Eduard 1/48 Spitfire MkIXc Late

nicholassagan

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In lieu of being able to finish out painting on some projects on the bench (my airbrush is out for repair) I decided to dip into the stash to build Eduard’s new Spitfire.

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This kit is really well detailed and there has been no shortage of documentation supporting that claim.

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So rather than focus on details/accuracy, etc, I just want to share my build progress. Per my becoming-standard-practice I’ve used magnets for both the attachment of the stand as well as for the propeller. I placed the stand magnet right on the spot where the cockpit bulkhead is located so I had to cut out a little section for it to fit. No prob.

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The propeller was neat this time because rather than gut out the base plate, there was room enough under the cap to fit a magnet. This also allowed for the axel pin to remain so that alignment won’t be affected by an off center magnet.

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You’ll see I’m also using PJ Productions RAF pilot. :)

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He sit’s nicely in the cockpit and his hand even rests on the control stick!!

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PE seatbelts from the kit were easy enough to manipulate to wrap around the pilot, too.

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The gunsight is a really nicely crafted detail as well.

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I suppose you want to see the cockpit, too. :) I didn’t do much beyond OOB with it, but it did include the PE dash. I used Tamiya cockpit green and did a dry brushing of aluminum.

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Fit-wise, there were some snags when trying to attach the wing sub-assembly to the main fuselage. The wing root joints were pretty tight so I had to shave a little bit to get them to fit without warping the wing angles too much. As for the wheels, I just used the back half of the tire to make sure there was room. All the other parts fit together really nicely, too. That’s my motto for this kit: really nice.

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nice work so for..
Luv the use of magnets to prevent damage during transport, would have saved a few kits of mine that had transport damage during moves..
thanx for sharing
 
Nice work so far. In your preshading your paint is too tick or your airpresure is too high?
 
High pressure...it was up to about 25psi and I kept trying to turn it down but it wasn't having it.... I need to futz with it before the real painting begins...
 
Belly painted Royal Light Gray and then I masked the camo pattern to apply the slightly darker gray on the top. I decided this will be a hybrid Royal Australian Air Force bird, quite possibly a Grey Nurse squadron fighter with a white tail. I realize they flew MkVs and VIIIs (no IXs) but that’s why I’m calling it a hybrid…

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Medium gray on upper surfaces masked and painted….soooo close now!! After the green goes down it’s one more round of masking and painting for the white tail and leading edges. She’ll definitely be a Grey Nurse fighter. :)

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Last rounds of masking!! I tried my hand at post shading with the green tones and I really like the effect…WAY more than pre-shading! However, I see the value in doing both. I think post shading is more necessary on darker colors whereas pre-shading might benefit lighter…Anyway, she’s really coming along. As I type this the clear coat in preparation for decals is drying. :)

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Alright Nick that looks crisp! Great job on the post shading, that touch really defines the panel lines on the green camo like you mentioned. Looking sharp man.
 
Thanks guys! I JUST finished laying down all the stencil data and brushing on Micro Sol. Tomorrow morning I'll seal them and then start weathering! Oooo this is the fun part! I'll post some pre-stencil pics tomorrow, too.
 
Decals process underway! The whole bird got a nice coat of Future before and decal application. Here are some shots with all the roundels and designation data. At this point (not pictured) all the stencils have been applied and the pre-weathering flat coat is down.

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