Hi All,
Have been away from model building for a while due to work commitments etc., but on and off (mostly off!) over the past few months I have been tinkering away with this Spitfire. I have finally finished it! Has been built completely OOTB, the only ‘extras’ I bought were the MRP paints for external use (Tamiya for everything else) and a Numbers and Insignia Paint Mask Set from DN Models. I have seen many of you use and comment on spraying all the markings instead of using the box decals and thought I’d give it a blast. I think things turned out good and a big improvement on decals (except for the silly little ones!).
For some reason I had a few issues with the paint lifting when removing tape and some masks, this despite priming with Tamiya Extra fine Grey first, never had this problem before. It was some ‘old’ previously decanted primer, though kept in a glass jar (old paint bottle)and well shaken/mixed before use. Anyone else ever have issues with old decanted primer? When I say old, I mean maybe 6/8 months.
Anyways, despite those issues, here is how it turned out. The engine was built and installed however, I’m sure it’s down to me, I had issues getting all the covers to fit snuggly and a lot of gluing and clamping was involved to get it right / good enough!
Comments and critique always welcome.