Kendzior Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Hi All My Ki-43s stalled for a moment - just not enough time for hobby, especially airbrushing in the interior (I need at least 2-3 peaceful hours for each session, but it is hard to find even one), therefore I'm slowly progressing other projects, which do not require any airbrush work. Hope will be able to come back to this next week. So, in the meantime, I decided to restart Revell's Spitfire Mk. 22, which I started around a year ago, but gave up temporarily due to its poor fit and lack of detail - and the most important, lack of idea, how to paint it. This time it is most of all an exercise in riveting (using RB tool and must say it is fun) - doing this for the very first time, so didn't want to spoil any better or more expensive kit... Anyway, going to add here some more details from the scratch: upgrade wheel wells and gear covers, add formation lights - this is really a vintage kit and it shows. In the end I hope to get a result, which will look nice in the second row on my shelf in Southern Rhodesian markings. That's how it looks like now: filed almost smooth, riveted, with some new panel lines (and some more to be scribed on), new position lights, drilled out exhaust stacks, upgraded cockpit.... Feel free to comment and stay tuned. Best regards Hubert mpk, Shaka HI, MikeMaben and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Hubert Nice to see the Spitfire back on the bench and under way in the paint shop. Keep 'em comiog Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Looks mighty fine to me but then I'm biassed as far as Spitfires are concerned. Cheers Dennis MikeC, mpk and Kendzior 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Hubert .. IMPRESSIVEN work already. That is a very good start to your Spitfire. Please update soon... Itching to see more. Dennis , your spitfire is looking good too. Thank you Maru Cheers Dennis MikeC, mpk and Kendzior 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 that looks fantastic - I would like to try this kit one day as I have a real soft spot for late Spits great job & can't wait to see this unfold.. Peter Harold, MikeC, mpk and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollieholmes Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Looking really nice so far. Ive got this kit lurking in the stash along with the iconair cowling set and the Xtradecal sheet. Kendzior, MikeC and mpk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendzior Posted January 26, 2017 Author Share Posted January 26, 2017 Thanks, Gents. This kit is a challenge, something really close to older short-run standards, so lot of patience required. The worst thing is that most of the panel lines out of box are SF, but correcting all these faults is not my plan - it is just intended to look fine from 1 meter distance, it will be ... 32 meters in reality ..., that's all. Yesterday the postman delivered new templates from Hasegawa, so I have just started to scribe missing circles and oblongs. Update soon, so stay tuned Best regards Hubert MikeC and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miloslav1956 Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Very nice and big inspiration for me. Kendzior and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 If you hadn't mentioned it in your header I would have thought it's a new kit on the market you're showing. Hats off !!!! Lothar mpk, Kendzior and R Palimaka 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 I agree with Lothar! Beautiful impressive work! You've made it look like a new state-of-the-art kit. My next project is to convert this kit to a Seafire 47, and you have given me lots of ideas and inspiration. I will definitely be following your work here. Richard mpk and Kendzior 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendzior Posted January 26, 2017 Author Share Posted January 26, 2017 I agree with Lothar! Beautiful impressive work! You've made it look like a new state-of-the-art kit. My next project is to convert this kit to a Seafire 47, and you have given me lots of ideas and inspiration. I will definitely be following your work here. Richard Oh yes, I'm thinking about Seafire 47 too, but I'd rather go with Tamiya's kit. Look here: http://www.geocities.jp/yoyuso/spit47/spit47e-3.html Thanks for your nice comments! Best regards Hubert mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendzior Posted January 27, 2017 Author Share Posted January 27, 2017 Hi, Mates, Yesterday I managed to scribe some circles and oblongs. Viewed up close you can see that it is not perfect, but do not demand much Started also to drill holes for fasteners of the engine and oil tank covers. The idea is to insert into these holes flat slices made of plastic rod (0,8 mm), so that it will not be just a hole or protruding "pimple" (as proposed by Revell/Matchbox), but something more or less similar to actual fasteners. Will see. Best regards Hubert Anthony in NZ, mpk, R Palimaka and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 Terrific work, Hubert! The rivetting really does transform that old Matchbox clunker. Kev Kendzior and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted January 27, 2017 Share Posted January 27, 2017 This is coming together beautifully.the brass 20 mm are a nice choice and will look perfect. mpk, Nanook and Kendzior 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendzior Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 Hi, All Thanks for your nice comments Having came back from my short winter holidays, yesterday I begun to add details in the wheel wells - just to avoid empty holes effect. Of course, this is not the end. I'm fully aware, that this will never look perfect (I glued the wings' halves together too early), but hope it will anyway be better, than out of box. Best regards Hubert mpk, DougN, Wurzacher and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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