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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:

 

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And the model:

 

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Contrast with DP845, the Mk. IV / XX / XII prototype.  The XV was a developed and navalised version of the XII.

 

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And the well-stained underside:

 

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Happy Easter!

 

Neil

 

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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

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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

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