Spitfire Mk.Vc ER180 Algeria 1942
The cockpit is reasonable well detailed out of the box
These recent (2020) Airfix tools are impressively engineered. Construction was a breeze with minimal seam-lines to deal with.
I realised I fluffed the tail camo after the fact (my usual problem of confusing and mirroring the masking)
decals done and wire attached for an in-flight pose
ready for finishing - lower
ready for finishing - upper
enhancing the panel lines (Tamiya black panel line accent)
Time to start dirtying up that sweet finish with some oils
starting to build a base on a tile. The LEDs I've wired in have a candle-flicker effect, powered from 3V coin cell holder also built into the base
used tile grout this time and I like the
trying the black-basing approach for groundwork
an hour or so in the spray booth working through a progression of colours
using pastels to break up the finish and add some dust effects
attaching to the base
Spinning prop and candle-flicker effects in the explosion... about as far as I can take this for now - waiting for some vehicle kits to populate the base (Pit-Road 1/144 for a little forced-perspective)
Received some 1:120 vehicles to try in the diorama. The hauler Tiger I Ausf. E comes in cast resin with a PE sheet and some decals
A quick paint job to get this beast on the diorama without delay.
I'll probably come back for some finer weathering later...
The Hauler Opel Kapitän comes with two vehicles. Basically the resin cast and some PE+decal number plates.
"Construction" primarily means cleaning up the printing supports!
A quick paint job
No weathering to speak of, just a simple camo scheme for now..
Testing with the convoy vehicles after priming but before they are painted and finished. The 1:72 - 1:120 forced perspective seems to work pretty well, no?
Some initial shots after painting the convoy vehicles
Inspired by the box art...
I picked up the new 2020 tool Pit-Road WWII German army military vehicles set 1 No. SGK02 1:144 to push the forced-perspective a bit harder
Some updated shots with the new convoy vehicles and a re-scaled "explosion" to suit. The 1:72 to 1:144 forced-perspective seems to work even better; even closer to the box art.
OK I said done, but came back to fiddle the ground work and decal the convoy
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47 23 April 2022, 04:12
NeilAgreed! And a really impressive, concise, explanatory build album. I salute your work Paul 👌👍
23 April 2022, 11:38
Paul GallagherThanks everyone for the kind comments. Robert - yes, I'll come back to finish this off in a few weeks or so and post some final pics. Have some Pit-Road 1:700 and 1:144 vehicles on the way for me to make a final decision on how far to push the forced perspective. I'll probably re-scale and re-color the "explosion" to match.
24 April 2022, 03:01
Paul GallagherNice little delivery from Hauler this week with some 1:120 vehicles to play the targets of opportunity. The 1:72 to 1:120 forced-perspective seems to work, no? I still have some Pit-road 1:144 and 1:700 on the way to see how far I can push it😉
1 May 2022, 06:56
Paul GallagherThanks for all your kind comments. I've just updated the diorama with some new Pit-Road 1:144 vehicles (wonderful new tool). It pushes the forced-perspective even harder and I think now even closer to the box-art😉 I think I can now call this done!
9 May 2022, 16:55
DanielSuper cool boxart dio 👍 Also really like the happy/mischievous grin on this one. Somehow reminds me of my dachshund 😉
9 May 2022, 19:45
