Sparzanza Posted October 19, 2013 Author Share Posted October 19, 2013 Righto! Updates. I started ever so slightly with the painting of the pilot. He had lots of flash to sand down, and the fit of his halves were bad.. so had to use filler. Urf. Cockpit walls and their details has recieved a coat of Humbrol 78 (RAF cockpit green), given a wash (Humbrol 33 + a lot of lacknafta), and I've used artistic license to paint various levers and odd-looking contraptions found all around the cockpit. I then proceeded to drybrush some Humbrol 11 at various places where I figured the wear would appear. Artistic license has been used on the engine as well since I can't tell what's pipes and what's cables, and had no luck Googling pictures of it. so meh. The oxygen tanks still need a little detail painting, and the exhausts needs a wash.. but in the meantime, here's some pictures: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Nice work mate. I do believe your photographs are improving too! Kev Sparzanza 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparzanza Posted October 19, 2013 Author Share Posted October 19, 2013 Nice work mate. I do believe your photographs are improving too! Kev Thankoo! Doing my best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 Nice paint job Sparzanza! HÃ¥kan Sparzanza 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparzanza Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 Tackar ödmjukast, Håkan! I've now given the exhausts a dark wash, but I wasn't pleased with how they turned out. So I dug through some of my reference pictures and found one showing that the exhausts had gone white in places. I figured it'd be a nice challenge trying to achieve that on mine! Except it wasn't. A little drybrushing with Humbrol 34 and that's it. Oh well. The pictures don't do it justice; it looks a lot better in person. I also added a coat of Humbrol 35 gloss clear to the yellow tube thing in the cockpit, it just looked as though it was a glossy thing to me... and I finished painting the oxygen tanks. I've also painted the engine compartment + firewall with two coats of Humbrol 78 (takes ages to dry for some reason, same with Humbrol 113 for the exhausts), and I'm in the process of some detail painting of the firewall. When that's done I will tuck the engine in place first, since that'll be the absolute hardest part due to me gluing the exhausts on before joining the fuselage halves... and they don't really fit through the thingie. Pictures: Mal_Belford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Sparz Super work on the exhausts; they sure are looking good. Nice work on the IP, as it's always the centerpiece of the front ofcie. Keep 'em coming :popcorn: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted October 21, 2013 Share Posted October 21, 2013 Great looking exhaust pipes there, also good looking weathering, yes agree that your photographing have been improved alot /Mal Sparzanza 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparzanza Posted October 21, 2013 Author Share Posted October 21, 2013 Thank you gentlemen! Here's some more updates. I wasn't very hopeful about fitting the engine in place since the exhausts were glued on before the fuselage halves were joined.. and they don't fit too well through the engine framing if squeezed in backwards. But after a little muscle and violence they simply clicked into place. ---> o_O my reaction. It sits so nicely in fact that I can't get it out again ... haha. I also did some detail painting on the pilot, including adding a moustache. It's a must for every Spitfire pilot. Hah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparzanza Posted October 22, 2013 Author Share Posted October 22, 2013 It'll be time to join the fuselage halves soon, all I need to do is finish painting the left engine bearer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparzanza Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 The fuselage halves went together with no drama whatsoever. In fact, the back of the fuselage didn't even need any filler! Although there was an edge between them instead, albeit very minor, that I sanded down with coarse and then medium grit sandpaper. After a few touchups I will run it over with a fine grit. I also learned that the panel lines sanded away can be rescribed with a needle, which is what I intend to do afterwards. I can't get the rivets back though... The front of the fuselage didn't fit as well as the back, but nothing a little filler can't fix after running it over with some coarse grit sandpaper. I'm curious though.. that hole in front of the canopy, right behind the engine cowling .. isn't that supposed to have a, like.. cork? Because I can't fill or sand the gap in there. I'd like to fill it all together but yeah. I'd appreciate any replies regarding this matter. Here's some pictures: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Looking great! Nice progress Sparzanza! HÃ¥kan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparzanza Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 Tackar HÃ¥kan. After sanding the filler smooth, and finishing sanding the rest of the fuselage, I used Humbrol 140 (medium grey) as a kind of primer to determine whether there were any additional seams or irregularities to sort out. It seems like I did a good job on the first go as I can't find anything to improve, other than somehow finding a fuel tank cap. I also did a test fit of the main engine cowling and it fit rather snugly. Good, good. I'm about to start working on the wings. Pics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Great work Now the rest..... i like this progress Sparzanza 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparzanza Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 Great work Now the rest..... i like this progress Haha! Well you know what they say... "Tamiya cement leads to building, building leads to painting, painting - leads to decaling!" Mal_Belford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparzanza Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 I've glued the ammo hatches in place underneath the wings now as well, and started working on the landing gear. I took some pictures to compare an untreated gear with a treated one. This kit is riddled with flash, it's on every-single-piece. I'm not joking. My fingers got tired eventually and I need a break now ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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