Been wanting to build a Spitfire for a while now. The only Spitfire kit I ever built was the Revell one from back in the day. I'm using this Airfix kit as practice for airbrushing the camo. I also have the newer Spitfire Tamiya kit which I'll build later. This is what I got so far. I couldn't get the IP decal centered, oh well. The canopy will be closed and I dont think I'll notice it. Next time I'll cut it up in sections. Also got the side panels painted and weathered.

p.s. Not sure what paint scheme I'm doing yet but I'd like to paint all the markings. A Free French Spit would be cool... not sure if they flew Mk.Vb's though. Thanks

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You are having a great start, Jeremy.
Those side panels look fantastic.

Interior looks great, Jeremy (@jmillan). I have this kit in my stash and I am looking forward to your build.

Thnx for the comments guys! Finally done with the bodywork I think and primer applied. This kit has been so much work so far. Was not expecting that for such a modern kit. Nothing seems to lineup, a lot of gaps and steps, filling and sanding the best I can but it's far from perfect. I guess I got use to good fitting Tamiya kits. haha. Maybe my kit was warped or something.

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Nice progress, Jeremy.
You did get rid of the gaps nicely, no signs of them by looking at the pictures.

Jeremy, that's really tight - and excellent - work on the camouflage. How did you get the color separation so neatly done?

Very nice achievement on that paintwork, Jeremy.

Thanks for the comments guys. I finished up painting all the markings with masks I made at work. A little bit of white showing through but not too bad. I think they look better then decals. FYI This is a custom paint job “JS” representing my my daughter and I initials. Trying to Keep it fun. Weathering will be next. Going to keep this one pretty clean I think. Thanks.

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