Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb, Tamiya
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Pre-shade
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Painting done, next stop gloss-coat and decals
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Decals are on. I find Tamiyas roundels too thick, so I used Eduards. They are thin and respond well to Micro Set/Sol
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Tamiyas letters and stencils are good, only the roundels are thick.
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Well, done. Came out OK I think. I decided not to use any wash since I was quite happy with the way the pre-shade shine through
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In a couple of days I well do some light exhaust-burns, and I´ll have to redo the canopy.
Opmerkingen
2 May 2016, 10:53
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Thanks guys!
The roundels are not kit decals. I really don't like the Tamiya roundels; first you have to put a white one as base, and then the coloured roundel on top. Since both of them are really thick and doesn't respond so well to decal solvent I normally use the roundels from Eagle Cals or Xtradecals instead. On this one I used roundels from Eduard, but the other decals are kit decals.
4 May 2016, 06:07
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Very attractive build. I agree with your keeping off the wash. She is beautiful and bright with subtle tone variations.
5 May 2016, 23:57