Totalize Posted July 8, 2017 Author Share Posted July 8, 2017 (edited) Just finished the final painting of the fuselage but don't have any pictures as yet. While I was going back and forth waiting for either the RAF Dark Green or Dark Earth to dry/cure before spraying the alternating color I decided to get the Rotol Pro done up. Here's the results, the Spinner for this particular Spitfire II was done in Sky Blue and it also had a Sky blue band on the the rear fuselage.It was from No. 41 Squadron RAF that had some Canadian pilots in its ranks.My Spitfire is going to represent a late spring early summer 1941 MKII. Props were done in Lacquer paint while the Spinner was done in LifeColor Sky blue. Frankly, I like the LifeColor paints. For acrylics they give nice coverage if mixed properly, similar to the Gunze acryls. Sorry for the different hues of blue in the background. Taken with my Iphone at different heights. Looks like its a bit better to take them farther away and crop. The second picture was done this way. Edited July 8, 2017 by Totalize dennismcc, Shaka HI, MikeC and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Nice work Dave - I hope that mine eventually turns out as nice as yours! Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Yeah, good stuff. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 Wow! That's some really crisp camo work, well done. Prop looks great too. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totalize Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share Posted July 18, 2017 Hi Guys, Back with another update. Well in talking with a few Spitfire aficionados I learned that the X-tra Decal suggestions of Sky Blue for the spinner and tail band for this unit's is probably not correct. So, I mad a quick adjustment and painted the spinner is the standard Sky-S which was the factory colour at the time. Everything is just base coated for now, no weathering. MikeMaben, Shaka HI, sandokan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totalize Posted July 18, 2017 Author Share Posted July 18, 2017 Fuselage Camo now complete. I am hoping you guys can see some of the colour variation in the camo. I lightened the paints for main coat as the weathering is going to darken it a bit. TorbenD, Shaka HI, sandokan and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Nice work, I wish DoC still made that spinner. It's perfect for a Mk I Hurricane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totalize Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 Nice work, I wish DoC still made that spinner. It's perfect for a Mk I Hurricane. Really?They don't make it anymore? Too bad. It's a nice prop and a great price compared to the other resin versions out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totalize Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 (edited) Discovered a problem with the rudder after it was painted and glued to the tail. Don't know what Revell was thinking here but damn. Here's what I am talking about. Period photo of a Spitfire. Note the lack of any tab on the tail section. The kit part and my initial fix with a piece of sprue from one of the sprue trees in the kit. Next I will fill, sand, shape and prime before re-painting. Stay tuned. Edited August 22, 2017 by Totalize Kagemusha and sandokan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totalize Posted August 22, 2017 Author Share Posted August 22, 2017 (edited) With the dog days of summer upon us things have been moving slow. However, I completed the rudder and have began working on the exhausts. Here's a couple of shots of the rudder re-done. Edited August 22, 2017 by Totalize Shaka HI, Kais, LSP_Kevin and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totalize Posted November 18, 2017 Author Share Posted November 18, 2017 (edited) Hi Guys, Back with another update. Sorry it took so long. A thing called life seemed to have creeped its way into my bench time. Oh well. Anyway, I have been working on the landing gear and now have gotten to the point where I am pleased enough with them to add them to the build. The gear legs are White metal which I used in place of the kits ones as I buggered those up. They are the SAC parts which are more of less carbon copies of the kit parts but in white metal. The wheels are from Barracuda studios. You will notice the break lines are slightly below the base of the landing gear cover. I wasn't sure how these were positioned but after looking at a number of references both period and of restored Spits they typically have this break line just slightly below the landing gear cover so I bent the copper wire I used to replicate that. I used stretched sprue for the break lines above the brass hydraulic connector. Edited November 18, 2017 by Totalize MikeC, dennismcc and sandokan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totalize Posted December 19, 2017 Author Share Posted December 19, 2017 (edited) Okay, here's another update. Getting the markings on. So, I chose to depict an RAF 41 Squadron MKII EB-J, P8044 in the spring/summer 1941. I used Maketar masks for the roundels and stuck with decals everywhere else. As I understand this a/c was donated to 41 squadron by the 1st Canadian Infantry Division hence the markings on the side. It does not represent a pilot's particular aircraft so I took the liberty of adding 4 kill markings in the style that was often seen on 41 Squadron aircraft i.e Erick Lock (top scoring ace in the BOB) and others in the squadron. One thing I forgot to mention is that I removed the Barracuda Studios resin ailerons which I had initially put on. These are the fabric type and were more commonly seen on the MKI's. MKII's typically (but not all as I understand) had the newer metal ailerons. The kit parts are the metal type and so more correct. The canopy glass pieces are just dry fitted in the pictures. The masks are excellent best I have used but I am doubtful they can be used many times over as Maketar claims. A few times yes but many certainly not in my case. Perhaps I am just to clumsy. Red Circles. Added the IFF anchors on the edges of the stabilizers using rod and plastic card as well as removing the antenna cone. By this time MKIIa's had the TR1133 radio on board in which the complete antenna was housed in the mast. So no need for an antenna wire from the mast to the tail.I just clipped off the cone and added a triangular piece of plastic card as some MKII's retained this attachment on the rudder even after the new radio was installed at the factory. Edited December 19, 2017 by Totalize MikeC, R Palimaka, Gazzas and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Looks great, I'm a big fan of painted on markings and you certainly nailed those. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted December 20, 2017 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Great looking Spit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totalize Posted December 24, 2017 Author Share Posted December 24, 2017 Thanks all, More to come shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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