Big Tony Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 (edited) Hiya Folks, Here is the brand new 1/32nd scale Revell Spitfire Mk.IX which I have converted into a Spitfire Mk.VIII, A58-517, UP-F flown by Flying Officer Norm Turnball of 79 Sqn RAAF from Morotai, S. Pacific during April 1945. This kit has been getting a bit of a pasting from some parts of the hobby yet I was really happy with it! OK there were gaps in the wing root which needed to be filled using plastic shims, the cockpit was missing the armour plate from behind the pilots seat and the padded head rest needed to be removed from the armour behind the pilots head,..... but hey, that is modelling and for £30 I`m not grumbling! To convert this model into a Mk.VIII I shortened the kit ailerons, added a grey matter resins retractable tail wheel, made a bulge for the forward right hand cowling from scrap plastic and then bought a Barracuda resin seat, entrance door and RAAF style treaded tyres. To finish off the decals also came from Barracuda and here is the WIP on Britmodeller in case anybody is interested; http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235019461-started-pics-a-bit-latenew-132nd-revell-spitfire-mkix-converted-into-a-mkviii/ Finally,.....here s the finished model; Sorry if there are too many pics! As usual the model was brush painted and I`m quite pleased with the way it came out, I finally have a big Aussie Spit in my collection! Cheers Tony PS,.....Ooops,.....forgot to drill the downward i/d light in the rear fuselage! I filled in the Mk.IX type under the belly but have just realised that I had meant to drill a new one. I decided to leave the downward i/d lights under the wings as later Mk.VIII`s had these deleted. Edit,....in case you were wondering about the white paint missing from the tailplane, this was worn away by the ground crew sitting on the tail while the engine was ground run, the original RAF fin stripes were also visible on the fin where the white was worn away. Here is a photo of the tail of the real aircraft; . Edit again; Last night I drilled out the hole in the rear fuselage for the downward i/d light and glazed it with crystal clear; I also noticed that the scribed detail for the wing tanks did not show up on the pics so I have added a bit of silver chipping to make them more obvious; And finally,....to give the model a bit of scale,.....here it is with a 1/48th and 1/72nd scale pit; Cheers Tony Quote Edit Go to top Edited just now by tonyot Edited June 28, 2017 by Big Tony Sammy, Nic C.D., BradG and 26 others 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miloslav1956 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Big Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Oh my, that's nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnq Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 You did excellent painting job with brush. I like it. Shaka HI and Big Tony 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Interesting weathering, but I like it. Good job !!......Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Wait..this was brush painted? Respect meter went up a magnitude.... Big Tony and Leaning_Dog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cib2265 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Mmm. Might have to take back what I said about the kit - great result! Looks like a VIII to me (about to finish the Tamiya one myself) And good weathering and use of references too Big Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 That is just awesome, Tony! Well up to your usual impeccable standards. I hope one day you'll grace us with one of your WiP builds. May I publish it on the website? Kev Big Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Southern Bandit Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Superb Tony, looking forward to starting mine now. Big Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Tony Posted April 11, 2017 Author Share Posted April 11, 2017 That is just awesome, Tony! Well up to your usual impeccable standards. I hope one day you'll grace us with one of your WiP builds. May I publish it on the website? Kev Thanks Kev,....yes please feel free to use the pics etc. Most of my WIP`s are a bit haphazard and twist and turn as I go along and I fear that I`ll bore many of the excellent modellers here on LSP. This one started out a bit late in response to requests for pics of what I was building on my own at home. Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaced Marine Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 I'm sold! Big Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kais Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Big Tony, That's impressive.Well done that man!The carb air intake looks a little blunt, molded that way or missing it's lip? Salute! Big Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Very fine build Tony. I am working on one too and it's a lot of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Wow. Well done Tony. Love the scheme you picked out too. Troy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 great finish Tony! looks superb jan Big Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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