Warbird Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 (edited) Hello, I'm back with the well known Tamiya big Spit. This will be mostly an out of the box build except some Barracuda resin goodies and few other stuff. Decoration is still to be determined but I will probably go for a desert camo scheme. For a change I started with the engine. No detailing planned here since the cowling panels will be displayed closed (and possibly glued). Once assembled (it child's play) I applied a coat of a 1:1 mix of Tamiya Nato black and semi-gloss back. The idea is to get a scale black. Then I sprayed a coat of Future to obtain the typical satin finish of the Merlin engines. The next step consisted in highlighting details with Vallejo metallic paint (Model Air Aluminium matt) using a fine brush. A black wash was then applied and some edges were highlighted using a graphite pencil. The engine was then treated with a light AK Interactive wash to simulate some accumulation of sand/dirt. Oil staining was added using a small piece of sponge dipped into AK Interactive's fuel stains and scratches were created using Vallejo metallic paint also with a tiny piece of sponge. Edited December 30, 2014 by Warbird Bill Cross, mark31, Sparzanza and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted August 9, 2014 Share Posted August 9, 2014 Gorgeous work so far! Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Very, very nice !........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DesertRat Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Really nice so far, looking forward to seeing this progress. I have the same kit as my next project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 One good looking Merlin, so why not leave just one panel off rather close her up? Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Nice start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbird Posted September 24, 2014 Author Share Posted September 24, 2014 Hello, Some progresses around the engine. Good fit so far but not so easy to get a perfect alignment. I used the Gunzer laquer (ref 364 within the specific interior color set) to match the grey-green and weathered with the products you can see on the first picture using my airbrush, a brush and a tiny sponge. A quick dry fit of the cowling panels revealed future headaches to get perfect alignment, I'll see that later... A+ LSP_Paul, Bill Cross, Iain and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 wooow nice work on that engine. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warbird Posted October 7, 2014 Author Share Posted October 7, 2014 Hello, The cockpit is near completion. Some scratchbuilding and a few Barracuda items make a nice rendering. Uncarina, Bill Cross, misha71 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Looks great !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuky76 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Fantastic painting and very fine chiping :-) Goooood job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbk57 Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I have built two of these and your engine compartment work is stunning. I would suggest though that when you get everything together that those cowling panels will work better than you think. Everything I see in your build suggests that you have it together right and there are tabs at the front and back of each cowling piece. When you add the exhausts and fit the cowlings around them you then slide the spinner and prop on and it all fits together unbelievably well. You then should have the option of removing the cowlings when you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaxos345 Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Excellent work so far sir!! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Super work on the front office and the Big Merlin. Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Terrific work, and especially nice detail painting. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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