Spitfire Mk.VIII, Borneo (WIP)
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Painting first parts
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Door closed, I will use the all closed configuration
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Interior parts ready for assembly
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Glazing dials with Kristal Klear
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Dry fit
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Closing fuselage
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Careful reinforcing of the rivets
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Some cautious putty
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AK Primer applied on the joints to check for imperfection and cover some...
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White (X-2) applied on the wing fronts
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White bands masked
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Paint applied - used Gunze for Green (H302) and Dark Green (H73) and AK RC for Ocean Grey (RC288) and Dark Sea Grey (RC296)
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Chipping applied with AK Silver Pencil and 4B for the front of the white bands and several oils applied, using Abteilung 502 also from AK
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Nagging, nagging cowl joint...
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Couldn't stand it anymore - sanding sticks to action again!!!
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AK Primer applied
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Re-painted - joint mark is now corrected and cowl is smooth
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Coming along...
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Starting correcting the decals join and the white overprint (for example, in the eyes)
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Added some streaking on the belly with AMMO Mig oils and varnished with MRP-48 Super Clear Gloss
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Wash applied with AK 2071
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Paiting the exhaust marks on the sides - H47 + H77 on the ouside and XF-57 on the inside
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Working on the exhausts with oils from the Oilbrusher family
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Using a Motolov pen for the chrome of the oleos
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Propeller ready
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Final touch ups
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Finished
Kommentarer
21 March 2019, 11:41
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Nice kit, that one. I'm using other decals as I want to keep that scheme for the 1/32 version in the stash!
22 March 2019, 00:27
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Yes, finest plastic injection I have ever seen, I have great expectations.
22 March 2019, 01:03
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Thanks Stephan. Closing now the fuselage. Exagerated a bit on the chipping because I will be closing the canopy and little will be seen.
29 March 2019, 09:12
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Painted, varnished, decaled and the nagging joint on the nose corrected (maybe the order of these actions was not the best...)
9 April 2019, 00:29
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Thank you Nathan, getting the exhausts stains right has become a fight. 🙂
11 June 2019, 06:40
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I like the color variations where the old markings were overpainted.
13 June 2019, 22:48
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Yes, they are nice - this camo has, in fact, four different colours. 👍
13 June 2019, 23:00
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Hi all. Just finished this one. Final pictures have been uploaded in a separate album on this same projects. Thank you for your kind feedback during the build.
14 June 2019, 12:29