AndrewR's Low-back Spitfire XVI **Finished**

[AndrewR]

Looking good Andrew, Real good

That's looking brilliant Andrew.

Regards Splash

Thanks Dirk and Alan

I'm still on the lookout for the Matchbox P-51D at a sane price, so I can have the pair of them in a display

It's not a great kit, there are better Matchbox aircraft, and the Heller XVI is better too. But the low back Merlin Spitfires are badly represented in 1/72 scale (come on Airfix we need the Vc and XVIe in 1/72 scale next year!).

Cheers

Andrew

[TobyC]

Well done. I prefer your canopy to mine

[Ian]

Will the next photo's be showing the completed kit? If so, I eagerly await!

[Stuart]

looks great Andrew

[AndrewR]

Will the next photo's be showing the completed kit? If so, I eagerly await!

I need to print decals for the serials and then varnish it.

Nearly done!

Cheers

Andrew

[Old_Tonto]

the low back Merlin Spitfires are badly represented in 1/72 scale (come on Airfix we need the Vc and XVIe in 1/72 scale next year!).

I'll second that.

You have turned this Turkey into a real gem. Excellent work.

I do still have a nostalgic attachment to this old kit even if it is far below current standards. I still have 3 in the stash.

[Martin R]

Andrew,

Great work - and soon to enter the select number of "Completed Builds".

regards,

Martin

[Martin R]

[I'm still on the lookout for the Matchbox P-51D at a sane price, so I can have the pair of them in a display

Andrew,

I've got one somewhere in the stash I'm unlikely to build if you want it . . . .

regards,

Martin

[AndrewR]

Andrew,

Great work - and soon to enter the select number of "Completed Builds".

regards,

Martin

Well, things moved along a little more slowly than I would have liked this evening, but I have varnished the undersides, printed out the decals and applied a coat of sealant. I had hoped to do more
- I thought David is bound to be tired tonight - first day back to school and a visit to the hospital in the afternoon. But no! . Hyperactivity until 9 pm. I was beginning to think about tranquilliser darts

If I am superorganised in the morning, I'll get more decal sealant on before I go to work, so the decals should be usable by the evening.

Cheers

Andrew

[AndrewR]

[I'm still on the lookout for the Matchbox P-51D at a sane price, so I can have the pair of them in a display

Andrew,

I've got one somewhere in the stash I'm unlikely to build if you want it . . . .

regards,

Martin

Lead us not into temptation...

PM sent.

[AndrewR]

The serial codes are now on





I usually print four identical codes, to have two spares in case of disaster. In this case I needed both spares because the first decal went on fine, but then the next two got a bad case of the curly-whirlies and had to be abandoned.



So now, there's just some more matt varnishing to do, and this one will be finished.

cheers

Andrew

[PaulBradley]

Splendid stuff.

[Titan]

A very fine job you have made of this kit Andrew, well done.

Regards
Mark

[ShaunW]

Very nice Andrew, you've made a great job of it and I'm always impressed to see home made decals that have come out well!

[AndrewR]

Thanks for the nice comments chaps, it's still not quite as nice as I would like, but it's passable.

...and I'm always impressed to see home made decals that have come out well!

My printer (a Brother multifunction do-dah) can do black very well, but the colours aren't vibrant enough really for anything too complicated. I might try playing with the ink type and paper type settings a bit more to see if I can liven them up a bit! Serials are nice and easy because I just use Arial font - no messing around with "authentic" fonts, guv

cheers

Andrew