My brand new MALTA Spitfire Mk Vc 1/72 from operation Calendar, used by 185 Sq. kit Airfix

[MACALAIN]

[FatFlyHalf]

Looks good but could do with a finishing coat of varnish to get rid of the shine on the decals.

I use the Winsor and Newton acrylic varnish.  Its easy to get hold of in art shops and is easy to apply.

Try it, you will be amazed how effective a soft sheen or matt finish is on a small model.

 

[Wulfman]

You are a busy boy, another great build !

 

Wulfman

[MACALAIN]

3 hours ago, FatFlyHalf said:

Looks good but could do with a finishing coat of varnish to get rid of the shine on the decals.

I use the Winsor and Newton acrylic varnish.  Its easy to get hold of in art shops and is easy to apply.

Try it, you will be amazed how effective a soft sheen or matt finish is on a small model.

 

Thank you for the info.

But the decals on my model are not so shiny then on the picture.

 

Alain

[MACALAIN]

2 hours ago, Wulfman said:

You are a busy boy, another great build !

 

Wulfman

Thank you, I work between 4 and 6 hours on my models.

I am alone, nobody to look for, retired from the Forces, and with the pendemic nothing special to do except modeling.

 

Alain

[MACALAIN]

22 hours ago, MACALAIN said:

This one is Dark Mediteranean  Blue for the top and Sky Blue for the bottom.

 

Alain

[MACALAIN]

On 21/12/2021 at 12:34, MACALAIN said:

Thank you for your like

 

Alain

[Homer]

Congratulations on some fine modelling looks great well done 👏 

[MACALAIN]

3 minutes ago, Homer said:

Congratulations on some fine modelling looks great well done 👏 

Thank you, this one is not my first Malta Spitfire, I post usually one a week.

 

Alain

 

PS : my grandmother was from Gatesthead (Low Fell)

[Homer]

I kow low fell well ,one of my old stomping areas when younger ,the Blue Bell excreta many a happy Friday night in the 70s .

[MACALAIN]

19 minutes ago, Homer said:

I kow low fell well ,one of my old stomping areas when younger ,the Blue Bell excreta many a happy Friday night in the 70s .

My grandmother's name was Dorman. They are perhaps still some there, she was the last of 7. Meet and married my Belgian ganda during  WW I.

Come in Belgium in 1919.

 

Alain

[Homer]

The next place along the road from lowfell going south ,next to the angel of the north statue is called Birtley, and during the war a lot of refugees from Belgium settled there .The people worked in the local factories it had an ordenance factory on 

[Homer]

Sorry about that my fingers slipped, on the door step and i believe the place was called Elizabeth villa but not certain about that ,iam sure there is a Belgian cemetery in the area .

You might get more information on the Internet. 

[MACALAIN]

28 minutes ago, Homer said:

Sorry about that my fingers slipped, on the door step and i believe the place was called Elizabeth villa but not certain about that ,iam sure there is a Belgian cemetery in the area .

You might get more information on the Internet. 

Yes I know. I have some picture, and know the story. Here is a link if you are interested (in french), my granda was in team 8 Vanreck Léandre.

I would like to come back and visit, but with the covid, it is not easy.

 

Thank again

 

Alain

 

http://www.birtley-elisabethville.be/