neilfergylee Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Good morning. As a child of the 1960s, it is mandatory that I have a Spitfire / Seafire obsession. Based upon an image I found on the web, backed up with support and advice on this august site (https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235108053-seafire-spinner-colour-i-cant-believe-im-asking-this), I have modelled this airframe from 805 Squadron FAA. It is the Special Hobby 1/48 kit which was a delight to put together and makes an interesting contrast with other versions of Spitfire / Seafire. A full album of images (I love taking the 'official' portrait when the model is complete) can be found here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzKHTx The prototype: And the model: Contrast with DP845, the Mk. IV / XX / XII prototype. The XV was a developed and navalised version of the XII. And the well-stained underside: Happy Easter! Neil 45 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Lovely build on the Seafire, great work ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivor Ramsden Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 Lovely job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 Looks lovely, you can never have too many Spitfires and Seafires, great work. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wlad Posted April 17, 2022 Share Posted April 17, 2022 Lovely work @neilfergylee. What paint did you use, and did you lighten the colours? I've built two, and for the one in TSS I used Polly Scale acrylics. I think the colours came out a little darker than I expected, though the satin coat may have darkened them. Cheers, Wlad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell209 Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 Looks like a much nicer kit than the Hobbycraft one I built a few years back. Nice work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilfergylee Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 On 17/04/2022 at 04:02, Wlad said: Lovely work @neilfergylee. What paint did you use, and did you lighten the colours? I've built two, and for the one in TSS I used Polly Scale acrylics. I think the colours came out a little darker than I expected, though the satin coat may have darkened them. Cheers, Wlad Thanks @Wlad! I used the inevitable Halfords primer to begin-with, with a white undercoat for the undersurfaces. From there, I used MRP for the three main colours, followed by Alclad Aqua gloss prior to decals and finished it with Xtracrylix matt varnish to finish it off. I think some of the lightening might have been the strong natural light on the morning I took the pictures but I have to say that MRP is an absolute delight to apply. Cheers, Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wlad Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Thanks @neilfergylee. I've taken notes 🙂. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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