MikeC Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 (edited) Hot off the workbench - in fact, still on it in these pics - is Tamiya's Spitfire IX, supplemented with a Yahu instrument panel and Barracuda wheels, and with markings from Xtradecal. The aircraft depicted is serving with 73 Sqn RAF, based at Prkos, Yugoslavia, in April-May 1945. They were flying mainly ground-attack sorties at the time, hence the name "Bombfire". 73 Sqn was one of the very few units to wear pre-war-style unit markings during the war - after serving in the Battle of France and the Battle of Britain, in Hurricanes, they transferred to the Desert and revived the markings there. Anyway, on with the show - these are on the bench, I'll do some proper "beauty shots" later. Thanks for looking. Edited April 26, 2018 by MikeC mywifehatesmodels, Jan_G, MikeMaben and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Looks good, Mike! And definitely worthy of some better photos. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted August 31, 2017 Share Posted August 31, 2017 Very nice! Great to see a Spitfire with some less-than-usual markings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted September 4, 2017 Author Share Posted September 4, 2017 (edited) Hello again. Sorry for the delay, a busy weekend, including a minor re-arrangement of the modelling man-cave. I finally got around to a few more shots. I've tried to go for a heavily-used look, as evidenced by a couple of photos I found eg https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CDLyJGMWIAAkvAj.jpg and https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/73_Squadron_RAF_Spitfires_Prkos_Yugoslavia_1945_IWM_CNA_3525.jpg I wasn't convinced by the original chipping, and my opinion was confirmed by some constructive criticism received, so I had another go - I'm still not 100% happy with it, but it will do. On the other hand, I think the little bit of diluted Tamiya Smoke to simulate fuel overflow at the filler cap works reasonably well Thanks for looking, comments and constructive crits welcome. Edited April 26, 2018 by MikeC BiggTim and Bill Cross 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Cross Posted September 5, 2017 Share Posted September 5, 2017 Very nice work and understated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted September 23, 2017 Author Share Posted September 23, 2017 (edited) Thanks Kev, Gazzas & Bill. Edited September 23, 2017 by MikeC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted September 23, 2017 Share Posted September 23, 2017 Thanks for the better photos, Mike! I somehow I missed them when you first posted them. Kev MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben L. Hernandez Posted September 27, 2017 Share Posted September 27, 2017 Nice Spitfire, always liked these markings MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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