another spit pics

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Greetings to all! Because of the Battle of Britain GB, there have been several RAF models posted lately. Unfortunately I missed that some how, but coincidently I have been working on my first RAF kit, which is the Tamiya 1/48 Mk.Vb. Any of you that have built this kit knows it definitely falls into the box shaker catagory. What a great little kit. No fit problems to speak of and lots of nice detail.

This model was my first attempt at pre-shading, and I was generally pleased with, at least the under surfaces. MM enamels were free hand sprayed on the top side camo. Decals are AreoMaster depicting 92 Squadron, Biggin Hill, 1941 flown by FO Alan Wright. Colors are dk. earth, dk. green, over sky. I hollowed out the exhausts, and rigged the mast with a strand of my daughters hair. I also added PE belts. Everything else is OTB.

Thanks for letting me share the pics of my Spit. I hope you like it.

dragonfly




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WOW…that turned out beautifully. I hope my mark IX is half as good. I agree that the pre shading turned out very well on the ventral side. Thanks for the pix.

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that is a stunning finish. well done.
my MK5 b has clipped wings.
You’ve done a great job

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wow that looks good! [bow][bow][bow]i am definitely a onvert to this pre-shading lark!!
thanks for sharing[:)]

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I am trying preshading for the first time on a Vietnam era US skyhawk. Hope it turns out nearly as well as yours. Your work looks fantastic.

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That’s niiiiiiiice…

Fade to Black…

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Great looking Spit Dragonfly! [:)]

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Inspiring. Nice job.

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Great job on the Spitfire. I especially like the detail on the rigging, that’s not easy to do. The weathering is subtle but effective and the paint work is excellent. I would really like to see a shot of the cockpit, if you have time in the future to post it.

Again, impressive work, congratulations…

Steve

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You did a great job on the Spit, makes me want to move mine up in the rotation

Thad

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Beautiful job on the spit. Thanx for sharing. Bryan

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Looks awesome Dragonfly. I really like the preshading effect.
Leon

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Thanks Matthew,ww2boy,nmayhew,eight ace,blackwolf,dragonfire,mike,steve,and thad!
The good words are appreciated.

Steve,

I tried to get a decent picture of the CP, but I don’t have a macro lense and I just can’t seem to get in focus. After work tonight I’ll try again with some better lighting.

dragonfly

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Jerry, for the first time pre-shading, you SURE made it look GREAT!!! [:)]

Thanks for letting us see!!

Take care,
Frank

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Excellent work on the Spit. A very nice model.

Regards, Rick

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Great job the weathering looks fantastic.

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That is amazing detail. I love it. Great job.

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Sweet !
The finish on that one is really nice.

Chris

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Looks great! The freehand camo came out well too! What kind of airbrush did you use?

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Seriously impressive build. Thanks for showing us the pics.