The decals are useless in the kit, so the spares box was liberally robbed for something suitable.
The Starfix Spitfire is notorious for being an absolute dog, but it looks OK with a bit of work.....
Pretty in Pink....?
Pretty in Pink....?
I found this old Starfix Spitfire kit in my spare room, and decided to put it together. Didn't bother with the cockpit bits (they're awful anyway!) and painted the interior of the canopy black. I based the paint scheme on the aircraft I've been working on a short story about, and it was done with Revell Aqua-color acrylics - a dash or two of red, liberally mixed with white. It's maybe a bit *too* pink, but I like it.
The decals are useless in the kit, so the spares box was liberally robbed for something suitable.
The Starfix Spitfire is notorious for being an absolute dog, but it looks OK with a bit of work.....
The decals are useless in the kit, so the spares box was liberally robbed for something suitable.
The Starfix Spitfire is notorious for being an absolute dog, but it looks OK with a bit of work.....
Daren
Half-assed Spitfire builder!
Half-assed Spitfire builder!
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AndrewR
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Re: Pretty in Pink....?
Probably the best Starfix Spitfire in the world! 
Up in the Great White North
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Re: Pretty in Pink....?
Doesn't look as bad a I expected from Starfix. Nice colour!
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Re: Pretty in Pink....?
Well its certainly no Airfix kit Daz but you appear to have shown it who's the Boss!
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Re: Pretty in Pink....?
It looks more like a Spitfire than I thought a Starfix kit would. Nice pink!
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Re: Pretty in Pink....?
That's a remarkable build considering what you had to work with...
Best wishes
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Re: Pretty in Pink....?
Looks a lot like a fast assembly kit with the lack of details. But I think that without it brings out the pink. Great work on a unique paint job!
Alex
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The more effort I put into a model, the better it becomes!
Re: Pretty in Pink....?
Best looking Starfix I've seen ever.
Thanks,
Allan Buttrick
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Re: Pretty in Pink....?
Nice! Heard a lot about Starfix but this one almost looks the part, nice job! Mk.IX maybe, kinda sorta? 1/72?
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Re: Pretty in Pink....?
Well done.
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Re: Pretty in Pink....?
Nice work. Reminds me of the PR Mark IV(?) currently on show in the restoration space in the AirSpace hangar at Duxford. The nose is wrong for that mark, but it is a Starfix kit... 
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She's such a chatterbox, sometimes...
She's such a chatterbox, sometimes...
Re: Pretty in Pink....?
Not a Spit fan but it looks quite fetching in pink.
Regards
Celt
Regards
Celt