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Spitfire MK.IXc "Skalski's Circus" Tamiya 1/32


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Hello everyone , I present my latest work : Spitfire MK.IXc belonging to145 SQUADRON RAF on the Tunisian Goubrine airbase during April 1943 , piloted from Ace Polish Stanislaw Skalski .
The kit is Tamiya 60319 , " seasoned" with aftermarket various resins Barracuda cast for tires and various parts of the cabin , and Eduard photoetched.
The coloring was done by free hand with acrylics Xtracrylics , as my habit I tried to minimize the use of decals , replacing them , where possible , with masking . For the weathering I tried different filters of the True Earth.
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That's a beautiful build, Ivan! Wonderfully painted and weathered. The pre-shading is just a little bit too prominent for me, but it still looks fantastic. May I publish it on the website?

 

Kev

Yes, sure.

Thanks for compliment and your opinion.

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Looks great, good job that man!

 

The tropical finish looks better than the rather drab European camouflage to my eyes, whilst the subtle weathering is spot on.

 

Did you polish the canopy? It looks very convincing.

 

I used tamiya compound and I set the piece in wax future...
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@Phoenix question about the hub caps. After my knowledge Barracuda do not have wheels for desert use - with wheels hub discs? Which kind pf wheel you were using here?

Hi, I used the set 32006 , sincerely I do not know if it is 100% correct : photos of this model are few and far apart. I trusted indications of Tamiya.

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