My II Blitz attempt: Airfix Spitfire MK1a Finished

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Michael modeller 48

My II Blitz attempt: Airfix Spitfire MK1a Finished

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There is the link to my eailer review:

http://uamf.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=16347

Hope to start it Sunday 25, 10 am mountain time:

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Paint guide: only one scheme.

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Nice instructions

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Nice decal. The roundels are part of main decal not separate!

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The gift kit comes with acrilyic paint, glue and brush. This is the four brush i got in these gift kits.

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Nice tooled two spruce and one clear parts bag

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Going to use the acrylic paints to save time wait for my normal paints to dry
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Change of plans: I woke up at 2:30 am MTN time and could not get back to sleep. Probably thinking about modellling after a period of time of.

So for Food and Music: COFFEE and more Coffee and my clock has a i-phone/ipod so I be listening to my playlist manly Peter Gabriel.

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The clock is counting....first coffee and cockpit ...here goes...
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It is 4 am:

Cockpit glued together with decal...waiting to set...Painted prop, spinner and mount black...and tank? for cockpit.

I usually do not paint wing top and bottom until it is plane form...saw one guy do his Blitzbau... thought I would try it...

Cold coffee and Peter Gabriel .....

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Off to a great (if early!!!!) start. I hope you have a good supply of strong java.

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Great start, that’s an excellent blitz idea of painting the wings befor assembly.

Watch out for how much paint that you use on the cockpit sides, the tolerance on the new Airfix kits can be that close that the thickness of the paint will effect the fit of the body when you close it up.
My work bench is starting to look like Portsmouth Naval Dockyard.
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well not strong Starbuck dark roast dark has less java juice oops...... need to brew up some more

the cockpit decal fell off oops...i should have to try to sleep more...

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In the third hour and the cockpit is in the fuselage...it did not go well it spread out the fuselage creating gaps...try to tape tight to set

Things just did not line up well and that cause me to get tamiya glue in a number of spots...out comes the sanding paper...

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The prop assembly is done but did not attach with plug on inside of fushalge will attach near end of build to prevent it getting bent or worse

broken

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Cockpit glued but cut tab to attach back of seat

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Pilot painted I guess

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Cockpit painted yes Splash way too much paint...oops know for a next time...

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too late for fit this cockpit...should have read your post first

Thought I save time of masking top and bottom of paint scheme... first try see how it goes i guess...

Ooo yah there was amputation of two feet the pilot would not seat well in the seat... it actually spread back rest and I.P. and pilot rode high
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That post took to 5:30 to write...good thing time for glue to set ... just sanded seams and glue off...

Nature break and coffee break...

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It is 6 oclock hour
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Eccles cake and coffee

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I think i over grinded the beans not to mention painting haha

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Good food and coffee what more could one want.

I always find it strange that manufacturers spend so much time and effort producing the perfect Spitfire cockpit when none of it can ever be seen one the canopy is on.
My work bench is starting to look like Portsmouth Naval Dockyard.
Michael modeller 48

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For me too build better? haha

Yes that tank will never be seen...I know it is painted and there in sort of the right spot...
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Little after 7 ... Down on the waterfront by Dire Straits is on my clock

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Painted wheel wells before gluing wings, did not see instructions to paint the rest of inside wing black maybe for the bullet injections slots?

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Glue wings together

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Masked underside to paint

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Wings rudder and tail fins on the fuselage

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Exhaust ports painted black and the poiot tube painted too...is that close to right name for that part??

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Under side parts painted like wheel struts wheels intake ports... still need to paint antenna what ever camo colour it turns out to be near mount hole

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The topside fuselage still needs to be painted and top of stabilizers and tail ...

slight paint touch up to top of wings when there was paint bleed blotch

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Underside is fully painted except bottom of stabilizers... to mask to paint base brown camo then camo earth green...

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then gloss for decals and put on bits and tackle .... haha

The sun just woke up ...wish I was up for 4 1/2 hours but On Every Street by Dire Straits is playing...glad I move clock to workspace from bedroom
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It is 8 and the Lions by Dire Straits is playing:

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Masked to paint topside...

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I know I laid it on thick

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I did the canopy lines and used toothpick to clean up mess and used Kleer to clear coat it

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Just need to paint the underneath of stabilizers...then spray tamiya clear coat for decals and put on wheels and small bits and pieces

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Think I am going to take a break...for a bit

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Fantastic progress but where the heck did you find an Eccles cake in Alberta (although I have found a bakery that makes them in Toronto)?

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Progress ...quality maybe not so much haha...

The packaging say Safeway...first time I had them I

guess...are they uncommon David?

The gift kit paint by Airfix do not hairy stick paint do not

every well especially with out primer maybe clear coat

improve the look... did not pace myself very well...

Maybe third time the charm?
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Ummm, don't you need to paint on the rest of the camo. I can't see it in the pics?

Eccles cakes are an English delicacy and not at all common in Canada and I've never seen any in the US. Safeway is a UK supermarket chain. Maybe somebody in Canada imports them???

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