Ian Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 (edited) Kit - Tamiya 61032 Paint - All Mr, Color lacquers Decals - spares & Superscale Extras - none Spitfire Mk.I 611 (West Lancs) Squadron RAF Digby Summer 1940 One of my favourite [modelling] memories is the first time I built this kit sometime in the late 1990's. It was, I think, the first Tamiya 1:48 kit I ever built and it was a revelation. Fast forward to now and I bought this from a club member for very few dollars simply because I really wanted to re-live that original 'rush' of building a quality kit without extras just for the joy of it. Yep it was an absolute joy. Three weeks start-to-finish and easily as good as I remember it from first time around. Not too much more to tell (unlike the Airfix F.XVIe which I built alongside it !) - first time using all Mr. Color lacquers and apart from the horrendous odour, a great experience and now firmly set as my 'go to' paints for as many builds as possible. Still have a load of enamels and acrylics, but I will use these as often as possible. Superscale decals were probably twenty years old and behaved perfectly, their Quality Control back in the day was incredible IMHO. Just in-case you were wondering about the 'local' reference... I'm Liverpool born & bred, and before moving out here to Middle Earth, I lived about a mile from RAF Woodvale so 611 West Lancs Sqn is as about as local as I could get ! - Thanks all for taking the time to look, all comments, questions and outrage welcomed. Best from NZ. Ian. Edited April 6, 2022 by Ian 30 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Hi Ian, despite your comments about the kit, the end result looks very good with an excellent paint job, well done sir!! Colin (fellow expat) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holtaa Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 That is one very lovely Spitfire. The finish looks terrific! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Thats a neat Spitfire and the paint job inclusive the weathering looks really convincing. The Tamiya kits from that time are all nice builds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 A Spiffing Spitfire , love the weathering ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Lovely work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Very neat Mk I – finish and weathering look very convincing, as does the de rigeur elevator droop! One question – in the summer of 1940, why doesn't she carry a wire radio aerial? Excellent work! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted April 7, 2022 Author Share Posted April 7, 2022 5 hours ago, Spitfire31 said: One question – in the summer of 1940, why doesn't she carry a wire radio aerial? Joachim Easy.... Because I don't have a model competition until November so I'll attach it then ! Ian. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Lovely Spitfire, great paintwork and weathering. Looks wonderful Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 I really like it. Makes me want to go out and get one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Lovely Spitfire there Ian , looks spot on . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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