Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb
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Unpainted cockpit
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First coat of Tamiya XF-5 Green.
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Second coat of a mix of XF-5 Green and XF-3 Yellow 80/20 ratio.
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First step in the weathering process of the cockpit.
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A wash to add some shadows.
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Finally some dry brushing to give it some extra depth.
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Details painted.
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Finished result.
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Unfortunately will most of the cockpit details be hidden once the fuselage is put together.
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Cockpit attached to the fuselage.
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Fuselage put together and most of the work on the cockpit done. Now onto the wings/wheel bays.
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Wheel wells painted and weathered.
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Landing gear.
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Propeller and exhaust painted.
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Almost ready for paint...
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Underbelly painted.
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Upper camouflage painted. Next step is to apply decals.
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Decals applied
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Kommentarer
1 5 February 2015, 20:37
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The first steps in painting the interior has been taken. I would have liked the color to be a bit brighter since the wash will darken it but I think that some carefully dry brushing will correct it.
8 February 2015, 11:18
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Nice start on the cockpit.I feel the same,it's always a shame when all the work on the interior can't be seen.
21 February 2015, 23:48
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Thanks. The detailing on these new Airfix Spitfires is very nice.
Martyn, I have used Gunze acrylics for the camouflage; H72 Dark earth, H73 Dark green, and H74 Sky. For the interior I have used a mix of Tamiya XF-3 Yellow and XF-5 Green (which turned out a bit too dark I think. Next time I'll go with Gunze H312 or Humbrol 78 ). All the fine details are painted with Vallejo acrylics and Humbrol enamels.
29 March 2015, 22:06
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Wow, very nice progress Mats. Photo 14 and 15, is it pre assembled before painting or do you mask all the parts?
31 March 2015, 17:48
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Thank you Christian. All the parts are just dry fitted (for the photo) and they are removed prior to painting.
31 March 2015, 18:02
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Thanks mates for your kind comments.
Cristian; sorry, this one is a keeper 🙂
27 April 2015, 17:06
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