A little less than 4 weeks delayed, and I finished the Spitfire mk. XIV

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October 25, 2021
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October 25, 2021
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October 25, 2021
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October 25, 2021
The Spifire was my main project, untill someone started building his Fokker and I had to follow 😉
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October 25, 2021
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December 18, 2021
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October 25, 2021
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October 25, 2021
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December 18, 2021
warped wing
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December 18, 2021
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October 25, 2021
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December 29, 2022
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November 8, 2021
TIL the image on the back of the box is the same size as the model; very helpfull for taping the where-not-to-paint area
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November 28, 2021
Touching up work... feeling a bit stuck...
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December 12, 2021
Back to the Spitfire, painting the leading edges yellow (which took some discussion and research).
Found some new motivation
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December 14, 2021
Happy with the exhaust.
But every time I check the paint, I see some green to touch up... difficult colour scheme to be honest
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December 14, 2021
Started the decals, but the roundels are really purple instead of blue (much more than I remembered).
Nothing more to do than Photoshop or simply convert pics to black-and-white
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December 14, 2021
not bad...
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December 15, 2021
Removing the purple decals with bandage tape
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December 15, 2021
Started with the underside, which is the easiest to repair. But not much repair needed.
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December 15, 2021
Left wing came out better than the right, but I´m not disappointed
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December 15, 2021
Decals from the Sea Hurricane, same size as the Spitfire´s.
I could kick myself for not thinking about it as soon as I saw the old purple roundels.
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January 6, 2022
The first spare decals have been applied. The registration is from the original kit.
Note to self; when building an old kit, order new decals to go with it.
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January 10, 2022
I had to improvise to make a spinning propeller, but it works !!
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January 10, 2022
Antenna from stretched sprue
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January 10, 2022
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January 10, 2022
Love that huge nose, with the 5-bladed prop
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January 10, 2022
V1, finished some time ago
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January 10, 2022
I'll have to use the stand from the kit to work on a better presentation. First for a table stand, and later for hanging on the ceiling
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January 12, 2022
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January 12, 2022
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January 12, 2022

Komentáře

29 25 October 2021, 20:16

Moreno Baruffini
Forza Bas! Great work until now! Let's finish it!!!!

12 December 2021, 16:33

Bruce Huxtable
Really interesting reference photos. Liking your builds, and watching with interest 👍🙂

13 December 2021, 21:55

Alex K
Happy to join Moreno and Bruce in the audience...

14 December 2021, 19:23

Bas Tonn Autor
Thank you, make yourself comfortable

14 December 2021, 22:12

Moreno Baruffini
Good job on removing the decals, right decision. Don't worry about time passing 🙂

16 December 2021, 07:31

Vincent
Good work on the removal.

16 December 2021, 08:28

Bruce Huxtable
Good call, Bas, the new set will look soo much better 🙂

16 December 2021, 15:54

Bas Tonn Autor
Thank you for the motivation !!

16 December 2021, 21:30

John Hughes
Never seen a model kit get a waxing job before! Did you try wetting the decals before resorting to exfoliating them?

18 December 2021, 20:53

Bas Tonn Autor
I didn't try the wetting technics, just the quick and dirty tape method. The decals were old, and just applied a day before, so I tried.

18 December 2021, 22:10

Alex K
@ John: LOL!!!

19 December 2021, 01:00

Moreno Baruffini
Ciao Bas, those decals are now very good. Let's finish it 👍🏻

7 January 2022, 17:46

Guy Rump
Great build 👍

12 January 2022, 22:06

Alex K
Yes! Photo 31 conveys exactly the feeling of what you set out to do. Good job! Thumbs up! 👍

13 January 2022, 00:57

Ben M
Really cool

13 January 2022, 01:49

Lochsa River
very creative and cool....

13 January 2022, 02:21

Bas Tonn Autor
Thank you mates, much appreciated 👌

13 January 2022, 06:02

Moreno Baruffini
I agree with all the above comments: very creative and great build! Well done Bas! 👍🏻

13 January 2022, 06:54

Villiers de Vos
A beautiful and creative little diorama

13 January 2022, 07:24

Łukasz Gliński
Pure vintage, what a trip down the memory lane. 👍 Is that the original stand?

13 January 2022, 08:51

Bernd Grün
Nice Build, Bas. The diorama looks very impressive. Congratulations!

13 January 2022, 09:39

Bas Tonn Autor
Lukasz, yes, it's the original stand. The kit shows it's age, but that's ok.
It was a fun built, and I will do my best on another Spitfire soon 😉

13 January 2022, 10:06

Vincent
Great result. I love the look of the griffon Spitfire.

13 January 2022, 20:56

Album info

The V1 is done for now, maybe I'll do some touch ups in the next weeks.
The Spitfire has been assembled for the most part, and a few layers of paint are on.

After applying the first decals, I found them far to purple, so I googled "how to remove decals". Witch worked more or less ok.
But it will take me at least four weeks to repair

Tipping the buzzbomb - Spitfire vs. the V1

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Pozastaveno

1:72 Spitfire Mk. XIV, V1 (OLD Frog Novo Models 002)

1:72 RAF Pilots seated in a/c (WW II) (PJ Production 721136)

1:72 Spitfire Mark XIV (Academy/Minicraft 2130)

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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XIV

Royal Air Force (1918-now)
No. 130 Sqn. RM619 / AP-D
1944 - Diest

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