Bomarc Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Here’s an “oldie-moldie” of mine that I thought I’d share, lest anyone think I build only in paper. I built this in 1996. At the time, while I had a pretty good film camera (a Pentax 35mm SLR), my picture taking skills were sorely lacking. With the advances in digital photography of today, I decided to spend a rainy Saturday afternoon to give this old chestnut a proper shoot. After all, if you haven’t seen it yet, it’s new to *you*…. The base kit is the old 1/32nd scale Hasegawa Mk V Spitfire, converted to the Mk XIX standard using a resin conversion kit from a long defunct company called PPM (which also did an Mk XIV kit as well). I bought the Mk XIX resin kit (as well as the generic Swedish decal markings from “Flying Colors Aerodecal”) in 1995 from a then fledging hobby concern that would set up a table and sell its wares during the monthly IPMS meetings held in Northern Virginia (NOVA Modelers) at the time, called “Meteor Productions” (wonder what happen to them….hmmmm?). Cockpit, landing gear, and wheel wells were all scratch built. I used Waldron British instruments and Spitfire cockpit placards in the cockpit, and Swedish language stencils were concocted (that’s being kind!) using clear decal film and a laser copier. Looking back, among my many Spitfire “noobie” errors, Mk XIX’s sold to Sweden had the 4-spoke wheel rims (blame that one on PPM), the wheel wells (and I think the struts too) should have been in PRU Blue as the rest of plane, and I didn’t paint the pilot’s seat in that “bake-lite” color that I always hear about (hanging head in shame). I’m much better with P-51’s….. I’m just going to throw the “keepers” pics out here sans photoshoping. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomarc Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Some more..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomarc Posted February 5, 2011 Author Share Posted February 5, 2011 Last four.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Lovely build Mike! Always thought the XIX was the sharpest looking Griffon in the series. You have done a wonderful job with yours, especially in those unusual markings. The painted leading edges on the propeller blades is a nice touch, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Looks fantastic Mike, and no one's ever going to notice those 'errors' you spoke of. Looks like you're just as adept at plastic modelling as you are with paper. Kudos. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted February 5, 2011 Share Posted February 5, 2011 Wow man, you certainly know how to work with plastic too ... Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Very nice and unusually marked Spitfire! And I think the stencils turned out fine, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Well done! Cheers, Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Pratt Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 That was a killer job mate...killer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 An oldie maybe but a real goodie! Lovely crisp clean build. Nice scheme and paintjob. Really nice! Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomarc Posted February 7, 2011 Author Share Posted February 7, 2011 Thanks for the kind word guys, much appreciated! I couldn't help but notice that I didn't get all the dust off the model before I shot the pics (some of those legendary camera skills at work again!). That's probably 1996 dust on there, vintage stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomek Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 HA! Now I know a little about your dark past ... I don't have any qualification to comment on a plastic model, but I can enjoy it. Verrry nice, Mike! Pleasure to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Superb, lovely mark, lovely markings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwing Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Mike, Nice clean build and attention to the little stuff. Really a pretty piece of work...Now how about a Mustang G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomek Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Now how about a Mustang ... made of paper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now