Stupots (New) Sanctuary

[iggie]

Nice looking camo!

[ShaunW]

That Hurri certainly looks very good to me, Stu. I rarely, if ever, use kit supplied decals for rear fuselage bands as I can never seem to make the damned things fit properly and much prefer to paint the bands instead. Masking up a rear fuselage band can be tricky as fuselages tend to be anything but nice and cylindrical in profile, they usually feature more complex curves which can mean a bit of a 'mare with the masking tape.

[Stupot]

Thanks guys! As usual then the Spitfire band didn't turn out quite so good . Its not bad enough for me to need to change it but I'm sure it will look better than if I used the decal.

DSC_0924 by Stuart Smith, on Flickr

Stu

[ShaunW]

Is it my eyes or is the band a bit out of kilter at the rear edge, Stu? If so, it's not a million miles out and I agree, probably much better than the decal would have been.

[celt]

Its not the band thats out of kilter,its the thing its painted on. :ha:Sorry,as a Hurricane fan could not resist.Well tidy work Stuart.
Regards
celt

[Stupot]

Is it my eyes or is the band a bit out of kilter at the rear edge, Stu? If so, it's not a million miles out and I agree, probably much better than the decal would have been.

I'd say its about 0.5 mm wider at the top. Strange really, you would think it was the easier of the two models to mask. The Hurricane has that bit that runs underneath yet I managed that ok. I guess I was concentrating on the Hurricane a little more to get it right. I will master this one of these days!

Stu

[Stupot]

Its not the band thats out of kilter,its the thing its painted on. :ha:Sorry,as a Hurricane fan could not resist.Well tidy work Stuart.
Regards
celt

Thanks Celt! Hopefully I can make a decent job of the Hurricane for you!
All the best
Stu

[celt]

Hi Stu,looking forward to your take on the Hurricane.
Regards
celt

[Stupot]

With the decals now on I’m getting close to finishing the two fighters. In addition to the fuselage bands I also decided not to use the patches covering the guns and have painted on the detail instead. Here’s the Spitfire as it is just now. I have used klear to seal in the decals.

DSC_0934 by Stuart Smith, on Flickr

The superfreighter build continues slowly and the cockpit is now in place. I thought about detailing it but it would have involved too much work and time and in the end not very much will be seen through the windscreen. Instead, I just painted everything black and gave it a drybrush. I think this will do just fine.

Superfreighter cockpit by Stuart Smith, on Flickr

Thanks for looking.
Stu

[59North]

The Spitfire is sure looking good, Stu. It seems like you are a cautious modeller, with the Spitfire being on the table for awhile. I'm exactly the same way.

I've learned to stop buying 1/72 cockpit PE, as you can't see much in a 1/72 cockpit, as your Nord will prove. The cockpit looks lovely as it is.

[ShaunW]

That Spit really does look excellent, Stu. I like to add extra detail myself which is usually, but not always, scratch built and it all depends upon how much can be seen. I don't like to spend hours on stuff that only I know is there and that no other observer can see!

[Stupot]

Thanks guys, I'm glad you like how this one is going. I like the round tip wings on Spitfires the most but this little clipped wing is really growing on me. I've been working on the underside and have attempted to add some dark shading to the area at the rear of the wing where it meets the back of the fuselage in order to improve the look of it. Not sure its really that clear in the photo but it seems pretty effective from certain angles. This along with the weathering and stains were all done with Humbrol enamels.

Spit1 by Stuart Smith, on Flickr

I've also got the legs attached today. It took ages to get them fixed into the right position (the instructions give you a good side on view that helps) so I'm leaving them well alone now while the glue dries. The Hurricane too has its legs attached but they each attach in a couple of places so was much easier to do.

Stu

[skypirate]

Nice work on the camouflage painting, and those two transports will be interesting models.
Good work!

David

[iggie]

The Spitfire is really looking the business now and the Superfreighter cockpit looks awesome

[Softscience]

Your spitfire is looking great, Stu!