MikeC Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 (edited) Back in February I went to Duxford to see the "Evolution of the Spitfire" exhibition which was on at the time, stroll up to the American hangar, and generally soak up the atmosphere. I finished in the gift shop, and as one does I left with some plastic, an Airfix Spitfire Ia in 1/72. It was a bit of a challenge as I generally work in 1/32 and 1/48, and I don't think I've built a 1/72 Spitfire since about 1995; but I thought I'd do it completely out of the box with no additions and the kit marking for an aircraft of 92 Sqn in May 1940, just before the Battle of Britain. And 10 hours or so of modelling time spread over three weeks later, here it is, and it made a nice little "palate-cleanser" before getting back to something bigger. (I used sharpie markers to do the nav lights, looks as if the starboard one strayed a bit - oops!) And finally, I had forgotten just how tiny a 1/72 Spit is, but here it is compared to a 1/32 Revell IIa fuselage half. Thanks for looking. Edited June 19, 2022 by MikeC 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Lovely Mike i am having a spell at 1.72nd kits at the moment usually build 1.48th and upwards but really enjoying it. Cant beat a bit of nostalgia building now and again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Lovely looking Spit, very nice work indeed ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 Very neat looking Spitfire! It's obvious from the amount of grey space in your photos, that your camera is usually set up for 1:32nd scale. 😉 Meaning, I wouldn' have minded some closer shots. Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share Posted June 19, 2022 3 hours ago, Spitfire31 said: Very neat looking Spitfire! It's obvious from the amount of grey space in your photos, that your camera is usually set up for 1:32nd scale. 😉 Meaning, I wouldn' have minded some closer shots. Kind regards, Joachim Hi Joachim, Probably not so much my camera - my phone - being set up for 32nd scale as my photography skills being less than optimal. Sorry. Learning point noted. But I'm not reshooting them, so they are what they are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted June 20, 2022 Share Posted June 20, 2022 Nice work on the lovely little Airfix kit. Looks great. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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