russian spitfire

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here’s a spitfire that i recently completed (but i still had the canopy to paint and radio wire to attach when i took this photo) just thought i would post the pic here for you to take the pi… errr i mean give advice on how i can improve my techniques [:D]. it was brush painted standard RAF green/brown camo then given a generous coat of flat white then sanded back with 1500 grit wet"n"dry untill the camo started to show through to give the effect i was after (it took three attempts), please let me know what you think. cheers. Greg

http://www.scalehobby.com/forum/viewthread.php?action=attachment&tid=1321&pid=9168

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Very well done gregers, I am impressed with your painting technique. I hadn’t seen a spit done in these colors before.

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Looks good gregers. Looks like many of the photos I’ve seen of Russian or German planes in winter camo.

Bob

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Thanks guys, i’m glad you like it. the one thing that i am not happy with on this model is the exhaust staining, thats something that i have never been able to do succesfully, this model was built as an experiment to see if the sanding back idea would work.BTW it’s the airfix mk1a in 1/72. cheers. Greg

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Nice work, Greg. Can’t wait to see more. - Ed

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Looks good, Greg.
It’s easy to make a model of a plane look like it is “factory fresh”, but serious wear on the camo isn’t as easy…nice job.
Cheers
LeeTree

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Hey Gregers, We are the same rank here. Now can I be your wingman? LOL[:p]

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anytime Woody it’d be an honor

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Hey Gregers looks really good! I havent been to SH in a while guess I need to drop by over there…I just noticed something about it though…no antenna wire? I often dont put one on mine either…or is it there and I cant see it?

Again looks great!

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Hey All!!!

Love the weathering effect , Greg. Send it in to the magazine!!! I think they’d like it!

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Nice looking Spit!

Especially in 1/72 from the old Airfix kit!!

Ruski Hurricane next?

Karl

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Hi Karl, as it happens i have got a couple of spare hurricanes in my stash, hmmm, i wasn’t planing to do one but i think i may now that you have put the idea in my head.
thanks all for the kind words folks, cheers. Greg [:D]

BTW Chris, the antenna wire wasn’t on when i took the photo but it is now.

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Hi Greg & Chris
You are correct in including an antenna wire on a Russian Spitfire. They used a lower frequency radio and even Lend-Lease Mk IX’s had to have the aerial wires installed. Of course, any RAF a/c after the Battle of Britain would use the TR1133 radio which was VHF and used the radio mast as the antenna. It is very easy to pick out in a photo, even if the wire is not seen, the little pulley on the trailing edge of the mast is used when an antenna wire is used and is removed when it is not.
Greg, I can help you with your Spitfire exhaust stains.
Cheers
Bob S.