Spitfire Mk. 1
Mask areas to be light colouring
spray lightly with white using Tamiya acrylics heavily thinned with lacquer thinner (retarder)
Add some green and dark green to darkened areas
first finish with Tamiya Sky with a few drops of Light Blue XF-23
Remove masks
Build up spraying light coats Tamiya Sky with a very small amount of Tamiya Buff
Final modulation with Tamiya Sky to areas that were too stark contrast.
same again......mask, and spray light camouflage areas
remove masks
highlight areas and dull down contrast (extremely light coats of Tamiya white with Lacquer thinner)
spend 4 hours cutting and pasting
Spray the first cammo colour, this time the brown as indicated by the instructions. Careful not to lose the modulation.....then onto the next colour....
Mask then spray second colour...
I guess it will have to do.....Modulation still visible. Ready for gloss coat, decals, washes & weathering.
Gloss coat to prepare for decals and weathering
Decals and stencils ... (give me an armour kit with no markings any day)
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9 27 December 2020, 02:36
Dave BeenakSo, I've never done a Spitfire. Although it's a common and popular subject, I guess every collection should have one. This is a simple but nicely detailed kit and I hope I can create a fine finish with authentic weathering (that's the challenge).
27 December 2020, 02:57
Dave BeenakUp to my usual tricks......undercoat the whole thing with enamel X-11. Then Mr Hobby Premium dull Topcoat.
30 December 2020, 05:47
Dave BeenakDone the underside Sky colouring. Experimental masking and attempted colour modulation. Hoping that after a filter wash and weathering, this will look the goods. (Although I will admit it is "artistic" rather than "realistic"😢
31 December 2020, 01:48
Andrea MorrisGreat progress. May I suggest some further blending, so it's not so stark?
31 December 2020, 01:53
Guillaume BlanchetI really like the piping work you have done in the cockpit.
31 December 2020, 02:18
Dave BeenakThanks for the positive feedback........yes I think after a filter wash and weathering the contrast should blend ok....too many times I have been too heavy with the final colour and lost everything that I worked for.
31 December 2020, 02:26
Dave BeenakSomewhat finished this little Spitfire. I don't want to over do the weathering so I'll leave it for the time being. Footnote to the finishing...I was rather pleased with the Tamiya decals. They go on easy and although I did my best to f#*k it all up, they all came up a treat with little or no silvering. Amazing stories..!!
P.S. Just my opinion...but I see allot of very "artistic" looking weathering on models these days. It's getting out of control with panel lines and colour variation to make the model "pop". Well....that's not what the real world looks like....so I'm starting to dislike these builds more and more. In the end it's everyone to their own. Thanks for looking.
3 January 2021, 03:59
