cib2265 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I signed up to do the 45 day Group Build challenge at the SMCG on Facebook (blame Matt) and have entered Tamiya's 1/32 Spitfire VIII as my choice. This will be my 3rd 1/32 bird (I'm still in the throes of a Wingnut Wings Albatros and just completed a Tamiya P-51) and to make it "easy" (Hah!) this will be an all metal finish with no decals - all painted on markings. The RAAF operated a large aircraft depot during WW2 where it tested many aircraft types. This was one of them A58-303: Its been covered in Eduards impressive 1/48 RAAF offerings: Here's the kit and my Montex markings (they opine a black spinner, I'll go with red as Eduard reckons) And heres the cockpit and fuselage halves ready to prime: The pilot is out of the box, but I used a Hasegawa head and oxygen hose for a bit more of a pose: He's just sitting there, not glued, I will prime and paint separately. The build so far has been flawless - I gave up dry fitting things and just glued blind because all the parts fit perfectly. I wish all kits were like this! Prime this afternoon using green Stynlrez to replicate the interior green, got to get on with this - only 42 days to go! Cheers Chris BloorwestSiR, Jeff, mpk and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Cool! mpk and cib2265 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Tamiya's game is just so much higher than anything else out there. Looks epic. mpk and Jeff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale32 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 I'll be keeping an eye on this! Get crack'n. Cheers Bevan mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Nice start Chris! Keep em coming! mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyman1 Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Nice start mate this one to watch. Guy mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Can't wait to see more. You might find the Tamiya Spitfires are highly addictive. I've done give so far and have three on the go at the moment. Carl mpk and cib2265 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cib2265 Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 Can't wait to see more. You might find the Tamiya Spitfires are highly addictive. I've done give so far and have three on the go at the moment. Carl I can see what you mean Carl! I have all of them in the stash, plus another VIII that I'm going to modify into a Mk XII - my favourite mark - I was given a Grey Matters Conversion set so this VIII build is a "test run" more or less. Planning a Beer Spit for my IX and a civilian/Reno Racer for my XVI... But next off the run will be a Corsair, dying to do one in 1/32! mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) I signed up to do the 45 day Group Build challenge at the SMCG on Facebook (blame Matt) and have entered Tamiya's 1/32 Spitfire VIII as my choice. This will be my 3rd 1/32 bird (I'm still in the throes of a Wingnut Wings Albatros and just completed a Tamiya P-51) and to make it "easy" (Hah!) this will be an all metal finish with no decals - all painted on markings. The RAAF operated a large aircraft depot during WW2 where it tested many aircraft types. This was one of them A58-303: Its been covered in Eduards impressive 1/48 RAAF offerings: Here's the kit and my Montex markings (they opine a black spinner, I'll go with red as Eduard reckons) And heres the cockpit and fuselage halves ready to prime: The pilot is out of the box, but I used a Hasegawa head and oxygen hose for a bit more of a pose: He's just sitting there, not glued, I will prime and paint separately. The build so far has been flawless - I gave up dry fitting things and just glued blind because all the parts fit perfectly. I wish all kits were like this! Prime this afternoon using green Stynlrez to replicate the interior green, got to get on with this - only 42 days to go! Cheers Chris About an hour ago I was wondering why all I see are IXs and no VIIIs. Obviously I'm not looking hard enough. Er yeah, FOLLOW! Cheers mate, when I'm good enough my VIII's gonna be RAAF as well. I'd never heard of Stynylrez before. Thanks for mentioning it. Edited February 19, 2017 by mpk cib2265 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cib2265 Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 Gday Dale - yeah the Stynlrez is great stuff, I get it from The Combat Company. With a friend of mine we've been experimenting using it as a base coat for many things (particularly the red/orange and grey/white/black mixes for doing ships, but also armor and aircraft).Luckily, the olive green is a near match for RAF interior green: This is just straight primer, then added some enamel washes without using any future/clear coats - the Stynlrez finishes nice and satin, so any washes flow nicely: Excuse the crappy photo - I just need to add some dirt pigment and chipping before I assemble: And the pilot is almost ready to go, primed in white Stynlrez, which I find ideal for painting figures - just needs a few pinholes filled at the arms. I love the sh%t eating grin on this Hasegawa head! I got the engine bay done the other night too, straight assembly only, as I'm building the cowls closed, will take more pictures later, will do the wings next. Whitey, mpk, Guyman1 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Awesome mate. I'll look into The Combat Company right away. Never heard of them either. Thanks mate. Dale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cib2265 Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 Time for an update! Here's the pilot smiling and happy:Thats a Hasegawa pilot head and mask from their 1/32 P-47 kit. I used the top half of the Tamiya photoetch seatbelts as the kit pilot has a molded on Sutton harness:Engine built - this is the bare minimum you need for the cowlings to fit:Again, this is straight olive green Stnylrez with enamel washes, no other paints: Whitey and Shaka HI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cib2265 Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 And the airframe is together: Pilot is happy - why? Because he's in a Spitfire!Final assembly with seams checked with Mr Surfacer 1500. I dont like the way the cowlings attach, I would build the entire engine next time (cylinder blocks at least)Now, because this will be a natural metal finish, I wanted a test mule to try out various effects. So why not something cool? Revell's ancient 1/72 SR-71:Inflight of course, because, well, its a plane, not a car:Threw the cockpit together, you're not going to see much anyway:As i said, inflight = better....but I might need a bigger base:Primed up ready to go into test mode. Fit on this ancient mold is....average. I didnt spend much time filling seams, just threw it together over a night or two. I might video the experiments and put on my youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/nickmakwellCheers, thanks for looking. Need to get a wriggle on, only 15 days left! This build is in preparation really for my Mk XII conversion and of course doing natural metal finish...I'm heartened that apart from my poor assembly skills, it goes together well so should be a good base for that. Shawn M, Whitey and MikeMaben 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 You have guts!!! I have to get myself a Tamiya Spit. cib2265 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guyman1 Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 He looks great mate and your right he does have S...,T eating grin. Guy cib2265 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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