Eduard 1/72 Spitfire mkIX High-Back

[pockets]

First aircraft Ive built since childhood , It's an Eduard Japanese Platz rebox with Cartograf decals, Haven,t taken that many snaps of early stages of build , Bought a photoetched mark vIII sheet, and added some of the easier parts to the build , Found that the ailerons on the front wings protruded so fettled them to better fit .

 

Edited April 17, 2022 by pockets

[pockets]

Few more pics of progress , No compressor at the moment so after some procastinating decided to mask to create the camo pattern , sanded the raised edges with some flexi sanding sheet , it came out ok , is now in future gloss to apply the decals and panel lines and testing some weathering with water colours and pastels.

Edited April 17, 2022 by pockets

[pockets]

 Practicing with water colours

[Ngantek]

Looking great so far!

[pockets]

Thanks

[pockets]

Applied rest of decals even the  miniscule ones, quite theraputic.

Edited April 20, 2022 by pockets

[pockets]

Now for the weathering  and  a few coats of matt varnish

Edited April 20, 2022 by pockets

[Jackson Duvalier]

This came out of nowhere!

 

Great kit to come out of your aeromodelling coma with.

[pockets]

Nearly wrapped up the weathering, achieved with a combo of water colours, pastels, allumium enamel , and a pencil .