My first go at 1/24 scale. Overall it’s a pretty good kit, although I had some fit issues around the nose panels by choosing to do the whole engine but fit some panels. I kept one side open to show internal details, as you are paying for all of this plastic. I used a Quinta Studio interior 3D set, Eduard resin exhausts and Airscale pro 3D printed resin wheels. I made my own masks to do the roundels and the aircraft letters, serial numbers and shark mouth. Camo is done with SMS lacquers.
Just incredible detailing and weathering going on here Grant. Lots of opportunities to dig in on those details and it looks like you took advantage of every one of them.
Beautiful build, Grant. I typically cannot imagine working on something that large, but seeing all that detail really makes me want to find room for a kit like that!
Looks fantastic! As a newer armor modeler, it seems all the aircraft guys are looking to upgrade with aftermarket before they even know what they’ve got. I myself cant spend 40 plus bucks on more realistic tracks. I guess eventually people learn there’s only so many models to buy so aftermarket fills a desire.
Beautiful work with excellent detail. Here’s a couple of photos of a restored spitfire from the same RAAF squadron, this one flown by Robert ‘Bobby’ Gibbes. Pics taken at a couple of airshows around Melbourne 2016 and 2017.
I think it is all relative. By spending the money on, say, a radial engine, you are actually buying a separate kit which will need to be built and painted. Let’s say you build a model a month (just to make it easy to conceptualize). The addition of the engine will add a month and you’ll be spending about the same on the model and engine (two months) as you would have on two models (two months). As an airplane modeler, I would do this once per aircraft type and not for every plane in the type. For instance, I have three Bronco brand 1/48 P-40 kits. I will do one wide open and the rest closed up. If I did armor, I would like to do one Tiger I with the engine open and the rest closed.
