DominikS Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 Hi! I'd like to present my work on Spitfires. To be exact 3 Spits. The first one is Spitfire XIVe made by Academy. While working on this Spit I've used, for the first time, two techniques - preshading and wash. Here are some photos from the beginningt till now. My mate from Polish modeller forum adviced to me to put some brown or burnt siena mixed with black underneath, And I think I'll do it. The last thing I have to do is to attach propeller. I've bought one made by Quickboost as that made by Academy is a piece of junk. I hope to finish this project before this year ends. Second project, Spitfire IX made by Hasegawa and reboxed by Revell, is a kind of nightmare. Nothing in this kit fits properly. A lot of sanding and a lot of Mr Dissolved Putty. No pictures for a time being....till morrow. Oh yes, The kit will carry markings of the No 43 Squadron "Fighting Cocks" And the last project - Spitfire XVIe by ICM. What can I say...It's not so bad, no sink marks. It will carry markings of Polish No 308 Squadron. The work is very slow, although there are two weeks of Xmas holidays in Poland and I don't have to work and I hope to paint it till the 4th of January. Here are few photos. That's all for now. I hope to present further photos soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollieholmes Posted December 23, 2008 Share Posted December 23, 2008 I look forward to seing some more photos of your Spitfires. Im building a collection of them in 1:48th scale at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gibson Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Congratulations on some excellent builds. Just one small point; I think the wing-walk markings would have been overpainted in white. Looking forward to seeing more pix in the future. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perry Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Looking forward to seeing them finished Dominik, can never have enough Spitfires! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnerdad Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Coming on nicely. Glad you mentioned the academy spinner was crap as I'd bought the quickboost replacement too which looks lovely. Also according to my reference material, walkways were black, have never seen white though I defer to those more knowledgeable than myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominikS Posted December 24, 2008 Author Share Posted December 24, 2008 @Dave I don't know. The only photo which shows "X" isn't clear so I decided to leave wing-walk markings. I will do better job while building another "Foutreen" in the future (it will be for sure in the SEAC markings). @Turnerdad Yeah, Quickboost set rulez. I wish I had qood quality photos of Spits XIV in the Far East, especially those DE/DG camouflaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calum Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 Gotta love the SEAC camo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominikS Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 It's high time to refresh the topic. The work on Spits goes forward, although very slow. I'm about to finish Revell/Hase Spit Mk.IX. Decals are all atached, although they shoud be better. Unlike the case of Spit Mk.XIV I'm going to use dry pastels to make her a bit dirty. It won't be as dirty as the "Fourteen" was, though. And the work on "Sixteen" is slower than I thought and the date of 4th of January was a wishful thinking. I've had to use lots of sandpaper, putty and superglue to finish the fuselage. And only today I put the first layer of Surfacer...so the work on this kits will last till....I don't know. If I have time I'll put some pics of Mk.IX tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominikS Posted February 2, 2009 Author Share Posted February 2, 2009 As I promised, I put some pics of Spitfire Mk.IX in No. 43 "Fighting Cocks" Squadron. It's the second painting. The first one had a bit too "soft" borderlines between colours. Now it's better yet I'm not completely satisfied. And here are pics of Spitfire Mk.XVI. The Mr. Surfacer 1200 has revealed some sinkmarks on the wings upper surface. I had to used some putty....so at weekend...sanding. That's all for now. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattlaker Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 Wow! That MkIX looks superb! I hope mine turns out as good as yours! looks like all the hard work paid off!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atdb27 Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Very nice. That SEAC scheme is rather nice. Adrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominikS Posted February 24, 2009 Author Share Posted February 24, 2009 A short report, only written. I've decided to paint the last Spit black. I've bought Lifelike Decals Sets and, as mentioned in my "Ready for Inspection" topic obout Spit Mk.IX, decided to build black Spitfire. I know that it was glossy black paint, but I'll use Tamiya's semi-gloss black and do some polishing. I found another problem...The canopy fits to the winshield as a fist to a nose, so I will leave it open. The problem now is the part of a fuselage covered by a canopy when closed, just aft the cockpit...should it be black as the Lifelike Decals instruction suggest, or shoud it be Interior Green? The problem is that I haven't got any photos of this "All Black" Spitfire Mk.XVI and my build only bases on this instruction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollieholmes Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 They look very nice. Keep up the good work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominikS Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 It's high time for next raport. This time with photos. As I said, "All Black". Hope to finish working on this Spit next Sunday. One question - this triangle-shaped thing just aft the cockpit (how is it called in English??) should be painted black or Interior Green?? Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominikS Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 F****** LifeLike decals!!!! I started applying decals but they tear apart in water...Now I must repaint it. I won't be black. And I'm going to use other decals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollieholmes Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Ive always painted the headrest support (dont know what the proper name is) interior green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 The triangular "thing" is the armour plate (two pieces because the filler neck, for the fuselage fuel tank comes between them.) Normally it was the same colour as the surrounding fuselage colour, not cockpit green. Edgar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominikS Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 Edgar, thank you kindly for you information. I will use it while repainting my "Sixteen". The quality of the decals pisses me off. So it will be, one day, finish together wit other two Spits from ICM in Polish markings. Now I must find decals (code letters and serial numbers) of "Sixteens" used by PAF during the war...or maybe Belgium AF. Will see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominikS Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 (edited) The black paint is being washed off the Mk.XVI. In the meantime I've started building another two Spits. Both are of ICM production. The first will carry PAF markings of No.303 Sqn. It will be Mk.IX. The second will also carry Polish markings...I'm thinking about the version - either Mk.IX (Desert Scheme of the PFT) or Mk.XVI. So far I hav to do much sanding because the fuselage doesn't fit to the wings. I'm slowly fed up wit ICM kits. I belive these are the last two...and no more. Photos later. Edited March 17, 2009 by DominikS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominikS Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 Here are the photos. It looks as if the fuselage was from one kit and wings from the other. Have to use a lot of sanding, superglue and putty. The followin pics show all the problems I have to overcome...the most annoying is the leading edge. Hope I still have this gel super glue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominikS Posted May 11, 2009 Author Share Posted May 11, 2009 Finally I've managed to restart works on Spit XVI. Here are the pics of her... Hope to finish it this month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominikS Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 The work on Spits is in the very slow progress. The last of my ICM's kit is still under construction. Who knows, maybe I'll finish it till the end of July. Here are some photos. That's all for now. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollieholmes Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I like that ICM Spitfire, i would like to build some more of those kits sometime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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