Final Reveal of Airfix's 1/48 Spitfire Mk.I "In Flight"

Sunray · Post by **Sunray** » February 27th, 2017, 10:38 pm

Here is my go at the Airfix 1/48 Spitfire Mk.1. The full build is available at http://www.uamf.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=14829

PTB11 · Post by **PTB11** » February 27th, 2017, 11:02 pm

Thats a beauty! I love the airbrushing.

Stuart · Post by **Stuart** » February 27th, 2017, 11:28 pm

That's a beautiful looking build!

Migrant · Post by **Migrant** » February 28th, 2017, 5:15 pm

Really nice, Ian. Some of those shots are quite dramatic with the Spit's steep angle and dark background.

iggie · Post by **iggie** » February 28th, 2017, 5:33 pm

Cracking build and beautifully photographed Ian; magnificent!

ShaunW · Post by **ShaunW** » February 28th, 2017, 5:42 pm

Masterful, that is a fantastic looking Spitfire Ian

MarkyM607 · Post by **MarkyM607** » February 28th, 2017, 8:06 pm

Stunning. Just to ask, maybe it's my eyesight, are the wheel doors not painted?.

Sunray · Post by **Sunray** » February 28th, 2017, 8:16 pm

Thanks everyone. This is an excellent kit and I loved building it.

MarkyM607 wrote:Stunning. Just to ask, maybe it's my eyesight, are the wheel doors not painted?.

Well spotted Mark. The wheels have been painted but a few days after I painted the undersides of the fuselage. The effect I was after is for them to look like they are replacements doors hence the slightly different shade. It was just an idea I had and I though I would give it ago.

MarkyM607 · Post by **MarkyM607** » February 28th, 2017, 8:28 pm

Sunray wrote:Thanks everyone. This is an excellent kit and I loved building it.

MarkyM607 wrote:Stunning. Just to ask, maybe it's my eyesight, are the wheel doors not painted?.
Well spotted Mark. The wheels have been painted but a few days after I painted the undersides of the fuselage. The effect I was after is for them to look like they are replacements doors hence the slightly different shade. It was just an idea I had and I though I would give it ago.

Sounds fair, sorry if I caused offence!

, it does look right, so good stuff.

Post by **Softscience** » February 28th, 2017, 11:41 pm

Very well built model! It looks terrific.

I might consider replacing the kinked rod with a piece of clear acrylic rod heated and bowed, rather than bent. Something about this pulls the eye away from the beautiful spitfire model. Seriously, that is one cracker-jack of a spitfire model!

Springy67 · Post by **Springy67** » March 1st, 2017, 8:35 am

I have one of these in the stash. Having seen yours, I might just leave it there. I can get my Spitfire fix by gazing lovingly at the pictures of your build. It truly is magnificent.

celt · Post by **celt** » March 1st, 2017, 9:55 pm

Well tidy way to display your model.Good job.

Chuck E · Post by **Chuck E** » March 2nd, 2017, 2:16 pm

Very nice job and I like the photos.

DazDaMan · Post by **DazDaMan** » March 8th, 2017, 7:33 pm

Very nice.

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