1/48 Airfix Spitfire Mk.V
1/48 Airfix Spitfire Mk.V painted with Tamiya and Mr. Color paints, weathered with oils and chalk pastels. I painted the markings and exhaust stains and no decals were used because I didn't have any lol. The markings for this plane are fictional. I had some problems getting the kit to fit properly, ended up with a big wing root gap. The gas tank cover cowl didn't line up either, had to do a lot of sanding and filling, still far from perfect. I used this kit as practice for the Tamiya Spit that I intend to build later. Thanks
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Greg Kittinger said on May 27, 2021
That's a great-looking Spit, despite the fit issues. Well done.
John vd Biggelaar said on May 27, 2021
Fantastic build of this Spitfire, Jeremy.
It was a pleasure to follow your building thread.
John Healy said on May 27, 2021
All good in the end, Jeremy!
Tom Cleaver said on May 27, 2021
Nice result. The masked markings are impressive.
A hint for those building the Airfix Spitfires: if you take some Evergreen sheet and use it to put in some reinforcement/guides inside, the tank will go on without a hassle - if you're careful in cleaning up all the mating surfaces, it will even go on without using filler anywhere. (took me many of these kits to figure that out, once I did, it's a breeze)
Jeremy Millan said on May 27, 2021
Thanks for the tip Tom!
Spiros Pendedekas said on May 27, 2021
Love your result, my friend @jmillan: a nicely built, painted and weathered Spit!
Lis said on May 27, 2021
great model!
Jeremy Millan said on May 27, 2021
Thnx for the comments guys!
Roland Sachsenhofer said on May 27, 2021
Wonderful outcome! I really enjoy looking at this gem!
Woody Kubacki said on May 27, 2021
Really liking the exhaust stains and the plane overall, it turned out great
DE4EVER said on May 27, 2021
🙂 ... Greetings ... 🙂 )
A very respectable work done on this model Jeremy.
The weathering looks very good and those exhaust stains are stunning, very nice work.
Tim T said on May 27, 2021
Very prettily painted. Look forward to seeing your Tamiya Spit.
Stéphane Bredel said on May 27, 2021
Outstanding weathering. Bravo!
I am working on a Mk. XVI, heavily weathered too. Your model will be of a great inspiration 😎
Dan Lee said on May 27, 2021
The sprayed on markings make the model. Excellent job!
Bob Torres said on May 28, 2021
Very nice build, a very impressive looking Spitfire.
Colin Gomez said on May 28, 2021
Nice work, Jeremy. Spitfires got some pretty harsh weathering while defending Britain in those days. Your weathering looks very authentic. Great work on the exhausts as well as the streaking. Overall, a fine build.