Whitey Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Here is my recently completed Tamiya 1/32 scale Spitfire MkVIII representing Temora Aviation Museum's magnificent aircraft. I thought that this was a good way to present a clean aircraft rather than a wartime aircraft. Overall a sensational model to build but I still added some extra details in the cockpit, resin wheels and cockpit door come from Barracuda Studios. I only left the port side cowl off so that you can see the complete aircraft from the other. Lots of photo references used and special thanks to Motty and his fantastic photo resource. Brett Green's book was also helpful. I left the wartime "kill" marking on because I liked them. They are not present on Temora's aircraft. Modelmaster paints were sprayed with the gloss coats brush painted using Long Life floor polish with the final gloss coat from an old bottle of Future, that I generally only use for canopies. The kit decals were very fragile and the carrier film between the ID letters silvered badly so I used a new blade and cut the offending pieces off the model, which worked well. Photos with my Canon 7D, speedlite and a bed sheet as background. I used a piece of silver foil placed on top of the flash to diffuse some of the shadows. It looks good on my shelf and I hope my pics inspire you guys to build one too. Bozzaroo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) Fantastic build mate, and nice photography too. Oh, and welcome aboard! Oh, by the way, I fixed the typo in your topic title. Kev Edited February 1, 2012 by LSP_Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Pratt Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Deception Bay???...great build Whitey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Looks great. Very well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripaman Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Man that does look good, very nice Whitey. Regards Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCote Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Very, very nice build! Best, Jean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 OOOO, I like ! Very well done, mate......Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoogsATX Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Very nice! Build the VIII last summer and loved it. Simply a phenomenal kit. For what it's worth, I had the same issues with the kit decals...fortunately I used Barracudacals for 90% of the markings... Photos with my Canon 7D, speedlite and a bed sheet as background. I used a piece of silver foil placed on top of the flash to diffuse some of the shadows. Have you ever tried putting a coffee filter on top of the flash? I've never found a better diffuser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted February 1, 2012 Author Share Posted February 1, 2012 Very nice! Build the VIII last summer and loved it. Simply a phenomenal kit. For what it's worth, I had the same issues with the kit decals...fortunately I used Barracudacals for 90% of the markings... Have you ever tried putting a coffee filter on top of the flash? I've never found a better diffuser. No I haven't, I'll give it a try. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Very nice, always had a soft spot for those marking since I got the Frog kit many, many moons ago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Very nice mate and welcome to LSP... Will we see it at the club? Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Gorgeous build and the Spit is a knockout! :thumbsup: Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 Very nice mate and welcome to LSP... Will we see it at the club? Eric Thanks Eric, I'm planning to be there with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Most cool! I love SEAC/RAAF stuff! One of these days, I'm going to build my VIII but use one of the Far East schemes here: http://barracudacals.com/proddetail.php?prod=BC32008 Very inspiring work! Cheers, Tim W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 The Grey Nurse is one of my favorites. Love it! Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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