 A lovely paint job but as said before the panel lines although worthy of a wash perhaps a couple of tones down, especially given your dislike of the Airfix panel lines. I hope my critique is not too harsh. Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Super Spit, great work ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Block Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Wow, that really is rather lovely! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stéphane Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Excellent result, the painting is top notch. A special mention to the discreet and subtle marbling/weathering. As stated above, maybe a lighter shade for the panel lines would have made it less outstanding, but it's really a minor nit-pick. Thanks for sharing, Stef (#6) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Very nice finish achieved. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted December 21, 2021 Share Posted December 21, 2021 Love it Jon and I like the subtle weathering. cheers, Jan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell209 Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Beautifully done! My only additional comment is to be careful of those prop decals - the type you've used are for the Rotol props currently manufactured/overhauled for the many warbird props out there. The WWII and immediate post-War props had simple red decals only with a single line of stencilling. I suspect the decals were made using the restored aircraft as a reference, hence the prop decals they supply. Ironically, when I built my 1/48 Tr.9 kit of SM520 I had a lot of trouble getting the correct warbird prop decals! Lovely work overall, though! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remus389 Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Very precise job! 🏆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paramedic Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Looking stuuningly good. Wish that kit was easier to pick up these days.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc the Builder Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 She came out terrific! Really impressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Luvverly! Can't expand on what the others have said, but I totally agree with their comments! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Beautiful, great work on the paint and weathering! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Bryon Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 20 hours ago, Bell209 said: Beautifully done! My only additional comment is to be careful of those prop decals - the type you've used are for the Rotol props currently manufactured/overhauled for the many warbird props out there. The WWII and immediate post-War props had simple red decals only with a single line of stencilling. I suspect the decals were made using the restored aircraft as a reference, hence the prop decals they supply. Ironically, when I built my 1/48 Tr.9 kit of SM520 I had a lot of trouble getting the correct warbird prop decals! Lovely work overall, though! That's really useful information. It's clear from photos that the props did have stencils and I could see they were different to those in the kit but not exactly how. Now I know why! I shall try and remember to update my article in due course. Cheers Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 That looks absolutely superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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