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And I know, since the journey around the world, there has been some changes to the 'Silver Spitfire'. The Auxiliary Fuel Tank has been removed, the Antenna/Gps has been replaced with the original Antenna. I don't know why but the rudder has also been replaced? Cheers: Kent

Thank you, I am very pleased with effect. I think it's the best approach using foil. I wanted to give the surface some texture and the foil certainly helps, if you don't want to go full 'oil canning'. Cheers: Kent

Preview of the finished 'Silver Spitfire' build... It's actually very difficult to photograph the model because of the many reflections, so I've tried photographing it inside a display cabinet Cheers: Kent

Almost there... Thanks for the encouraging comments. Cheers: Kent

OK, I will give it a go Aircraft that will never get 'kittet' in 1/32 scale.. Lockheed Electra Dornier Do 17 'Wal' Sikorsky S-38 And the list goes on and on.... See what I'm doing here? Although all famous aircraft, they aren't wartime planes and therefore they will never get 'kittet'... What I will never understand, is why we haven't got a Sikorsky SH-3/S-61 Sea King in 1/35-1/32 scale? Cheers: Kent

Parts coming together... Still working on getting the polishing/scratches right... Cheers: Kent

It's self adhesive aluminium... Cheers: Kent

Update on the 'foiling' The majority of the foil is mounted. Still some ways to make the details of the surfaces look right. It's almost 'therapeutic' and it's my first 'foiled' model and it won't be the last... Cheers: Kent

First tests with foil... I did some initial testing with chrome paint, but decided to go for the aluminum foil. It's a lot of work, but I think it's going to pay off in the end. The shininess isn't too much, it has scratches and ripples, the rivets are barely visible as on the original aircraft. Overall the Foil adds to the 'illusion' of the aluminum surfaces. There will be some imperfections, but overall I'm satisfied with the result. Cheers: Kent

Interior almost finished... Cheers: Kent

Progress... Working on some of the oddities of the Silver Spitfire.. IPad instead of Gunsight Cheers: Kent

Just to prove that in fact I've started working on the Spitfire.. Cheers: Kent

Let's see in which direction it's going to go, I've been experimenting with chrome paint and foil...

I'm trying to revive this build for the LSP Silver Jubilee... Since I was working on this project, I was pleased to learn that the 'Silver Spitfire' has been based, of all places, at Billund Airport in Denmark! And the only testpilot we have in Denmark is flying The Silver Spitfire at Airshows both here and abroad. Cheers: Kent