Spitfire FR XIVe - SEAC

[DominikS]

Hi everyone!

This is my first topic and post here and I'd like to introduce myself.

My name's Dominik, I'm from Poland and I'm a beginner in this job...modelling. Oh yes, my favourite aircraft are British, especially Spits.

At present I'm building a Spitfire FR XIVe in the SEAC markings - the "X"/MV 320 from 28the Squadron. Ok, now questions and requests.

First of all, did the Far East Spits wear all the expoitation inscriptions or were they overpainted by the white stripes on wings and during repainting from Ocean Gray/Dark Green to Dark Earth/Dark Green patterns?

And now request. Has anyone got photos of those DE/DG SEAC Spits? I've a few books about Spitfire but none of them contain such photos.

Regards

[TonyT]

Hi Dominik

Edgar will be along soon no doubt with more information for you....... have you seen this though

http://www.geocities.jp/yoyuso/spit14/spit14e.html

http://cgi.ebay.com/Decals-1-48-AeroMaster...DefaultDomain_0

http://www.fantasyprintshop.co.uk/Brits-Ab...cale_AJL6F.aspx

http://www.fantasyprintshop.co.uk/Brits-Ab...cale_AJL74.aspx

Edited December 2, 2008 by TonyT

[Edgar]

There are photos, of "B," "A," "H," "T," "X," and "Y" in Aircam no.8, all supplied by a G.J.Thomas. It's impossible to tell if the stencils are in place, but, if the writer of the modelling article is correct (and I see no reason to disbelieve him,) and the aircraft were repainted at a depot, it's most likely that they'd have had stencils available, and the markings would have been reapplied. There are faint lines on "H" and "T," under the filling point for the fuselage fuel tanks, which could be stencils. Interestingly, MV320's serial no. appears to have been white (as was SM888 "B"), while all of the others were black.

Edgar

[Nick Belbin]

Welcome!

Another Spitfire enthusiast!!

[perry]

Hi Dominik and welcome to Britmodeller! Anyone who loves Spits is a friend of mine!

[spitfire]

Welcome Dominik, nice to welcome someone with good taste !

Cheers

Dennis

[AnonymousDFB1]

Hi and Dominik, can't have to many Spits.

[gcn]

The book mentioned by Edgar is on ebay at the moment, not anything to do with me I hasten to add

[spitfire]

PM on the way

Cheers

Den

[DominikS]

Hi All!!!

It's good to see that there are many more Spitlovers than I thought.

Dennis - thanks for the message.

TonyT I know AeroMaster's decals - I have them and I'm going to use them. But I didn't know about Freightdog Decs. I have to order them, especially for Jugs (in Poland everyone builds Yankee Jugs, but since I saw them for the first time with SEAC roundels I dream of one of them).

Edgar thanks for hints...I have to buy this book (think I have to ask one of my friends who live in England to buy it for me).

By the way, Dennis nice HellCat

Small edit...These are my Spits, all in 1/72 scale. I built them between May and August.

The First...the first time I used Gunze colours, the first time I painted with airbrush, the first time....I lost my patience. Only one photo

Another "Fourteen". I think the camouflage is incorrect, but I based on Tally Ho! Decals. So maybe.

Decals shine, I know...but I don't know why. I used gloss clear before decals and semi-gloss clear after.

The last one, Spit Mk.I, Tamiya. Almost Lego Blocks.

A bit clean, no weathering and no wash...I'm not experienced modeller and I'm a bit afraid of screwing up my job. But I am going to try washing with oil colours for painters. If I am successful I'll show it here.

It was the last model, so far, in 1/72 scale. In September I started 1/48 scale. At the weekend I'll show Spit XIV photos.

Cheers

Dominik

Edited December 3, 2008 by DominikS