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1/24 AIRFIX SPITFIRE IXc. The fun build


quang

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Dear fellow modellers,

I’m giving it to you straight: I’m building this kit by sheer gluttony :blush: because until recently I never had the slightest interest in Spitfires and I always considered 1/24 as the scale for the blurry-eyed and the ham-fisted.
Until before last Christmas, I stumbled on a presentation video on YouTube of the new Airfix 1/24 Spitfire.

I was so impressed that I asked myself …what if I simply regress and go back to the simpler joys of sticking plastic and dabbling paint without the fussiness of modern modelling?

 

So here we are: a out-of-the-box (well almost :rolleyes:) build of the Airfix überkit.
No babble needed, just lurid images for your eyes only.

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With Eduard PE harness 

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Above: before shading.  Below: after shading

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Questions and comments are welcome.

Thank you all for watching,

Cheers,

Quang
 

 

 

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3 minutes ago, quang said:

........ I always considered 1/24 as the scale for the blurry-eyed and the ham fisted...........,

Cheers,

Quang
 

 

 

Hey, I represent that remark :lol:

 

Super work so far Quang. This'll be a treat to follow. 

 

Cheers. 

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46 minutes ago, waroff said:

this caution "do not use oil or grease" was on the oxygen cylinder not on air bottle

Ahah I know that these bottles were for pneumatic purposes and are therefore not oxygen.
Yet they look good with the decals. It’s the main reason I put them on.:P

 I thought they would go un-noticed but obviously eagle-eyed Waroff was watching! :BANGHEAD2:

 

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14 hours ago, Martinnfb said:

Absolutely, can't wait for another update. 

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Ha-ha! Synchronicity rules! 

Incidentally the plane I chose to portray for the Airfix kit is FU*N from the same 453 sqn RAAF on your photo. (The ‘fun build’ in the thread title is no mere coincidence :P).

 

Here FU*N on Station Ford a few hours before taking off for D-Day.

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14 hours ago, Jim Barry said:

Scale modeling begins at 1/24 (my view) though the 1/32 offering is nice because jets. (1/24 won’t touch them) 

Don’t tell me you’ll finish at 1/144 :o


 

14 hours ago, Iain said:

Will be following and making notes as I'm about to start the same kit...

You’re welcome Iain, the more the merrier!

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On 2/12/2023 at 2:39 PM, quang said:

 …what if I simply regress and go back to the simpler joys of sticking plastic and dabbling paint without the fussiness of modern modelling?

 

    What ?  Have you lost your mind ???

                

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Merlin 66 in progress…

Ironically black on black required a whole array of colours and took much longer than I thought.
This is just the basic engine. Ancillaries still need to be added along with complementary brushwork.

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Basic cradle. Seams still need to be cleaned up…

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Thank you for watching,

See you next! :thumbsup:
Cheers,

Quang

 

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