Spitfire Mk.VIII "Grey Nurse"
Comments
27 January 2019, 03:10
Michael HickeyFinally got this one started, so far the fit of the parts is like a Tamiya kit, magnificent, should be a fun build.🙂
27 January 2019, 03:16
Michael HickeyThanks Patrick. Wings to go on very soon, and if everything goes well off to the paint shop in a couple of days.
27 January 2019, 04:49
Michael HickeyFinally got her all together, a few little issues to clean up but nothing to worry about, should be in the paint shop very soon.🙂
28 January 2019, 09:46
Michael HickeyShe's all painted now and shortly will have a coat of Future on so I can start decaling in the morning.
31 January 2019, 10:26
Patrick HagelsteinI like what you did with the overpainted roundels! Cockpit looks great too! But was the lower cowling and wing to fuselage join that troublesome? I saw some large gaps there. Not something I would expect from a new Eduard kit. 🙁
31 January 2019, 16:41
Michael HickeyThank You all for the pleasant comments.
@Patrick, I'm pretty sure I bought the problem on myself when I filed away to much plastic when I was cleaning up the lower wing section. All good now, nothing that a bit of Evergreen couldn't fix. As for the over sprayed roundels I made masks out of scotch tape. When I make my own masks I use Tamiya tape and I wish I had for these as well as they didn't come out as clean as I would have liked.
31 January 2019, 21:54
Patrick HagelsteinOh, in this case I looked more into the difference in color than the actual masking... Still, you did a splendid job! 👍 And as far as the gaps concerns, you cleaned those up nicely indeed. This is one of those cases where the modeler knows the pitfalls but the audience just admires the subject. 😉
31 January 2019, 22:45
Michael HickeyThanks Lode, and I'm sure I will, should be finished in a couple of hours just have to put the canopy on plus the antennas, paint lights and do a small amount of paint chipping. I would have had it done last night but got caught up watching the first part of Lord of the Rings, doesn't matter no rush.
3 February 2019, 00:49
Donald Dickson IILOL I thought of Peter when i saw this as well. LOL
Michael, very nice sir.
3 February 2019, 01:02
Jay Dubya@DDII - Might be a tad damp for Sir Peter at the moment - but not even the great man could rain on Mr Hickey's parade!
@ Michael - is the project photo of the Spit at Temora? BTW: great job too
3 February 2019, 01:19
Michael HickeyThanks Donald & JW, and JW you are correct I was there back in 2013 at their airshow when I took that photo and many others that day.
3 February 2019, 04:01
Michael HickeyGot another one ticked of the list for the year so far and pretty happy with the result.
3 February 2019, 12:36
Scott DuttonAussie spit, way to go, never noticed the double eyes before. Great job
3 February 2019, 13:16
Michael HickeyThanks Scott, if I ever get any more Eduard Spits I'll do more Aussie ones.
3 February 2019, 13:19
Murad ÖZERMichael lovely build there, nice to see an alternative camo and markings on a spit for a change. 👍
3 February 2019, 13:28
wilkyScott, this particular aircraft had a much smaller shark mouth earlier thus the second set of smaller eyes
3 February 2019, 21:12
Michael HickeyThank You everybody for your wonderful comments of appreciation, I'm glad you all like her. I'll have to get some more Eduard Spits to keep her company.🙂
3 February 2019, 23:32
Holger KranichYa dammit! What a nice Beauty do my old eyes spot here? Astonishing Mike! Wow! 😄
4 February 2019, 12:36
Michael HickeyDanke Holly, should have the cockpit finished of my Buccaneer today.
4 February 2019, 22:17
Michael HickeyWhy thank you Cliffy. I would like to build more of these Aussie Spits.
5 February 2019, 01:46
Album info
I'll do this Spitty as A58-631, No. 457 Sqn, Moratai, Borneo, 1945.
