Three Spitfires + 1

Started by Michael Turner · 71 · 1 year ago · 1/48, Gunna Build, RAAF, Spitfire, Spitfire Mk Vc, Spitfire Mk VIII
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    Michael Turner said 2 years, 4 months ago:

    And this is the result.
    Prior to painting the tail, I painted the red portion of the RAF tail flash as this will also show through the worn white paint on the tail.
    Also, after looking at a photo of the actual aircraft, I realised that the camouflage on the port tailplane was wrong so I repainted it before painting the white.
    You can also see that I masked and painted the black wing walk-way markings - I hate using decals for that type of marking as I struggle to get them straight.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 4 months ago:

    That looks like some very succesful days at the airbrush, Michael @michaelt
    The 'salt method' turned out very nice.
    Definitely need to give this method a try as well.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 4 months ago:

    Looking amazing so far, my friend @michaelt!
    Excellent painting skills!

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    Michael Turner said 2 years, 4 months ago:

    And it is done with 5h 34 min to spare...

    (And thanks for the comments, @fiveten and @johnb).
    I'll take more photos an put it on the headlines in the new year.
    (Happy New Year, everyone).

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 4 months ago:

    Well done, my friend @michaelt!
    What an excellent result!
    Isn't the feeling of accomplishment simply great?
    Happy New Year!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 4 months ago:

    That will be a great start of 2022 to see this one on the headlines, Michael @michaelt
    Great looking Spitfire.
    Happy New Year and all the best.

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    Michael Turner said 2 years, 1 month ago:

    I've finally gotten around to making a start on the painting of the second Spitfire VIII.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 1 month ago:

    Great that you startef painting the second Spit, my friend @michaelt!
    Looking good!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 1 month ago:

    Good to see progress on it, Michael @michaelt
    Looks nice.

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    Michael Turner said 2 years, 1 month ago:

    The under surface colour and the RAAF camo that goes under the fuselage roundels - the yellow outer ring of the RAF roundel was painted out with RAAF colours and Eduard supplies masks for this.

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    John vd Biggelaar said 2 years, 1 month ago:

    Nicely done, Michael @michaelt

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 1 month ago:

    Nice job, my friend @michaelt!

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    capt. R said 2 years, 1 month ago:

    Great work!

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    Michael Turner said 2 years, 1 month ago:

    Upper surface camo added.
    The tail will be painted RAAF colours of Dark Sea Grey and Foliage Green.
    The rudder will remain in RAF colours.
    I painted the Sky rear fuselage band because it shows through worn RAAF paint in a photo.
    Similarly, the red of the fin flash shows through the worn white over-painting so I've painted the blue ready to be masked off and will add the white and red next.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 2 years, 1 month ago:

    Amazing camo rendition, my friend @michaelt!