Tamya Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb
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Starting cockpit works.
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Almost ready to get in.
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Cartridge rack borrowed from Eduard's older brother...
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Seat belts.
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Decal from the kit.
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Cockpit installed...
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Cockpit installed...
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Cockpit installed...
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Fancy clips back in action...
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Undersurface painted.
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Adjusting 30 Gal slipper tank from Eduard.
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Fancy clips in action once more...
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Slipper tank.
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Gaps filled with PVA.
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Master barrels.
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Fifty shades of grey...
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Camo in progress...
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Priming D-day stripes...
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Upper wings mostly done.
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Lower part slow progress..
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Wings underside finished.
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Wings underside finished.
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Fuselage stripes.
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Fuselage stripes.
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Moving on with the camo.
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Moving on with the camo.
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Testing the base.
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Sky fuselage band. At least visible part of it.
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Exhaust night...
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Paintwork continues...
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Camo done.
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Camo done.
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Standing on his own...
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Yellow leading edges.
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Propeller test fit.
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Decals up.
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Decals down.
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Decals mostly done.
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Handpaint resemblance on fuselage markings.
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Handpaint resemblance on fuselage markings.
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Testing final parts fit.
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Testing final parts fit.
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Testing final parts fit.
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Salted.
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Faded.
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Faded.
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Stripes weathered.
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Stripes weathered.
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Stripes weathered.
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Varnishes.
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Calling it done.
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Calling it done.
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Calling it done.
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Calling it done.
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Calling it done.
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Calling it done.
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Calling it done.
Komentarzy
14 May 2017, 20:17
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Interesting subject. Your plane is one of the Spotting Spits the Americans used on D-Day to improve the range of the battleships firing at inland targets?
19 May 2018, 07:20
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Thanks Łukasz. Fit is OK, typical for Tamiya..
Thanks Cuajete. Wako is OK, but frankly, PE is better (thinner).
22 May 2018, 18:55
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Another excellent Spit here on scalemates. Looks great, perfect work.
1 June 2018, 07:25
Album info
4Q, serial unknown
VCS-7 (Cruiser Scouting Squadron), U.S. Navy
RNAS Lee-on-Solent
6 June 1944