Popular Post pacificmustang Posted February 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 9, 2022 G'day All First one done for the year. Eduard's lovely Spitfire Mk1 which was a joy to build. This was one of the two kits contained in "The Few" dual boxing. All that was missing was the electric undercarriage selector, which would have also allowed later Mk1As to also be built. As it is OOB you are limited to building only Spitfires with the hand undercarriage pump. The undercarriage sockets were also a little over-engineered. The modeller has to be very precise with their fitment, otherwise the sit of the model could be affected. I chose to use a scheme from the supurb Fundekals "Early War Spitfires, Part 2" as I like the ever evolving markings and schemes from the Phoney War period. Paint was from Mission Models, and performed reasonably well, although I would like to perfect using this a bit more. This was a buddy build with @Calum who has also posted his build here. I think I need to replace the elastic thread used for the antenna as its bending the aerial mast back.🤔 A fuller breakdown of the build and more pics contained at my blog in my signature. Thanks for looking Bruce 73 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 1 hour ago, pacificmustang said: ever evolving markings and schemes from the Phoney War period Not a phony war for the painters and dopers. They must have been working all hours. 😄 That's a lovely Spitfire there. Immaculately done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Nice work there Bruce , very tidy indeed . see what you mean about the aerial bending back , perhaps fuse wire might do the trick ( for the pole ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted February 9, 2022 Author Share Posted February 9, 2022 8 hours ago, keith in the uk said: Nice work there Bruce , very tidy indeed . see what you mean about the aerial bending back , perhaps fuse wire might do the trick ( for the pole ) Thanks Keith. I was thinking I might replace it with brass rod regards Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 That's a really neat Spitfire Mk1. It's very well turned out and nicely displayed. You can never have too many Spitfires. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Looks sharp Bruce - even with all the dust. I like the dark earth tone Mission models have gone with . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted February 10, 2022 Author Share Posted February 10, 2022 12 hours ago, cngaero said: You can never have too many Spitfires. Thank you. My thoughts exactly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Beautiful! As all Spitfires are. You have certainly done her full justice. Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Looks absolutely stunning, great work on this. Like said before you can never have enough Spitfires Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85sqn Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Beautiful build, well done👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Lovely job. Great finish.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 Very convincing Spitfire! Beautiful finish (although a ? for soft edges). And in all its closeness to perfection, drooping elevators would've closed the gap. 😉 Superb work! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted February 10, 2022 Author Share Posted February 10, 2022 4 hours ago, Spitfire31 said: Very convincing Spitfire! Beautiful finish (although a ? for soft edges). And in all its closeness to perfection, drooping elevators would've closed the gap. 😉 Superb work! Kind regards, Joachim Thanks Joachim. I have gone for hard edges on the other build regards Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted February 11, 2022 Share Posted February 11, 2022 That is lovely Bruce and I love the colours and markings that you`ve chosen,..... spot as usual mate Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 Excellent Mk 1 there Bruce, love the scheme you chose too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Lovely build and finish Bruce! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Top notch Spitfire Bruce!!!!! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Good Spitty nicely finished. Photo from ground level with starter cart very evocative. The fuselage roundel is a welcome variation, though it does look odd, doesn't it? Did the wing decals give you a bit of grief? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Lovely looking Spit, very nice... DaveH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcchow66 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 Nice build and world can never have enough Spit Mk1 builds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Drover Posted February 14, 2022 Share Posted February 14, 2022 Very nice Bruce. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted February 17, 2022 Author Share Posted February 17, 2022 On 2/14/2022 at 3:28 AM, Maginot said: Good Spitty nicely finished. Photo from ground level with starter cart very evocative. The fuselage roundel is a welcome variation, though it does look odd, doesn't it? Did the wing decals give you a bit of grief? Certainly does look odd. I didn’t even realise roundels this size were a thing until I saw a photo of the real machine. By wing decals, if you mean the wing walk way stripes, I chose to paint them rather than use the decals. Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 That is something to be proud of. Very good build indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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