Scale32 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 1 minute ago, Scale32 said: Looking good I’ve got this in the stash so looking forward to seeing it done. cheers Bevan Doh! Got their first release but you get what I mean….. lol Bevan monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Looks great. Very busy . Cheers, Michael monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Modelling of the highest standard, as expected from you Andy. Absolutely right on the nail! It’s good news about the decals, I hate using them but perhaps when I do mine I might be able to achieve something presentable. monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 (edited) Some more done and thank you for your kind comments. I now have everything together as in the main sub assemblies and now have a very nice early Spitfire I forget how lazy having pre cut mask sets make us. Back to DIY on this one as nothing is there for for the time being Regards. Andy Edited January 28 by monthebiff Fanes, LSP_Kevin, chaos07 and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Look at those clean lines! I’m reading Tom Neil’s “Gun Button to Fire” and just read about his first flight in a Spitfire….pure exhilaration and joy he says. geedubelyer, monthebiff and Iain 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 That looks very smart Andy. It's remarkable how one element can change the whole look. The prop and spinner is a definite link back to the interwar biplanes. Keep it up. mozart and monthebiff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 1 hour ago, mozart said: Look at those clean lines! I’m reading Tom Neil’s “Gun Button to Fire” and just read about his first flight in a Spitfire….pure exhilaration and joy he says. 1 hour ago, geedubelyer said: That looks very smart Andy. It's remarkable how one element can change the whole look. The prop and spinner is a definite link back to the interwar biplanes. Keep it up. She is looking very sleek and that prop definitely has the feel of the biplane before it! As others have said, the assembly sequence is very clever leaving no real join lines but rather panel lines. I have a couple of areas to clean up before paint but nothing major at all. I I'd find the fit of the wing assembly to the fuselage very difficult and tight so I'm assuming I did something wrong somewhere maybe with the wing fillet alignment? Regards. Andy geedubelyer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEYSSON Gilles Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Hi Andy Your Spitfire is so beautiful and I can't wait to see what happens next......including the start of the paintwork. Gilles monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 It definitely captures the sleek look and lines of the original early Spitfire - nice work Andy. Derek mozart and monthebiff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 12 hours ago, PEYSSON Gilles said: Hi Andy Your Spitfire is so beautiful and I can't wait to see what happens next......including the start of the paintwork. Gilles I'm intrigued about the start of the paintwork as well Gilles and in particular the aluminium undersides! I need to have a play on some test parts and try and determine the best colour to use from the Vallejo Metal Colours I have. Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted February 27 Author Share Posted February 27 I've not spent any real time on this build while distracted converting my other Kotare Spitfire to a Mk.Vb but back on this and getting g it ready for paint. I found a very annoying gap between the back of the rear canopy and the upper fuselage spine which I'm not really sure how that happened as the fit the the tail of the spine is perfect So here is a very strange thing I've found with this kit. The lower light under the wing does not fit and is very thick and sits proud. Now compare this with the apparently same lens from the same sprue from the "Brian Lane" boxing of this kit and another comparison All a bit strange and can only assume Kotare have more than one set of tools for the clear parts and something has been overlooked on the Mk.I Early as this is pretty poor in my eyes. Regards. Andy Johnny Cloud, Biggles87, patricksparks and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 HI Andy, Lovely work on the cockpit - you nailed it! You are ahead of me in your build and I have duly noted the issues you have come across - great work so far! I am lapping this up with a spoon! Kind regards, Paul KiwiZac, monthebiff and Derek B 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 On 1/21/2024 at 4:54 PM, monthebiff said: Finally some bench time this weekend and managed to complete the cockpit. First of all I have to say the decals in this kit are super, super thin and a real pleasure to work with and the instrument panel took very little time to complete Planning on getting the fuselage halves closed up tomorrow and then see how the wing assembly fits. Regards. Andy Very impressive on the cockpit Andy - what did you use for a wash? Kind regards, Paul Biggles87 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaxos345 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Really nice and impressive work there Andy!!!! John monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 Lovely cockpit. John monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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