Airfix Spitfire F Mk. 22
Here's my version of the Airfix 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire F Mk. 22. For this project I wanted to go for a pristine post-war finish so I did very little weathering. I also used the AK Xtreme Metal polished Aluminum. I very much like that stuff! This meets my goal of a dozen kits done for the year and, I am nearly finished with my next 1/48 Tamiya armor kit! Exceeding a goal is good.
hmmm, a MK 22, a sleek airframe, oversize engine,a long pointy spinner and a wicked 5 bladed prop, then Scott comes along and gives it a nice silver paint scheme, = Excellent. Very nice Scott !
Thanks Terry!
Beautiful job, been eyeing this kit for awhile now. always liked the Mk 22, did the old Hawk kit as a kid. Might have add it to my stash.
Thanks Robert! The Airfix kit is a gem. I built at least six of those old Hawk kits when I was a kid. In fact, I remember seeing The Battle of Britain as a youngster when it came out and thinking, "Those Spitfires aren't right! Spitfires have 5 blades! And, they're green and gray, not green and brown. And, and ..." So much I didn't know then, lol.
A pretty build, Scott...the finish came out well. Nice job.
Thanks Craig!
Very nice.
FWIW - the post war silver scheme in the RAF was "High Speed Silver" - silver lacquer paint overall. What you did looks close.
Thanks Tom! The paint I used really picks up the other colors near the model. It's reflective qualities are very interesting.
Nice looking Spit Scott. May have to check out the AK paint line
Thanks Tom! I've also used the AK True Metal paste for the first time on an EE Lightning I'm working on, and it looks good too. Very different from the bottle stuff.
That's a good looking Spitfire you have built. If I didn't know what scale it was I would think it was at least a 1/48 size. The kit looks like it packed a lot of details in it. Nice work Scott.
Thanks for the kind words Louis!
Great job Scott! Looks like one fast sleek plane. Almost shimmers.
Thanks Dennis!
Yes a lovely Spitfire Scott, well done.
Thanks Allan!
Great work on the Spit. This is the only new-tool Airfix kit I possess in my stash at the moment, and I'm gonna have to pull it out soon...!
Thanks Greg! I recommend pulling it out of the stash and starting it. I'll probably do another myself.
Stunning and beautiful build !
Thank you Bernd!
Beautiful finish on this, really shows off the sleek lines of the Spitfire.
Thanks for the kind words George!
Great job on the metal finish. I thought it was an Airfix 1/48 when I saw the pic
Not normally a fan of bare metal but that Spit is sweet.
Very, very pretty. Elegant. Made even better by a non weathered look.