Marky's 1/24th Spitfire Vb ***FINISHED***
Marky's 1/24th Spitfire Vb ***FINISHED***
I've recently bought this from Wonderland Models, it was £29-99 reduced from £59-99, worth grabbing at that price. There is some flash around the smaller parts but it does clean up nicely. This was all I managed yesterday and this morning. I've also added a few bits to the right side of the fuselage.
Hoping to return to modelling sometime this year!! 
Owner of Marky's Model Emporium since 2013!.
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Re: Marky's 1/24th Spitfire Vb
Wow another 1/24th spitfire.. Nice start.
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iggie
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Re: Marky's 1/24th Spitfire Vb
Good start Mark; I will watch with interest as I have this one in the stash as well!
Best wishes
Jim
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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"
Re: Marky's 1/24th Spitfire Vb
Good start. I pulled mine out today to throw some paint at it.
What colour scheme are you going for?
What colour scheme are you going for?
Daren
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Re: Marky's 1/24th Spitfire Vb
To be honest the one in the kit, which is RF.D, well known Polish pilot (who's name I forgot and probably can't say anyway!). I looked for other marking choices on Hannants but there wasn't much and it was all around a tenner. Not sure I really fancied any of the schemes enough to spend!!. Might look again, the Vb was/is a favourite of mine having built more than a few of Airfix's 1/72 version.
Hoping to return to modelling sometime this year!!
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Owner of Marky's Model Emporium since 2013!.
Re: Marky's 1/24th Spitfire Vb
I know the feeling. I decided to do mine as the desert aircraft so it was different.
Daren
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Re: Marky's 1/24th Spitfire Vb
Jan Zumbach, btw.MarkyM607 wrote:well known Polish pilot (who's name I forgot and probably can't say anyway!)
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Re: Marky's 1/24th Spitfire Vb
That's him.Brickie wrote:Jan Zumbach, btw.MarkyM607 wrote:well known Polish pilot (who's name I forgot and probably can't say anyway!)
Hoping to return to modelling sometime this year!!
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Re: Marky's 1/24th Spitfire Vb
Zumbach is something of a legend. His story is worth checking out:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Zumbach;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Zumbach;
Daren
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Re: Marky's 1/24th Spitfire Vb
What a scoundrel!!. I guess life wasn't dull for him!!. Strange about his death and the French stopping the investigation, very mysterious. 
Hoping to return to modelling sometime this year!!
Owner of Marky's Model Emporium since 2013!.
Owner of Marky's Model Emporium since 2013!.
Re: Marky's 1/24th Spitfire Vb
If I remember correctly, he tried to "borrow" the three Spitfires used for the film "The Longest Day" to bolster his air force in Africa!
Daren
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Re: Marky's 1/24th Spitfire Vb
Not much progress due to the Blitzbau!. However the interior is mostly done. I seem to have forgotten that I wanted to build this wheels up and have put home made seatbelts in and not built the pilot...
Pilot is now underway.
Pilot is now underway.
Hoping to return to modelling sometime this year!!
Owner of Marky's Model Emporium since 2013!.
Owner of Marky's Model Emporium since 2013!.
Re: Marky's 1/24th Spitfire Vb
Stalled a bit on this one, the engine shows signs of not being a perfect fit, the frame over the top front won't touch as it does when the engine is removed. Not sure whether to put it in now. However work has resumed today with more painting on the pilot, will try and get pics up soon.
Hoping to return to modelling sometime this year!!
Owner of Marky's Model Emporium since 2013!.
Owner of Marky's Model Emporium since 2013!.
Re: Marky's 1/24th Spitfire Vb
Got going a bit more, Pilot done and installed, fuselage together...
Hoping to return to modelling sometime this year!!
Owner of Marky's Model Emporium since 2013!.
Owner of Marky's Model Emporium since 2013!.
Re: Marky's 1/24th Spitfire Vb
Looking good so far. Yours is going better than mine!
Daren
Half-assed Spitfire builder!
Half-assed Spitfire builder!