Alex Gordon Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 G'day Chums,for your delectation may I present my take on the ICM Spitfire XVI. This was originally built back in 2011. The varnish had gone yellow over time so I decided to strip it all off and re-do it.Whilst I was at it I replaced the cannon bay cover teardrop fairings with larger ones,added the kit supplied bomb racks and bombs,made up a QL harness for the re-worked seat,added some plumbing in the cockpit,replaced the cockpit door with a spare from somewhere to which I added a scratchbuilt release handle and crowbar,replaced the exhaust stubs with spares from the Eduard XVI and added copper wire antennae to the spine and starboard wing underside. The paint was hairy sticked Humbrol (now I'm getting the hang of the stuff they're going to change it again) and the decals were Xtradecal. I nearly got it right. Thanks for looking in Chums,hope you enjoyed. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 (edited) I'd say that you've got it spot on. You've done a great job with the restoration of your Spitfire XVI, my favourite mark of all the Spitfires. I've always thought that the ICM kits are great value for the money. Well done 👍 Chris. Edited April 7, 2022 by cngaero 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Lovely work on the Spit, you’ve brought it right up to scratch ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Wow what a fantastic job, you have a real cracker there. I too like the ICM kits occasionally 😉 Great work Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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