Spitfire mk.IX in Italian (A.M.I.) service
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Not so easy to glue the two parts...
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Next step: filler!
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Working on the last pieces and filling here and there
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Really surprised by the overall quality of the Lifecolor "True metal" acrylic that made me obtain a very good finish!
(... some flaws to be corrected...)
(... some flaws to be corrected...)
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Festive work: on landing gears bays...
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...on finishing the nmf...(Actually, it was not a NMF, but a silver paint applied over the original camouflage, so some imperfections were visible)
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...and on the canopy
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Starting decals...For the roundels I picked the 8mm from the Sky sheet
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Ps don't mind the AK on the right, for this project I'm using only the Lifecolor on an the left 😉
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Washing using a blue enamel and the Zippo liquid 🙂
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Sitting and waiting for the last touchups
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The anti-glare paint was still”fresh”: I used two parts of dark green and a part of black
Komentáre
31 5 November 2022, 15:30
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Thanks to all of you mates!
@Andy: after the WWII Italy needed lots of aircrafts so UK and USA were glad to provide them 😉
21 December 2022, 07:22
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Moreno, well in keeping with Italian style, you got the best looking single engined plane around!
21 December 2022, 12:40
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Looks good Moreno and very shiny! Looking forward to the decals.
22 December 2022, 05:41
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Thank to all the mates that left a like or a comment!
I'm doing my best, and also if the kit is not recent, it has very subtle details.
Still to work a bit on some junctions 😉
30 December 2022, 17:30
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Thank you Guy! The camera revealed some imperfections that the eyes didn't get. No problem, still some work to do😀
BTW Not very happy about the new liquid for decals I used, I found that the decals didn't react so much...
3 January 2023, 18:53
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A small update, with the decals on the lower side of the wings.
The liquids are in reality very good, the problem is that the roundels from the Sky sheet are really rigid...
5 January 2023, 15:21
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Washing done, in order to highlight the panels...Some problems with the silver finish, next time I'll apply twice.
Anyway, satisfied with the overall aspect of the plane!
12 January 2023, 14:50
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Final clear layer applied, just missing the antenna, the wires and the landing gear
14 January 2023, 15:01
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After another round of Flu, I'm working on the last steps. Yes, I know, I have to improve on the junctions...
...But, al in all, I like it!
25 January 2023, 17:15
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Dear all, I declare this model finished. I did some errors, but, as written above, I like it!
26 January 2023, 14:49
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GRAZIE MILLE! Dear mates, I really appreciate your likes and comments. I'll try to take better pictures!
27 January 2023, 17:22
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Ciao. Cos'è un Kp? Era il meglio con l'Eduard… Penso che te lo copierò perché incidentalmente io sono nato nel 1964… Sarebbe sfizioso farlo con le insegne mezze inglesi e mezze italiane..(dal libro di Gueli/Alegy il FT-O-T…
HI. What is a Kp? It was the best with the Eduard… I think I'll copy it because incidentally I was born in 1964… It would be fanciful to do it with the half-English and half-Italian signs..(from the Gueli/Alegy book the FT-O-T…
6 March 2023, 10:05
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For all the mates: as Massimo wrote In italian, I'll reply in Italian 😉
Ciao Massimo, è l'italeri, volevo fare un build veloce e provare le nuove decals della Tauro. Ho anche l'Eduard e l'AZ da fare 😉
Copia pure, le decals sono molto interessanti e corrette 🙂
6 March 2023, 15:26