Spitfire XVIe

[johnny akes]

I don't recall seeing too many of these on here before, I thought I'd do it before starting Airfix's Mk. IX to see how they compare as build experiences:

 

Shame about the bottom cowling coming adrift on this one:

And to finish, one with the Tamiya Mk. XIII and Revell's Mk. IX:

 

Thanks for looking

 

J.A.

[Winded Penguin]

Nice work on the XVI, and always pleasing to see a 'gaggle' of Spitfires in one sitting 👍

[bigbadbadge]

What a cracker, looks fantastic, great paint work .  The group photo is very nice, they look very impressive.

Great work

Chris

[Dave Klaatu]

Nice builds all, love the paint!

[Epeeman]

Lovely work!

 

Regards

 

Dave

[Spitfire31]

Beautiful Spitire! I really like that slight sheen on the prop blades and the slightly used appearance of the main paintwork. Also, the offset control surfaces add a nice impression of 'life'.

 

However, there is a small blooper. 😉 Apparently, the flaps are up (which they should be on a parked Spit). But the flap actuators on the wing top surfaces are in the flaps-down position! They'd better be removed, with the little hatches covering the holes. They are not gear-down indicators:

 

 

Kind regards,

Joachim

[georgeusa]

Great looking set of Spitfires you have there.   Each one is finished quite nicely and together as a group it is impressive.  Thanks for sharing.

[Watto]

Great stuff, Spitfires finished nicely. Love the clipped wing.

 

Good to see your work. 

[johnny akes]

1 hour ago, Spitfire31 said:

 

However, there is a small blooper. 😉 Apparently, the flaps are up (which they should be on a parked Spit). But the flap actuators on the wing top surfaces are in the flaps-down position! They'd better be removed, with the little hatches covering the holes. They are not gear-down indicators:

 

 

Thanks Joachim, basic error on my part - I must have been building on autopilot at that point. I’ll correct that straight away.

 

thanks all for the positive feedback, much appreciated.