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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX 1/48 from ICgawa

Started by Bernd Müller · 49 ≡ · ↻ 9 years ago · 1/48, Aviation, ICgawa, Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX

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Gregor d said 9 years, 4 months ago:

Looks great Bernd! The Grey Nurse Spits look amazing with the sharks mouth.
Bernd Müller said 9 years, 4 months ago:

Thanks Gregor, this is my first choice for a Mk. VIII, i hope i get the shark mouth decal around the nose.
Maybe i dig out my old Otaky Spit and steal the propeller from it, after some sanding to get the Hasegawa prop shade look more right, its the best idea.
By the way another photo from the IX with the start of "plumbing"
This must be much improved !
Gregor d said 9 years, 4 months ago:

Looks good to me! I wouldn't know where to start plumbing an engine.
Bernd Müller said 9 years, 4 months ago:

Thanks Gregor, i just started this, searched the web for pictures and will do more detailing.
Never did something like this before, so i don t know how the result will look, quite exciting.
Bernd Müller said 9 years, 4 months ago:

Some news from the Spit(s)
I found a short footage of No.457 SQN Spits in a starting sequence, running just 14 seconds but my plane was in, showing it relative good maintained and i saw the upperwing roundel just a millisecond. It seems its a smaller version, so i sprayed today on the portion of the wing the camo on, made masks and sprayed a lighter camo all over to get a subtle overpaintied effect.
Simon Whitney said 9 years, 4 months ago:

Looks subtle Bernd, cannot wait until its finished mate.
Bernd Müller said 9 years, 4 months ago:

Thanks, Simon. Got the Dark Green on, pics will follow. RAF Dark Green is not an easy color for me, i am colorblind and this paint give me fits, i have used the Revell shade but with some drops of white in. Hopefully lt looks like DG (for the rest of the world 😉 )
Bernd Müller said 9 years, 4 months ago:

Masking job
Bernd Müller said 9 years, 4 months ago:

More modelling and masking today, i am waiting for my orders to re stock something to sell
everything is ready, a good time for modelling, The Spitfire Mk.VIII is a good object to practise hard edged camos, using Blue Tack.
Bernd Müller said 9 years, 4 months ago:

Ocean Grey on, my camo scheme is not accurate in some parts, but more interesting is the result of this masking job
Gregor d said 9 years, 4 months ago:

Good work Bernd. I look forward to seeing the masks come off.
Bernd Müller said 9 years, 4 months ago:

Yes thats the moment of truth, i hope its not too bad
Simon Whitney said 9 years, 4 months ago:

Looked like it had a bad case of worms there Bernd LOL.
Lets hope that it worked out OK.
Bernd Müller said 9 years, 4 months ago:

I hope i will find under all this stuff the Spit 🙂
Bernd Müller said 9 years, 4 months ago:

The Blue Tack method was no real success, after the masking was stripped from the kit, i had to do a lot of touch ups to get the scheme half way good on, still something to do.
The touch ups and the masking to do so, lasted longer than to make a template on paper and use cut out masks.

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