MikeC Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 I went to Duxford recently to see the now-finished "Evolution of the Spitfire" exhibition, stroll up to the American hangar, and generally soak up the atmosphere. I finished in the gift shop, and as one does I left with some plastic, an Airfix Spitfire Ia in 1/72. It was a bit of a challenge as I don't think I've built a 1/72 Spitfire since about 1995, but I thought I'd do it completely out of the box with no additions and the kit marking for an aircraft of 92 Sqn in May 1940, just before the Battle of Britain. And 10 hours or so of modelling time spread over three weeks later, here it is, and it made a nice little "palate-cleanser" before I tackle a couple of large-scale Spits and maybe even get back to the Mustang. And finally, I had forgotten just how tiny a 1/72 Spit is, but here it is compared to a Revell IIa fuselage half. Thanks for looking. Kagemusha, Uncarina, LSP_K2 and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Nice build Mike! Good to have a change now and then, but it is strange how we get used to larger models - working on the 1:48 Chippie felt very strange - and the subject *very* small... Iain MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 (edited) Thanks Iain. Funnily enough, I also have a Chippie just about to enter the paint shop, hopefully to emerge in due course as WP979 of 5AEF, in which I spent many happy hours in the 1970s. It is rather small, as you say. Edited February 22, 2022 by MikeC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share Posted February 22, 2022 Oops! I did the nav lights with Sharpie markers, the starboard one seems to have strayed a bit underneath!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 That does look rather nice, I take my hat off to people who can build kits that are that small, I tried building a 1/72 scale B-24 once and failed miserably. Cheers Dennis MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted February 23, 2022 Author Share Posted February 23, 2022 1 hour ago, dennismcc said: That does look rather nice, I take my hat off to people who can build kits that are that small, I tried building a 1/72 scale B-24 once and failed miserably. Cheers Dennis Thanks Dennis, although what doesn't show here is that there are no seat belts, the instrument panel detail was a quick dry-brush over the existing kit detail, and all stencil data markings are absent. dennismcc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Very nice build Mike. 1/72 makes my eyes hurt. Ernest MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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