PTs Seafire III ***FINISHED***

Honoring Edgar Brooks, a Spitfire researcher and contributor to many modelling forums, we have the Every Mark of Spitfire GB -- in which at least one of each will be built, not in a free-for-all, but to a "plan".
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Very smart!
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Starting to look Seafirey...


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It does indeed, and the stripes look authentically applied :grin:
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Invasion stripes look really nice, Purple.
It seems odd to me, to paint finals before the tail plane is attached. I'm always required to repair the joins to fuselage before paint.
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Cheers chaps.
I don't always put kits together in this way 59, it depends on whether the plane is to be heavily weathered and / or if the dry fit is very good. If the finished paintwork is meant to look well worn, any minor gaps at wing roots etc will be filled with PVA mixed with acrylic paint of the colour for that area. Sometimes it takes two applications, but is still less faff (to me) than filling, sanding etc, as it can be smoothed with a damp brush.
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I might have to try that as I am getting a bit tired of PSR at the moment.

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It lools very Seafirey to me. Nice job.

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Some more weathering and some decals, the codes will take a wee while, being 'Frankendecals' ( cutting up 'LO -D' to make '2D' - the original 'D' is standard RAF style, but I need to make a Navy one with serifs :roll:


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Looking good so far!
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Nicely done and well battered. Looks like it's just come out of Barlinnie ;-)
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Seafire III of NAS 885 Sqn. based at Lee on Solent June 1944 where they spotted for ships bombarding German coastal defences



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Lovely job, PT. The large invasions stripes look spectacular. Great backdrop too!

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Nicely done and very nicely presented
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Brilliant work I love Spitfires with stripes.
My work bench is starting to look like Portsmouth Naval Dockyard.
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