Brickie's Desert Spit *Finished*
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Brickie's Desert Spit *Finished*
Progress going well on the Storch, nothing else on the bench at the moment so I cracked open the Italeri Spitfire Vb.
Decided to do it in the second optional scheme - the Western desert clipped wing spit with the smaller air filter (the box art has a full-wing one on Malta with the big bulky filter.
All went together well, couple of slight fit issues but nothing some filling and sanding won't cure, and a missing tail piece now replaced in double-quick time courtesy of Lancfan and the Royal Mail...
Decided to do it in the second optional scheme - the Western desert clipped wing spit with the smaller air filter (the box art has a full-wing one on Malta with the big bulky filter.
All went together well, couple of slight fit issues but nothing some filling and sanding won't cure, and a missing tail piece now replaced in double-quick time courtesy of Lancfan and the Royal Mail...
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Re: Brickie's Desert Spit
I used this kit as the bases for my Messer-Spit. What a beautiful kit it is. I want to get a couple more of these.
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Hey Dirk, that's a Spitfire you're talking about, not a Mustang. Have you been on the Jägermeister again?Dirkpitt289 wrote:I used this kit as the bases for my Messer-Spit. What a beautiful kit it is. I want to get a couple more of these.
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Re: Brickie's Desert Spit
It's quite a nice kit will look good when it's done.
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This one's nearly done - just need some weathering and basing with a couple of RAF crew figures and it's done.
Hope the blue's about right - I mixed up some Tamiya "Light Blue" with some old Citadel Colour "Ice Blue" and hoped.
Hope the blue's about right - I mixed up some Tamiya "Light Blue" with some old Citadel Colour "Ice Blue" and hoped.
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A 7 | 12 B
A 7 | 12 B
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Re: Brickie's Desert Spit
That blue looks fine to me, not that I'm an expert on Azure Blue, mind.
Paul
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Re: Brickie's Desert Spit
Done some weathering with pastels and a smattering of paint chipping, and I'm calling this a finish. Pleased with the final result and a nice kit to build.
Hopefully I can combine "Being at home" with "the hours of daylight" sometime over the next few days to get a better photo for the completions gallery.
Hopefully I can combine "Being at home" with "the hours of daylight" sometime over the next few days to get a better photo for the completions gallery.
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A 7 | 12 B
A 7 | 12 B
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Very nice I must admit that the shadow of the gun barrel on that last shot had me stumped for a minute - it looked like you had a double barrelled cannon in the wing. Once I put my glasses on, everything became clear.
By the way, the crowbar on the inside of the door is only red in post-war Spitfires, otherwise it's interior green (which cuts down on the painting chores a bit ). But who cares?
cheers
Andrew
By the way, the crowbar on the inside of the door is only red in post-war Spitfires, otherwise it's interior green (which cuts down on the painting chores a bit ). But who cares?
cheers
Andrew
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You can never have too many Spitfires! Nice one, Brickie.
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Re: Brickie's Desert Spit
I'm more of a Hurricane man usually but this was a nice kit to build and I may well get another. Thanks, Secret Santa
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Re: Brickie's Desert Spit
Two SS kits Brickie, congrats!
Great job on the Spit (and in a week too) - I'm seriously impressed!
Regards,
Adrian
Great job on the Spit (and in a week too) - I'm seriously impressed!
Regards,
Adrian
Re: Brickie's Desert Spit
Awesome build
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Great job.
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Nice one Brickie. Another good build.
All the best.
Greg
All the best.
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Another great one Brickie.
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I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion.
I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate.
All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.
Time to die.
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2013 06:01 2010 44:12
2012 20:05 2009 19:16
2011 11:10 2008 16:03
Overall 199:52