ukmodeller Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Hi again fellow modelers This is my Spitfire that I have just completed and has been made out of the box without any corrections or additions or weathering, etc. The last time I actually made a model Spitfire was over 45 years ago and I just had the urge to see how things have changed over the years as in those days we tended to be limited to Airfix or Matchbox kits. This is the Revell version and I must say that I found no flashing on this build at all and had no problems during assembly. Apparently there are some inaccuracies compared to the real one but I decide to just go with the flow. Overall I found the quality and detail top notch with all of those thousands of rivets shown in all their glory. The decals went on perfectly though the underwing roundels took some softening and pressing around the various raised parts of the aircraft. Thanks for looking folks and if you want more pictures they can be found HERE 27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerotechi Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 Stunning spit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukmodeller Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 18 hours ago, aerotechi said: Stunning spit! Thanks aerotechi It would have been good to see these in dogfights over our glorious South Downs way back when. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Nice one, looks grand Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukmodeller Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 8 minutes ago, spitfire said: Nice one, looks grand Cheers Dennis Thanks Dennis. I see in your pic that you have an assistant on your bench? Is that to find those small parts that get lost to the carpet monster? 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 That is my late very much lamented assistant modeller Sydney, who helped me build models, motorbikes and carry out many household DIY tasks for 19 years, sorely missed. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukmodeller Posted April 15, 2022 Author Share Posted April 15, 2022 On 4/12/2022 at 12:46 PM, spitfire said: That is my late very much lamented assistant modeller Sydney, who helped me build models, motorbikes and carry out many household DIY tasks for 19 years, sorely missed. Cheers Dennis Aw, sorry to hear that Dennis as I can only imagine the comfort that you got from having such a loyal 'friend'. Best wishes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Beautiful model and I'm very impressed with the photography! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Very nice Spit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukmodeller Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 On 4/15/2022 at 3:00 PM, mick said: great work Thanks Mick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukmodeller Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 On 4/15/2022 at 6:17 PM, SAT69 said: Beautiful model and I'm very impressed with the photography! Thank you for your kind comment. Photography is not my strongest skill but I think I am improving little by little, I think. On 4/15/2022 at 8:25 PM, Roberto said: Very nice Spit! Thank you Roberto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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