Mav's Spitfire Mk.1a with Teeth ***FINISHED***

IronMan129 · Post by **IronMan129** » February 7th, 2015, 11:03 am

After seeing the thread "despondman's Tiger Meet Hurricane" I have been tempted into building atleast one of my Spitfire Mk.1a's into Tiger Meet colours.
I'm unsure what squadron they will be or indeed which Air Forces as I have many spare Spitfire decals in the stash but once I know I will post details.
The kit/kits are all new tooled Airfix Mk.1a's.
Il post pics tonight.

despondman · Post by **despondman** » February 7th, 2015, 11:57 am

Fantastic - looking forward this very much.

Martin R · Post by **Martin R** » February 16th, 2015, 11:52 pm

Hi, Mav!

Are you still going ahead with this? Hope so.

regards,

Martin

IronMan129 · Post by **IronMan129** » February 17th, 2015, 2:52 am

Hey guys!
Yes this is still going ahead.
After Huddersfield I am set on a livery, the model has now been built but I got so into it I forgot to take pics :/.
Il post pics of the spitfire tomorrow.

Martin R · Post by **Martin R** » February 17th, 2015, 8:30 am

Maverick231 wrote:Hey guys!
Yes this is still going ahead.
After Huddersfield I am set on a livery, the model has now been built but I got so into it I forgot to take pics :/.
Il post pics of the spitfire tomorrow.

Cool! Looking forward to it.

Martin R · Post by **Martin R** » February 22nd, 2015, 11:27 pm

Come on, Mav! We're waiting with bated breath here.

regards,

Martin

IronMan129 · Post by **IronMan129** » February 23rd, 2015, 9:24 am

Haha sorry Martin!

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Not too exciting but here is a pic of the Spit in primer:

I'm building this along side the KP Mig-19 whilst finishing an Airfix Shorts Sunderland and P-39Q Aerocobra so its taking a while

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Martin R · Post by **Martin R** » February 23rd, 2015, 8:39 pm

Maverick231 wrote: I'm building this along side the KP Mig-19 whilst finishing an Airfix Shorts Sunderland and P-39Q Aerocobra so its taking a while .

Oops! Sounds like you're quite busy then. Still, the Spit's looking neat 'n tidy and ready for paint.

regards,

Martin

IronMan129 · Post by **IronMan129** » February 23rd, 2015, 10:23 pm

Nahh I dont mind mate.
Iv always wanted a Tiger Meet Spitfire so its doing me a favour

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More progress is being made as we speak!

IronMan129 · Post by **IronMan129** » February 24th, 2015, 3:41 pm

Ok so the progress:

Looking at the model I decided that there was a little sanding and scribing to do, I did all the scribing by hand and this is my first attempt.
So here she is after sanding and re-scribing:

Then it was time for primer.
I have decided to use black primer on the top were the orange will be and a lighter primer on the bottom.
So here she is after primer:

Stay tuned for more soon!

IronMan129 · Post by **IronMan129** » March 1st, 2015, 10:18 am

More progress this morning.
The orange has been painted, air intakes, gear and other gubbins added.
Heres a pic:

More progress is planned for tonight and tomorrow as I aim to get this finished before the 3rd, please excuse the pic as the orange looks lighter than it is in person.
C&c welcome.

Martin R · Post by **Martin R** » March 1st, 2015, 11:21 am

Lookin' good!

IronMan129 · Post by **IronMan129** » March 2nd, 2015, 2:16 am

Ok so this is the part of the build I was most worried about......THE STRIPES!
So after an hour of hand painting after a stressfull day at work here is the result:

Please remember that this is the first time I have ever painted a tiger livery.
C&c welcome as always.

MarkyM607 · Post by **MarkyM607** » March 2nd, 2015, 2:24 pm

Looking nice, keep going, I think it's really good for a first effort.

Martin R · Post by **Martin R** » March 2nd, 2015, 7:46 pm

Looking good, Mav!

regards,

Martin

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