Spitfire for Bishops Lydeard Mill

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December 31, 2016
This Sptifire is meant to hang from the ceiling in the Bishops Lydeard Mill museum, so not much inner detail will be visible
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December 31, 2016
The Spitfire waiting for the green coat
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May 20, 2019
Finally finished the model. This year we finally have the opportunity to go to England with our caravan, so it was time to finish the Spit
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May 20, 2019
I even painted the pilot, which isn't my favourite part, but it is going to end up hanging from the ceiling and a flying plane needs a pilot.
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May 20, 2019
I really learned lot the last 40 odd years. Compare the two Spits!
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May 20, 2019
This kit was my first 1/24 model, a present from my then girlfriend, now my wife for almost 42 years. She did the pilot and the cockpit, I did the engine and the structure. All handpainted!
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May 20, 2019
The strange black and white undersurface from the early WW II years.
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May 25, 2019
The original!
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May 25, 2019
Ready for transport.

Comments

31 December 2016, 11:46

Patrick Hagelstein
Did you cut out the kit's instructions to mask off the brown? I was wondering about the roundels and letters.

31 December 2016, 13:20

Wouter Roerdink
I took the paint-instructions and enlarged them on my pc and used them as a mask. I marked the edges with blue tac. I discovered this method when I was building a Lancaster and I was really satisfied with it. You have to cut the pieces a bit smaller to enable the use of Blue tac.

31 December 2016, 13:34

Spanjaard
looks like a good idea!

31 December 2016, 17:05

Patrick Hagelstein
OK! Thanks!

31 December 2016, 17:08

Scott Hastings
That is a big girl!!!! Looking great so far

31 December 2016, 17:20

Augie
looks very nice, although I think you had the nav lights wrong way around.

25 May 2019, 09:29

Patrick Hagelstein
...Augie is right..... In Dutch 'gras is groen' (grass is green) Groen Rechts Aan Stuurboord (Green Right at Starboar)

25 May 2019, 19:36

Augie
I was always taught it with "There is no red port left". (Left, Port, Red)

25 May 2019, 19:40

Gordon Sørensen
I always remember it by Port and Left both have four letters, and Green and Right both have five. Have to extrapolate for the others....

25 May 2019, 19:45

Patrick Hagelstein
😄

25 May 2019, 23:38

Wouter Roerdink
Thanks, I thought i checked it out, but probably got it wrong. I'll correct it!

26 May 2019, 07:33

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A Spit for a museum

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