Revell Spitfire Vb

Gordon Sørensen
I have never done a 'panel wash' before, but saw someone using a pencil to highlight panel detail. Bought the fine tip sharpie at Wal-Mart this afternoon to try something similar.

Outlined some panels on the left wing with the sharpie, looked a little TOO extreme, so using a q-tip, I tried to reduce the effect.

Result isn't too bad.

Duncan Cook
Looks nice Gordon. 🙂

Gordon Sørensen
Thanks Duncan!
Using a Prismacolor Silver pencil, I tried to simulate some paint chipping. The aircraft was lost in combat action within a month of delivery, so using the `less is more` approach, I didn`t attempt too much....

Greco Otero
I heard some bad things about sharpie bleeding in the paint. I have never experience it myself though I hope you don't get any problems with it later

Gordon Sørensen
No bleed-through that I can see. All three given a coat of clear.

Gordon Sørensen
Finishing up the little details, touching up the paint...

Holger Kranich
Hello Gordon! Nice Spittys you have there! How do you like the kits? I´m thinking about getting me 1-2 of them. Do you use your paint straight from the bottle or do you thinn it first?

Duncan Cook
Hey Holger, the kit is very good, but Airfix got the better shapes.
But Revell is easier to build.

Gordon Sørensen
To be honest, I was not that impressed with the fit. I used quite a bit of filler on the fuselage, wing-to-fuselage, wingtips. I think the Airfix Vb is a better kit.

Duncan Cook
I heard that the win area needs some putty.
I've build one of the first mould spitfire kits, it was exellent.
Seems like the moulds are not so good anymore.

Holger Kranich
Thanks for your opinnion, buddys! So i tend to buy the airfix Spitty!

Duncan Cook
Well Airfix has positive Panellines.
And not a real cockpit you should buy both and do a kitbash.

Holger Kranich
Thats a good hint from you, Cookie!

Gordon Sørensen
I used the Revell cockpit as a template and scratch built one for my Airfix....

Clifford Keesler
Revell has kind of gone to pot since they starting molding their kits in China,and they keep discontinuing kits faster than you can get them.I have one 1/48 B-1B and was going to get another,but when I went to order it,it was discontinued,along with a bunch of other ones.Makes me mad.

Bill Gilman
Revell kits are made in a variety of places. I just bought the new releases of the Revell 1:72 F-89 and F-101, and they have bold print "Made in the European Union." Poland to be exact, and they've been doing this for some time. I built this Spitfire Vb recently and it was made in Poland as well. Mine fit quite nicely. The Revell re-boxes of Italeri kits are molded in Italy - but these are all Revell of Germany releases. Are you thinking of Revell USA perhaps?

Gordon Sørensen
Finished the panel lines on the underside. A little more subdued, and looks a bit better. On to the decaling!

Gordon Sørensen
Finished the first of the three Danish Presentation Spitfires....

Duncan Cook
Wonderfull work Gordon, I really like you Spits.

Clifford Keesler
They look good to me. I haven't tried the sharpie method. I usually use a very sharp #2 pencil especially on aircraft with raised panel lines, and use an oil wash for control surfaces. The spits look really good.

Gordon Sørensen
Finally finished No. 2 of the Danish Presentation Spitfires.

Clifford Keesler
Very nice. Bill I think the New Revell kits are Excellent, especially their New 1/32 ones. I have been buying a lot of the old Monogram kits and am quite pleased with those.