A little less than 4 weeks delayed, and I finished the Spitfire mk. XIV
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The Spifire was my main project, untill someone started building his Fokker and I had to follow 😉
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warped wing
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TIL the image on the back of the box is the same size as the model; very helpfull for taping the where-not-to-paint area
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Touching up work... feeling a bit stuck...
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Back to the Spitfire, painting the leading edges yellow (which took some discussion and research).
Found some new motivation
Found some new motivation
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Happy with the exhaust.
But every time I check the paint, I see some green to touch up... difficult colour scheme to be honest
But every time I check the paint, I see some green to touch up... difficult colour scheme to be honest
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Started the decals, but the roundels are really purple instead of blue (much more than I remembered).
Nothing more to do than Photoshop or simply convert pics to black-and-white
Nothing more to do than Photoshop or simply convert pics to black-and-white
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not bad...
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Removing the purple decals with bandage tape
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Started with the underside, which is the easiest to repair. But not much repair needed.
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Left wing came out better than the right, but I´m not disappointed
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Decals from the Sea Hurricane, same size as the Spitfire´s.
I could kick myself for not thinking about it as soon as I saw the old purple roundels.
I could kick myself for not thinking about it as soon as I saw the old purple roundels.
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The first spare decals have been applied. The registration is from the original kit.
Note to self; when building an old kit, order new decals to go with it.
Note to self; when building an old kit, order new decals to go with it.
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I had to improvise to make a spinning propeller, but it works !!
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Antenna from stretched sprue
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Love that huge nose, with the 5-bladed prop
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V1, finished some time ago
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I'll have to use the stand from the kit to work on a better presentation. First for a table stand, and later for hanging on the ceiling
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Comentarii
29 25 October 2021, 20:16
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Really interesting reference photos. Liking your builds, and watching with interest 👍🙂
13 December 2021, 21:55
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Good job on removing the decals, right decision. Don't worry about time passing 🙂
16 December 2021, 07:31
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Never seen a model kit get a waxing job before! Did you try wetting the decals before resorting to exfoliating them?
18 December 2021, 20:53
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I didn't try the wetting technics, just the quick and dirty tape method. The decals were old, and just applied a day before, so I tried.
18 December 2021, 22:10
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Yes! Photo 31 conveys exactly the feeling of what you set out to do. Good job! Thumbs up! 👍
13 January 2022, 00:57
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I agree with all the above comments: very creative and great build! Well done Bas! 👍🏻
13 January 2022, 06:54
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Pure vintage, what a trip down the memory lane. 👍 Is that the original stand?
13 January 2022, 08:51
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Nice Build, Bas. The diorama looks very impressive. Congratulations!
13 January 2022, 09:39
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Lukasz, yes, it's the original stand. The kit shows it's age, but that's ok.
It was a fun built, and I will do my best on another Spitfire soon 😉
13 January 2022, 10:06
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The V1 is done for now, maybe I'll do some touch ups in the next weeks.
The Spitfire has been assembled for the most part, and a few layers of paint are on.
After applying the first decals, I found them far to purple, so I googled "how to remove decals". Witch worked more or less ok.
But it will take me at least four weeks to repair