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TopGun · Posted: Sun 18 May 2008 18:49 pm Post subject:

I'm going to be building my 1/72 Spitfire Mk Vc Tropical. I will be doing it as the SAAF version. I'm going to start it tomorrow
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TopGun · Posted: Mon 19 May 2008 22:06 pm Post subject:

Here progress pics from today

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thomasweir · Posted: Wed 21 May 2008 10:15 am Post subject:

looking good

TopGun · Posted: Wed 21 May 2008 12:07 pm Post subject:

Thanks
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TopGun · Posted: Wed 21 May 2008 22:07 pm Post subject:

Here's today progress pics

I also painted her and applied some of the decals but wasn't able to take any pics. I will try and apply the rest of the decals and take pics tomorrow before work
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TopGun · Posted: Thu 22 May 2008 12:03 pm Post subject:

Ok here's the finished build

More pics in the gallery
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Ratch · Posted: Thu 22 May 2008 16:22 pm Post subject:

Nice work

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thomasweir · Posted: Thu 22 May 2008 18:36 pm Post subject:

Good looking spitfire

TopGun · Posted: Thu 22 May 2008 19:23 pm Post subject:

Thanks
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Heinkel51 · Posted: Fri 23 May 2008 22:46 pm Post subject:

Brews · Posted: Fri 23 May 2008 23:10 pm Post subject:

Is the aerial mast raked backwards or is it an optical illusion? The exterior colours look good, but the interior colour looks too brown. It could be a function of the light, but out of interest, what colour did you use?
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TopGun · Posted: Sat 24 May 2008 21:23 pm Post subject:

For the interior colour I used Games Workshop Camo Green.
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Brews · Posted: Sun 25 May 2008 02:06 am Post subject:

You might want to try something different in future:
Xtracrylic http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=XA1010
or
Xtracolour X11
or
Humbrol 78

are good matches.
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TopGun · Posted: Sun 25 May 2008 11:11 am Post subject:

I think it's just a trick of the light, because in the flesh it looks alot better
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Brews · Posted: Sun 25 May 2008 13:20 pm Post subject:

I don't doubt you. From the photos, it varied from something like Olive Drab to US Interior Green (on my monitor). I've often wondered whether the Azure blue or Mediterranean Blue would have been sprayed into the wheel wells or not. I built my last Mid-East Spitfire with wheels-up so I didn't have to worry about it:)
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TopGun · Posted: Fri 06 Jun 2008 20:54 pm Post subject:

I'm going to do another build for this GB. I'm either going to do my Heller 1/72 Spitfire Mk XVI (from the Airfix Spitfire 70th Anniversary set) or my 95th Rifleman, or maybe both. We'll see

TopGun · Posted: Sun 08 Jun 2008 22:59 pm Post subject:

I started and completed my Mk XVI today. Will upload the prgoress pics and take and upload the completed pics tomorrow

Brews · Posted: Mon 09 Jun 2008 02:28 am Post subject:

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TopGun · Posted: Mon 09 Jun 2008 09:54 am Post subject:

As promised here are the pics

And here's a pic of the finished build (more in gallery)

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