Supermarine production facilities at Castle Bromwich factory

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March 30, 2023
My first Eduard build.
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March 30, 2023
So far I like the level of detail and the construction of the cockpit.
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April 1, 2023
Everything that can be assembled without painting something first. Now for the fun part...
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April 3, 2023
This cockpit was a real joy to assemble and paint! The level of detail in these few plastic parts is amazing. Some of it will barely be visible, even with an open canopy.
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April 3, 2023
The instrument panel and...
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April 3, 2023
the belts are decals.
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April 12, 2023
Ready for painting.
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April 16, 2023
Humbrol 21 Gloss Black for primer/base coat.
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April 16, 2023
That stuff needs days to cure!
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April 23, 2023
Mr Color SM201 Super Fine Silver
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April 23, 2023
Gloss coated and...
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April 23, 2023
..ready for some decals.
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April 23, 2023
Very crisp...
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April 23, 2023
...but oh so tiny.
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April 23, 2023
This is going to take some time..
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April 30, 2023
As it turns out, the carrier film of Eduards decals an be peeled off! Gives a nice finish for the big ones, like roundels and such but not so usefull for small stuff like stencils. I've only removed it from the big colourful ones.
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And decals done.
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All that's left is a gloss coat and final assembly.
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Don't forget the door!
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May 7, 2023
And finally finished.
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May 7, 2023
Almost forgot to add the anti-glare surface.
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May 7, 2023
There are problably some stencils missing.
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A bit of a shame that the quite detailed cockpit interior is not that well visble, especially on photos.
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27 30 March 2023, 10:11

Rando Dude 著者
First Eduard kit for me. It will be an out-of-box build with no extras and the simplest paint scheme of the provided ones.

30 March 2023, 10:13

Gary Kitchen
Following along. I've yet to breach my first Eduard Kit too, so a journey of discovery 😄

30 March 2023, 10:17

Spanjaard
i have the same box in my stash, so really curious to see how it goes

30 March 2023, 10:25

Bernd Grün
Follow the construction with great interest. 👀 Still have the Royal Class in my inventory. I wish you success 👍

30 March 2023, 11:09

Живко Джаков
I don't have this plane in my collection yet. I have to choose Eduard or Airfix, so I'm watching closely!

30 March 2023, 11:35

Moreno Baruffini
Following too. As many, I have Eduard's and Az Spitfires in my stash 🙂

30 March 2023, 11:44

Rando Dude 著者
Thank you all for the interest. So far I really like the build and construction quality.

1 April 2023, 10:26

Rando Dude 著者
Small update: finished assembly and painting of the cockpit. So far, a real joy to build this one. Near flawless fit, some parts just snap together and wouldn't even need to be glued. Only issue so far are the decals, the carrier film is so comically oversized that I had to cut them into shape. Otherwise they are really good and with a bit of Mark Softer conform perfectly even to such bumpy surfaces like the instrument panel.

3 April 2023, 17:58

Guy Rump
Looking good, following. 👍

16 April 2023, 16:51

Moreno Baruffini
A very convincing final result after the gloss coating

23 April 2023, 15:49

Rando Dude 著者
And she's finished. In all it was a real fun build.
The many stencils turned into a bit of a chore and I'm not too happy with the way the propeller assembly is attached. That is, not at all, just plopped into the hole at the front and that's it. Result is that it is flopping around a bit and easily falls out when the plane is moved around. Maybe it is supposed to be glued in but I prefer the propellers in my builds to be rotatable.
Other than that a really nice kit and I'm quite happy with the result.

7 May 2023, 10:43

Moreno Baruffini
Really a great finish! I appreciate the shining silver!!!

7 May 2023, 11:16

Rando Dude 著者
Thank you Moreno.

7 May 2023, 11:34

Guy Rump
Very nice indeed. 👍

7 May 2023, 12:07

Rando Dude 著者
Thank you Guy.

7 May 2023, 18:13