TankBuster Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Nice build of a Aussie aircraft. Cheers. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBrown Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Wow! That is awesome. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Tony Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 I love it,...... what an inspirational build, I have an Aussie Mk.Vc planned and seeing this has made me go and look for the box,....... although it won`t be as good as yours. Well done indeed, Cheers Tony Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 On 7/28/2023 at 9:26 AM, Grissom said: Having been compelled to undertake this conversion (to get a Mk Vc) I've just heard a rumour that Kotare might produce a Mk Vc kit - Doh! Isn't that typical of our hobby? Think of it like this: by doing this conversion you have selflessly performed a great service to the Large Scale Spitfire Modelling Community. And an excellent model it's turned out to be Christa, Martinnfb, Grissom and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Bettencourt Posted July 30, 2023 Share Posted July 30, 2023 Good looking build, thanks for sharing. Rod Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Beautiful result, Bravo! Cheers Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksjager Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 Great build and nice paintwork. Well done Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolga ULGUR Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 On 7/28/2023 at 11:26 AM, Grissom said: This build is dedicated to Tolga Ulgur who has shown us on many occasions just how well Hasegawa's Spitfire kits build up. That s very nice, Thanks a lot Wayne, it s an honor for me. I'm also glad I was able to help with this project. Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted August 1, 2023 Share Posted August 1, 2023 Great result. Love to see a Defense of Darwin Spitfire. Cheers, Michael Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 On 7/28/2023 at 1:26 AM, Grissom said: This is my Hasegawa 1/32 Spitfire Mk Vb that I converted into a Royal Australian Air Force Mk Vc. This build is dedicated to Tolga Ulgur who has shown us on many occasions just how well Hasegawa's Spitfire kits build up. I think they did an amazing job of capturing the shape of this aircraft at a time when 3D scanning hadn't even been thought of. The kit is a very simple one, parts wise, and is adorned with raised surface detail. This was my first attempt at fully re-scribing a model and, in retrospect, I was a bit heavy-handed with the scriber. I added Aires' Spitfire Mk V resin cockpit set which is a vast improvement on the kit cockpit but which seems to suffer from somewhat sloppy pattern work - certainly not the 'tight', crispness of Aires' more recent resin sets. I scratch-built the wheel wells and radiator and dropped the elevators a tad. I bought some nice resin wheels but couldn't use them because Hasegawa's gear struts aren't moulded with stub axles on them. Instead, Hasegawa chose to mould the inner side of the wheel hub onto the strut. Damn!!! Fortunately, the kit wheels are very good and I simply rounded the tyres a bit more. A HGW seat harness set, Barracuda Resin wide cannon blisters and Master Details turned metal Hispano cannon barrels were also added to the model. The model was finished with MRP Mr Paint and SMS lacquer paints, which are both a dream to spray. All markings, except Jimmy Cricket, were airbrushed with the aid of Montex masks. Having been compelled to undertake this conversion (to get a Mk Vc) I've just heard a rumour that Kotare might produce a Mk Vc kit - Doh! Isn't that typical of our hobby? Comments and polite critiques are welcome. Very well done! May I post it on the website? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grissom Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 Hi Ray, I'm so sorry for the very late reply to your question. Please feel free to post it. Cheers, Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s00ntir Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Beautifull - that's what we call moddeling! Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 On 2/28/2024 at 2:45 AM, Grissom said: Hi Ray, I'm so sorry for the very late reply to your question. Please feel free to post it. Cheers, Wayne Article is posted! Love the paint scheme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Eagle Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Very nice work. I too use Archer details on some builds- definitely a must. The Aussie scheme is very dramatic on the Spit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Beautiful build Wayne! Your weathering is very well done as is the overall painting and detailing. Ernest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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