Paul's Late Seafire

[PaulBradley]

I'll be building the new Airfix 1/48 Spitfire IA and the Hobbycraft 1/48 Seafire XV, suitably tarted up with various bits and bobs from my Spitfire Spares Yard...!

These will be the markings:



I haven't done a BPF a/c in ages, and I've not done a black/white underside 1/48 Spitfire ever - should be fun! I have a number of projects on the go at the moment, but I hope to make a start next weekend.....

[Martin R]

Hi Paul,

Look out for the undercarriage attachments on the Airfix!

Want to see what you do with the Hobbycraft MkXV.

Regards,

Martin

[PaulBradley]

Other commitments are severely constricting my modeling time and I am unlikely to be able to do both. As, I think, someone' else has already offered to do another Mk.I, I am going to drop that and concentrate on the Seafire. If I have time, I will try to squeeze in the I.

[Martin R]

Other commitments are severely constricting my modeling time and I am unlikely to be able to do both. As, I think, someone' else has already offered to do another Mk.I, I am going to drop that and concentrate on the Seafire. If I have time, I will try to squeeze in the I.

Fair enough, Paul.

Keep us advised on progress.

regards,

Martin

[iggie]

Look forward to seeing your Seafire Paul and hope the real life interruptions are all pleasant ones

[PaulBradley]

Time to get this show on the road...!

The kit is pretty simple:






...but I'll be adding some bits from my box of 1/48 Spitfire spares:



The decals I'll be using are by Aeromaster, the late, lamented US company:



I'll be doing the second option, for 802 Sqn, 1946. I do like the BPF scheme.

[PaulBradley]

...and some progress to report!

My box of Spit bits is mostly for the Mk.IX, but I was able to bring the following to the party as replacements for underwhelming kit parts: IP, resin wheels, resin exhausts, radiator housings, prop blades, cannon fairings, and an Airwaves PE set yielding a harness and various small greeblies.

[Stuart]

Great Start Paul!

[PaulBradley]

Cheers, Stu!

There's something Spitfire-shaped on my workbench!




Hobbycraft kits tend to fit together quite easily and this was no exception. However, there's no dihedral to the kit's wings, so I sanded back the mating surfaces a bit, then taped up the wingtips while the glue sets - this should impart a few degrees.

[iggie]

That's certainly looking the part now and benefiting well from the various additions!

[PaulBradley]

Cheers, Ig!

[airjim]

Nice choice of subject, but you picked the wrong choice from the decal sheet.

Jim

[Martin R]

Very nice, Paul - and its good to see you embracing the word, "greeblies".

Regards,

Martin

[PaulBradley]

"These aren't the greeblies you are looking for..."

Some pre-shading and a coat of Sky on the undersides this morning:






We are going away for the weekend in about 15 minutes, so no updates until next week now. But, with the main airframe together, and few dangly bits to add, I feel very confident that I can get this done in time - I'll have two weekends.

[TobyC]

That's a nice start