PM Supermarine Spitfire Vb floatplane ***FINISHED!***

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Re: PM Supermarine Spitfire Vb floatplane

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Doing amazing work here mate. I think I would have stuck the floats and tail onto a decent Spitfire kit so kudos to you.
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Old_Tonto wrote:Doing amazing work here mate. I think I would have stuck the floats and tail onto a decent Spitfire kit so kudos to you.
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Well, that is the thing. As I have already said earlier I am sticking to the spirit of the Build. No substitutions. And also because I don't have any inclination to scrape up another kit that will cost more money. Other than Pilot Officer Badger and his very contrived office, that's it. I even scrounged the floatplane's original four bladed prop back from the Buchon which now sports its original airscrew. Keep the krap together, I say. If I come by this subject again I will investigate the Brengun offering. Their Messerspit looks nifty, too.
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Wasn't really ideal rattlecan weather today but now I find myself champing at the bit to just get on with it.
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The weather just is not my friend around here. Wet and cold and windy. Not ideal rattlecanning climate; my kingdom for a warm and well ventilated workshop.....anyhoo, got the primer on. Wasn't that an ordeal. Everything from here on in is avec le baton hirsute.
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If the modelbuilding gods and goddesses prevail upon me their good graces I might get this done under the wire.
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Looks like a Spitfire. Which is pretty impressive with this kit. :lol:
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Crawling along........Paint sort of on. Now need it to dry a bit more before I get on with touching it up and trying to remove paint that got on the bottom. A quick wash for control surfaces and office door, then Floor wax which will hopefully be dry by tomorrow morning for decalling. :roll:


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Looking good. Reckon it'll be done in time?
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Unusual aircraft are always interesting. I'm confident you'll get it done.
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I like the look of that now the camo is on.

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Is it just me or do the floats look like small scale submarines?

It looks great with the paint on, looking forward to seeing it finished.
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Tim I thought the exact same thing. Was sorta tempting to scotch the build and do a couple of midget subs in Braille Scale, heh heh. Anyways this is where I am at. The silvering around the top wing roundels have calmed down a bit and might do even more once it is dullcoated. Just breakables, exhausts, antenna wire, airscrew and overall dullcote left to do, so it is conceivable that I will get it done on time (Pacific Standrard Time that is :ha: ) . Now if only it would get a tad warmer outside so I can git 'er done!

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Re: PM Supermarine Spitfire Vb floatplane ***DNF!!!***

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This is what I have for now. Pretty much done. Will try to get more pics up when not grappling with life things.....enjoy!

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and the three bladed variety just for instance....


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Re: PM Supermarine Spitfire Vb floatplane ***DNF!!!***

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Looks great to me, GMG.

Why are you tagging is as 'DNF'?

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Re: PM Supermarine Spitfire Vb floatplane ***DNF!!!***

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Well DNF means 'darned near finished' does it not? It is mostly done but there are fiddly issues with the floats etc that I need to get to the bottom of before I can take or post any proper shots of. I have changed the heading. I feel really that nothing I build is ever 100% done anyways. Always one more thing to attend to, like floats that fall off seconds after you take the first pics......
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