Spitfire MK.Ia. Tamiya 1:48
Spitfire MK.Ia. Tamiya 1:48
History
The Supermarine Spitfire and it's place in Battle of Britain needs no presentation ?
THE KIT & BUILD NOTES:
I've always wanted to build a Spitfire in 1:48 and when Tamiya issue their last one I knew time has arrived.
The kit almost builds itself, with almost no putty needed (and sometimes almost no glue too).
I super detailed the cockpit with some hires, just for fun.
PAINTING
As usual, I used Mr. Hobby Color.
Painting was quite straightforward, with no pre-shading, just some tonal variations and some post-shading. Camo was free hand but reproducing the real scheme.
After decaling, some oils where used.
Hope you enjoy,
Cheers,
Manuel @magrus
Simply lovely Manuel. Thanks for sharing the excellent details that are packed into the cockpit, it's a shame it has to be sealed up.
Thanks Andrew! As a matter of fact, the cockpit by itself has more pieces than the rest of the kit 😀
That is a very nice model of a really good looking aircraft. Great paint and weathering.
Thanks!
Beautiful work and a very realistic result.
Thks Tom! I appreciate.
The first word to come to my mind "Charming" . I had to sit down Manuel and visit your photos and take everything in and study them to get a good feel for this model of yours.
Two thumbs up.
Wow, that's awesome, thank you so much
An excellent and very realistic job.
All the best!
Thank you very much for such kind words
Very beautiful Manuel!
Thanks Paul!
Nicely done Manuel, especially like the cockpit detail you added.
Thks Tom! It's a very good kit
Manuel, @magrus
This is a beautiful build, and it looks simply amazing. This one has everything right ! The paint, the weathering, the grime, additional details, ... Perfect !
Another nice touch is the original photo of the plane. Having that is like having gold...(or right now a N-95 mask).
Stay safe my friend... and this too shall pass.
Two big thumbs up and a "liked".
Thank you Louis! You are really kind! ?
Another great model Manuel. Óptimo modelo mesmo, parabéns!
Thanks so much Pedro! Muito obrigado mesmo!
É um kit fantástico, foi só aplicar cola e tinta 😉
Handsome Spit, and the paint and weathering look fabulous!
Thks Greg! You're too kind ?