Daz's First of the Few - **DONE!!!**
Daz's First of the Few - **DONE!!!**
My second offering is, of course, a Spitfire, and it will be this one:
As you might have guessed from the thread title, I'll be doing it as K5054, but I'll be choosing the easy way out and doing it in its camouflage scheme, which it wore prior to being written off in a crash at Farnborough on 4th September 1939, the day after the Second World War broke out.
As you might have guessed from the thread title, I'll be doing it as K5054, but I'll be choosing the easy way out and doing it in its camouflage scheme, which it wore prior to being written off in a crash at Farnborough on 4th September 1939, the day after the Second World War broke out.
Daren
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Half-assed Spitfire builder!
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Re: Daz's First of the Few
Was it wearing the camo before 1st September '39?
Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
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Okee-doakly, just checking
Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
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Re: Daz's First of the Few
I'll get on this one next week. I'm currently reveling in building a '109 for a nice change!
Daren
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Re: Daz's First of the Few
OK, so, I lied, and I decided to break the kit out of its box a bit earlier than planned!
I've built a few of these in the past, and don''t foresee many problems with it.
Painting some of the bits:
The wings got chucked together first:
I've built a few of these in the past, and don''t foresee many problems with it.
Painting some of the bits:
The wings got chucked together first:
Daren
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Re: Daz's First of the Few
Cockpit parts ready to be installed:
Going in:
Fuselage going together:
Story so far:
Going in:
Fuselage going together:
Story so far:
Daren
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Half-assed Spitfire builder!
Re: Daz's First of the Few
Wings on, tail on:
I might be able to start painting this one tomorrow!
I might be able to start painting this one tomorrow!
Daren
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Re: Daz's First of the Few
Coming on nicely
Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
Its not just how good your painting is, its how good the touch-ups are too.
Its not just how good your painting is, its how good the touch-ups are too.
Re: Daz's First of the Few
The only mod (so far!) to this one has been the radiator:
On the prototype, the radiator extended up to the undercarriage bay, and followed the angle of it. I did think about leaving this off, but I just knew someone would spot that minor discrepancy! The mod was done by bunging loads of filler onto the existing radiator and sanding it to shape. A bit of paint on and it should look OK!
On the prototype, the radiator extended up to the undercarriage bay, and followed the angle of it. I did think about leaving this off, but I just knew someone would spot that minor discrepancy! The mod was done by bunging loads of filler onto the existing radiator and sanding it to shape. A bit of paint on and it should look OK!
Daren
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Re: Daz's First of the Few
Lookin proper now
Al speling misteaks aer all mi own werk..
Its not just how good your painting is, its how good the touch-ups are too.
Its not just how good your painting is, its how good the touch-ups are too.
Re: Daz's First of the Few
Are you REALLY building one Spit after another or is it just the same one, with the picture re-used?
Hoping to return to modelling sometime this year!!
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Re: Daz's First of the Few
One of these days, I'll get a photo of the entire collection for you!
Daren
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Re: Daz's First of the Few
There ain't a camera big enough for that shot
Nice work so far!
Nice work so far!
Best wishes
Jim
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Jim
If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing
"Never put off till tomorrow, what you can do the day after tomorrow"