Thunderbolt

Tom, what was the difference between the relish and kit nose? Since the Relish correction is no longer available, I am now wondering what it would take to correct the supplied kit nose. As well as turret, if you don't mind sharing. Thanks, TB

Hi all, Up until a few days ago, this highly useful link worked: https://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2004/11/stuff_eng_fw190_01.htm any thoughts appreciated thx

Ah, so when these kits I’m watching disappear suddenly, I know who it is!!

hard to know if they were removed or never installed in the first place... nevertheless this is one of my favorite a/c and this picture is an excellent find

amazing work. how do you find all these kits that are now out of production?

Yes just as well the photos above were likely taken before D-Day given his heavy RAF shearling jacket. So the question concerning the very dark shade near the roundel remains pertinent. I may just use a darker shade of RAF DG in that area....

I guess I was implying a delay in application since there would have been only a week to do it. Thoughts?

It's interesting to note that the invasion stripes were ordered for fighters on June 4 1944. This fighter was lost on June 12th 1944. It probably never had the stripes in the first place? Certainly, it did not go through through the process of stripe application and removal/cover-up as other fighters did.

Right. This was exactly my confusion when making this model. I’ve sanded and filled the stub area.

Great discussion, gents! I had found this website as a source months ago; it’s where I sourced my pictures from. https://www.absa3945.com/Pertes Bretagne/Cotes Armor/12 juin 44/moffat_wilson-GB.htm

Can’t wait! Thank you

Interesting. Could you show us what the chisels look like and describe the technique a bit more?

How did you produce all those scratches?! Incredible work.

Haha, will do! I will fix the title shortly. No offense intended that I knew, but the protruding cannon fairing doesn’t look like that early MkV cannon fairing so they must have put later fairings on earlier wings? Mike, Thank you for your great points all around! The tone of the prop sealant, if it is sealant, appears to have a hue that matches the tape over the guns and I’m thinking it could be a reddish color. Will render the ice/snow block in black. Regarding the invasion stripes, was there a point during which they would have been painted over? I would have thought the stripes would have been beneficial to keep until the very end of the war. Was the goal to completely cover them such that the darker green overpaint would extend all the way around the bottom where the medium sea grey was originally applied? Or was some version of MSG applied by hand to the underside as well to cover the stripes? feeling much closer already to having a painting plan thanks to you guys. Thanks a lot TB

I am now wondering, did this aircraft, have the later tall tail or the standard tail? Most of the renderings of this A/c I've seen have shown the latter.

Thank you Dennis. In the photo, even the wooden plug is missing, which is why I'm a bit mystified. Looks like a Mk. V wing.

I used the pilot supplied in the kit overlaying RB Productions Sutton harness, painting with Tamiya acrylics as directed in the instructions. Im not much of a figure painter but was happy with the result. The cockpit came together nicely. I used the barracuda interior bits below + placards. Airscale stencils were placed on each IP dial per references and copiously toned down with an airbrushing of Tamiya smoke. RAF cockpit green is my own mix. Here is the project at the initial phase of completion with the cockpit and airframe completed.

Hello all, My best friend is 33 and has been a particular enthusiast of the Spitfire IX most of his life. I chose to build for him, as a gift, the IXc SK + N "Ducky" flown by Donald Moffat-Wilson as I had stumbled upon the Montex masks for this a/c and was interested in painting my own markings. He requested the model be built in flight with a pilot. A few photos exist of this a/c, included below. A few of the details are unclear to me and I would be grateful for clarification on them from members of this group who know more about WW2 Spitfires than I do. This first photo shows the pilot standing underneath the propeller of his a/c. The spinner's tip and base are painted an unknown color that I have presumed would be red. The fore rim of the supercharger scoop in front of the drop tank appears to be painted this same color as well. Does anyone know if a particular unit adopted this scheme with red maybe or another color? Second, the guns do not have the bump lateral to them in the photo so I deleted those on my kit. I otherwise used the "standard" barrels. Is this correct? This second photo show's the pilot in the cockpit of his A/C. The SK appears painted over former markings, though the background color doesn't seem to correspond to any known letters. The shade underneath the roundel is much darker than the RAF dark green seen to the left of the photo, yet, it is not in the position I would expect for a black portion of an invasion stripe. Does anyone have insight on what color the very dark portion underneath the roundel is and what the story may have been behind it? Many thanks for your input. TB `

very interesting!

Eagle's main advantage is the provision of the canopy rails. The hood over the IP is an excellent upgrade as well. I feel mixed about the rest.

Wonderful build! Question: which landing gear did you use?

With Japo saying mimetall Doras had a wing base coat of 81 and EE stating 75 was used, amongst many other things?

thanks John - wish i had those books!

Thanks, I thought it was that a/c, but it isn’t.

You’re right. It isn’t 500570. Doesn’t seem to be < o + - either: https://youtu.be/cYEGhCq3TBg