Octávio Mântua Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Hello all, I started this project back in 2018. I decided to detail the cockpit using scratch built parts. The painel is the original decal enriched with some small wire circunfrences. After closing the fuselage the model was left to be painted. Then in 2022 I decided to take another go at the model. My first issue was that the canopy was to thick. So I sawed it and thinned it considerably. It cannot be exposed open, but it is better than the original. Next I attended to the attachment of the wing root to the fuselage so as not to have a smooth finish. I also added some riviting to the model and proceding to paint stage (upper part only). Here are some photos. Best regards, Octávio IMG_7091 by ZlinXII, no Flickr IMG_7090 by ZlinXII, no Flickr IMG_8134 by ZlinXII, no Flickr IMG_8138 by ZlinXII, no Flickr IMG_1230 by ZlinXII, no Flickr IMG_1229 by ZlinXII, no Flickr Original canopy thinned down by ZlinXII, no Flickr _MG_1643_2 by ZlinXII, no Flickr _MG_1641_2 by ZlinXII, no Flickr 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Looks fantastic great job on this the work on the canopy must have been fun!!! Great job Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Looks great. The instrument panel is a great improvement on the kit one. Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenCJ Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 You are doing a great job on this. I really like your paint job. Stephen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octávio Mântua Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 Hi all. I have finished the paint job. Here is a photo of the underside camouflage. _MG_6323 by ZlinXII, no Flickr Best regards, Octávio 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octávio Mântua Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 Hi all, I have a question about the registration of this aircraft that I would like to ask the forum. Apparently this aircraft (WZ T) had as registration number: K9794. The airfix kit does not provide andy registration decals but a previous AZmodel kit issued this decal. On the other hand there is a photo os this aircraft with the registration covered. My question is: Was this registration number covered on the real aircraft or was this covered only on the photo (so as not to reveil sensible information to the enemy)? Photo os the AZ kit: Captura de ecrã 2022-11-03 212404 by ZlinXII, no Flickr Photo of the real aircraft: wzt3 - Cópia by ZlinXII, no Flickr Best regards, Octávio 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 On 11/3/2022 at 9:42 PM, Octávio Mântua said: Was this registration number covered on the real aircraft or was this covered only on the photo (so as not to reveil sensible information to the enemy)? I don’t claim any expertise on the matter, but by coincidence I’m building a near neighbour of your Spitfire, K9797, in an earlier (pre-war) scheme from the Eduard 1/48 Profipack. One of the other decal options is another 19 Squadron plane with a WZ code (before 19 switched to QV). This must be around the same time as yours. No serial number is on the plane. In fact out of the seven decal options, three have no s/n at all and three have it only in tiny letters/numbers at the top of the tail fin. K9797, the earliest, has it in full size on the fuselage and also on the underwings. I seem to remember reading somewhere that serial numbers were painted out for a while because of the reason you state. Eduard’s research I think is pretty good. Hope this helps. Tony 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Looking good on the underside. Looking forward to seeing the decals in place. You can model either with or without serial numbers, as would be present until painted out so either would be correct. Chris 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octávio Mântua Posted November 7, 2022 Author Share Posted November 7, 2022 Thanks Chris and Tony for your comments. By the way I just checked Eduards intructions and they gave me some more hints on how to detail the airfix kit By the way I opened the following topic in the "Military Aircraft Modelling - Discusion by Era" (also received very interesting information): Best regards, Octávio 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Very nice work Octávio, great in the cockpit and excellent painting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieW Posted November 7, 2022 Share Posted November 7, 2022 Hi Octavio, this is looking absolutely superb. I have only just found the topic but am so glad I did. You are making a masterpiece out of the humble little Airfix 1/72 Spitfire. Richie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octávio Mântua Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 Hello everyone and hope you all have a great 2023. I finaly made the update to the fuselage (front panel of the cockpit). I added two aluminum strips on the side of the fuselage and scribed a new panel line in front of the cockpit window. Here are some photos of the change and after the painting. Best regards, Octávio _MG_6395 by ZlinXII, no Flickr _MG_6430 by ZlinXII, no Flickr _MG_6431 by ZlinXII, no Flickr 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octávio Mântua Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 Hello All, I am trying to replicate the hiding of the registration number (clearly visible on the left side of the aircraft). I copied the airfix paint sheet and tried to simulate the position of the registration numbers on the fuselage. It looks that if the registration number on the right side is in the same spot than the one on the left, it looks like it would be covered by the WZ letters. From the examples of other Spitfires, it looks like the registration numbers were on the same spot. Any clues for this particular aircraft? Airfix_wz_t_3 by ZlinXII, no Flickr Best regards, Octávio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 24 minutes ago, Octávio Mântua said: Hello All, I am trying to replicate the hiding of the registration number (clearly visible on the left side of the aircraft). I copied the airfix paint sheet and tried to simulate the position of the registration numbers on the fuselage. It looks that if the registration number on the right side is in the same spot than the one on the left, it looks like it would be covered by the WZ letters. From the examples of other Spitfires, it looks like the registration numbers were on the same spot. Any clues for this particular aircraft? Airfix_wz_t_3 by ZlinXII, no Flickr Best regards, Octávio On RAF aircraft the serial numbers were required to be panted a certain distance front a specified point on the airframe (as were national markings); assuming that your drawings are accurate this appears to be six inches ahead of the tailplane root leading edge and symmetrical on both sides. During the early part of World War II the serials were often painted out as a security measure, often using the nearest available pot of camouflage paint, although Dark Green would give better coverage of the Night characters. Squadron codes and aircraft letters could be, and were, applied either reading e.g. DW:K on both sides of the fuselage or DW:K on one side and K:DW on the other.They were often applied ver the serial numbers whether or not the latter had previously been overpainted with one or more of the camouflage colours. To replicate the overpainting on your model you’ll need to mix up a very slightly darker shade of the camouflage colour(s) to be applied to an are approximately ten scale inches deep by thirty-one scale inches wide. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Octávio Mântua Posted February 18 Author Share Posted February 18 19 hours ago, stever219 said: On RAF aircraft the serial numbers were required to be panted a certain distance front a specified point on the airframe (as were national markings); assuming that your drawings are accurate this appears to be six inches ahead of the tailplane root leading edge and symmetrical on both sides. During the early part of World War II the serials were often painted out as a security measure, often using the nearest available pot of camouflage paint, although Dark Green would give better coverage of the Night characters. Squadron codes and aircraft letters could be, and were, applied either reading e.g. DW:K on both sides of the fuselage or DW:K on one side and K:DW on the other.They were often applied ver the serial numbers whether or not the latter had previously been overpainted with one or more of the camouflage colours. To replicate the overpainting on your model you’ll need to mix up a very slightly darker shade of the camouflage colour(s) to be applied to an are approximately ten scale inches deep by thirty-one scale inches wide. Thanks Steve! I will mask the registration locations and paint dark brown and dark green. Best regards, Octávio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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