Dunny Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Looking lovely Chris - well worth the effort to upgrade! Cheers, Roger 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Congrats Chris !! 3 more beauties in your collection !! Great improvement.... By luck, I did'nt have many of my old kits left.... So, no temptations tofollow on your steps Save for my old P-40.... But it will be totally re-build.... Well done Sir !! Sincerely. CC 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Lovely redecorate on that Chris, the D-day stripes look just right to my eye, you've turned it into a gem. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 2, 2022 Author Share Posted November 2, 2022 13 hours ago, Dunny said: Looking lovely Chris - well worth the effort to upgrade! Cheers, Roger Thanks Roger, definitely glad I did this. 13 hours ago, corsaircorp said: Congrats Chris !! 3 more beauties in your collection !! Great improvement.... By luck, I did'nt have many of my old kits left.... So, no temptations tofollow on your steps Save for my old P-40.... But it will be totally re-build.... Well done Sir !! Sincerely. CC Thanks CC , lots of temptations for me and I may have a look at some others, but will have to wait, as far too much other stuff on . Lots more FAA stuff too. 5 hours ago, stevehnz said: Lovely redecorate on that Chris, the D-day stripes look just right to my eye, you've turned it into a gem. Steve. Thanks Steve, pleased with how the stripes turned out, it certainly has lifted this old model. Thanks guys for your kind comments Chris 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 A gem indeed. Another absolute belter. Cheers, Alistair 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 2, 2022 Author Share Posted November 2, 2022 3 hours ago, AliGauld said: A gem indeed. Another absolute belter. Cheers, Alistair Thanks Alistair very kind fella Chris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Beautiful upgrade so far Chris! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 3 hours ago, opus999 said: Beautiful upgrade so far Chris! Thanks Opus999, take a look now she's finished. That really does look better than the original finished kit. Thanks for the support and encouragement to all and thanks for looking in. Chris 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winded Penguin Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 If I could, all my Spits would be XIV high backs. I'm just a glutten for that 5 bladed prop and long nose. Yours looks nicely understated and therefore terrific. I also prefer it that the D-Day stripes don't cover the upper surfaces too 👍 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Most impressive, I must build another XIV. Cheers Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Winded Penguin said: If I could, all my Spits would be XIV high backs. I'm just a glutten for that 5 bladed prop and long nose. Yours looks nicely understated and therefore terrific. I also prefer it that the D-Day stripes don't cover the upper surfaces too 👍 Thanks WP, yes they do have a certain aggressive look to them. Do like the 5 blades too, mind you, I like all Spitfires to be fair. 57 minutes ago, spitfire said: Most impressive, I must build another XIV. Cheers Dennis Thanks Dennis, pleased with the way it turned out. Got a couple more and a 32nd Mk.XIV conversion waiting too. Thanks guys Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.au Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 That snuck up on me, nearly missed it! Great result, Chris, it was well worth the effort to refurb that one, it’s turned out wonderfully. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 1 hour ago, mark.au said: That snuck up on me, nearly missed it! Great result, Chris, it was well worth the effort to refurb that one, it’s turned out wonderfully. Thanks Mark, yes definitely worth it, a lovely little project and really pleased with how it turned out. Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 10 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: take a look now she's finished. Beautifully finished! Super job Chris (love the pic with the prop blades!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Lovely upgrade Chris - those invasion stripes add another layer of interest to this bruiser! Cheers, Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winded Penguin Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 8 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: Thanks WP, yes they do have a certain aggressive look to them. Do like the 5 blades too, mind you, I like all Spitfires to be fair. Thanks Dennis, pleased with the way it turned out. Got a couple more and a 32nd Mk.XIV conversion waiting too. Thanks guys Chris Oh yes please! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Johnson said: Beautifully finished! Super job Chris (love the pic with the prop blades!) Thanks Charlie, pleased with it, the 5 blades do look awesome. Although I am very excited about an imminent 4 bladed prop Spitfire release!!! 45 minutes ago, Dunny said: Lovely upgrade Chris - those invasion stripes add another layer of interest to this bruiser! Cheers, Roger Thanks Roger, the stripes are lovely, I got yhe Xtradecal sheet for the XIVe as I have another to do and an XVIII and as a bonus it had this high back on the sheet too, I have never used this many options on one sheet before, brilliant. 29 minutes ago, Winded Penguin said: Oh yes please! Will do it soon , but next I have a 32nd Sea Hurricane and 32nd Hawker Nimrod prepared with all hhe resin pieces cut and prepared ready to start, just need to get the Sea Venom a bit further along and my Gee Bee in the GB a bit further too. Thanks guys Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 A cracking refurb there that man. One to be proud of. Cheers, Alistair 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 13, 2022 Author Share Posted November 13, 2022 2 hours ago, AliGauld said: A cracking refurb there that man. One to be proud of. Cheers, Alistair Thanks Alistair, very pleased with it and glad I did this one. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Another impressive piece of work Chris and beautifully rendered. Congratulations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Smashing. Thanks also for the diversion onto realistic invasion stripes. I always paint mine as neatly as I can in case my wife tells me off for painting errors! Regards, Adrian 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 4 hours ago, TheBaron said: Another impressive piece of work Chris and beautifully rendered. Congratulations. Thanks Tony very kind 1 hour ago, AdrianMF said: Smashing. Thanks also for the diversion onto realistic invasion stripes. I always paint mine as neatly as I can in case my wife tells me off for painting errors! Regards, Adrian Thanks Adrian, i hope your wife isn't too hsrd on you😉 I always shy away from the stripes but when I got the decal sheet for the Airfix kit I just had to make use of it. Thanks guys Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 I think all the superlatives have been used up, but I have to echo Adrian’s comments about the realistic invasion stripes. John 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 14, 2022 Author Share Posted November 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Biggles87 said: I think all the superlatives have been used up, but I have to echo Adrian’s comments about the realistic invasion stripes. John Thanks John , very pleased with the way it turned out. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
opus999 Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 That rework turned out beautifully! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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