1/48 Spitfire Mk.Vc – Mediterranean Theatre of Operations
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JKim
Senior Master Sergeant
Good seam work! The Tamy P-47D has spoiled me... I only had to use a few drops of Mr Surfacer but I think I'll have some seam work on the upcoming Typhoon.
Lovely work so far Vic!
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Thanks for calling in folks.
The weather was not on my side today, it's been very damp and not really outside spraying weather but we persevered and did manage to get the Azure Blue done.
Have also got most of the ancillary bits ready.
I was initially going to do this baby in the Malta blue grey/dark green but looking at the two photos I have, the first shows the aircraft with the early type exhaust with no gun heating...........the colouring is not shown clearly here either
but we do have the white rear spinner and backing plate,
whereas
the second pic shows the fishtail exhaust and gun heating...............
Also looking at this second pic, the colours may be the desert colours of mid stone/dark earth. Any comment on this please folks would be most welcome.
Now if you look at the pic of my ancillary parts, my exhaust is the fishtail which points my upper camo to the mid stone/dark earth,........a dilemma!!!
The weather was not on my side today, it's been very damp and not really outside spraying weather but we persevered and did manage to get the Azure Blue done.
Have also got most of the ancillary bits ready.
I was initially going to do this baby in the Malta blue grey/dark green but looking at the two photos I have, the first shows the aircraft with the early type exhaust with no gun heating...........the colouring is not shown clearly here either
but we do have the white rear spinner and backing plate,whereas
the second pic shows the fishtail exhaust and gun heating...............Also
looking at this second pic, the colours may be the desert colours of mid stone/dark earth. Any comment on this please folks would be most welcome. Now if you look at the pic of my ancillary parts, my exhaust is the fishtail which points my upper camo to the mid stone/dark earth,........a dilemma!!!
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Nothing wrong with that Vic, scrubbed up nicely under a coat of paint.
fubar57
General
Nice fix on the fitment Vic. I think I read somewhere that the desert colors were eliminated quickly, not being very useful over open water.
Geo
Geo
T Bolt
Colonel
Looking real nice Vic
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Nice work Vic. I remember a build review when this kit was released, and there were fit problems then too. And yes, it shares common parts with a Seafire kit, hence the panel cover the opening for the arrestor hook panel.
Difficult choice on the colour scheme, especially as the tonal reproduction in the second pic is quite dark. Looking at the underside in the second pic, it's obviously no Sky or MSG, so I'm assuming that's Azure, looking very dark. If thta's the case, then I'd suggest that the top colours are Stone and Dark Earth.
Difficult choice on the colour scheme, especially as the tonal reproduction in the second pic is quite dark. Looking at the underside in the second pic, it's obviously no Sky or MSG, so I'm assuming that's Azure, looking very dark. If thta's the case, then I'd suggest that the top colours are Stone and Dark Earth.
JKim
Senior Master Sergeant
The seams look to be a non-issue underneath a coat of paint. The bits are looking very nice too... should look good once it all goes together.
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Many thanks for all the thought guys, now I have a double dilemma!!!....................
Not really, for having read comments and taken a second look at the two alternative pics and the profiles from me old mate Wojtek, I have decided to opt for the desert scheme. My reason being that this build is all about the aircraft and not about who flew it. The machine went on to serve throughout the Middle East until late 1945 and looking at the second pic with all those chaps equipped with the standard RAF Blue Mk I peddle power, I did a bit of colour comparison. These RAF chappies are in the RAF blue battledress of the era and the background could well have been Malta or somewhere in North Africa. The uniform is winter dress, hence the low cloud and the guy facing the camera had khaki gaiters which almost match the lighter colour of the aircraft. The propeller boss and backing plate also appear to be one colour and in Malta, this was often a bright red, this colour is in turn, also depicted on my decal sheer and the above profiles. I'm also drawn to the second picture because of the fishtail exhaust on this photo presentation which again is more often shown as the desert camo aircraft.
My thanks also to you Terry, your input has helped me swing towards the desert scheme. I think I was leaning that way anyway.
Having said all that, I don't have a desert camo WWII aircraft in my collection and It would be a shame to pass up the opportunity.
Not really, for having read comments and taken a second look at the two alternative pics and the profiles from me old mate Wojtek, I have decided to opt for the desert scheme. My reason being that this build is all about the aircraft and not about who flew it. The machine went on to serve throughout the Middle East until late 1945 and looking at the second pic with all those chaps equipped with the standard RAF Blue Mk I peddle power, I did a bit of colour comparison. These RAF chappies are in the RAF blue battledress of the era and the background could well have been Malta or somewhere in North Africa. The uniform is winter dress, hence the low cloud and the guy facing the camera had khaki gaiters which almost match the lighter colour of the aircraft. The propeller boss and backing plate also appear to be one colour and in Malta, this was often a bright red, this colour is in turn, also depicted on my decal sheer and the above profiles. I'm also drawn to the second picture because of the fishtail exhaust on this photo presentation which again is more often shown as the desert camo aircraft.
My thanks also to you Terry, your input has helped me swing towards the desert scheme. I think I was leaning that way anyway.
Having said all that, I don't have a desert camo WWII aircraft in my collection and It would be a shame to pass up the opportunity.
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JKim
Senior Master Sergeant
I don't see a dilemma... go for it! More than enough reasons to think that a desert scheme is plausible on this craft. The guys at Rising Decals seem to think so...
Bring it on Vic!
Jeff Hunt
1st Lieutenant
Other than when adorned with a sharks mouth, it is darned near impossible to produce a bad looking Spitty. Desert schemes rock on just about anything.
Cheers,
Jeff
Cheers,
Jeff
As far as the desert camo is concerned... I would say it is very likely the kite might wear the kind of it. However I would pay your attention to the detail that Terry had mentioned above. The second pic is dark. What is more there are seen clouds in the sky while the small shot of the Spit shows the white sky. It indicates the second pic was taken with the yellow filter put on the lens. This can led to misleading about these camo colours.
And here two enlarged variants of the first image. Also a B&W chart of colours used for Malta Spitfire Mk.V. It can be useful for identicication of colours.
And here another shot of the PP_H kite taken with the yellow filter methinks. The caption says it is an image taken in 1943 while the first shot seems to be of the 1942.
The B&W colour chart ...
And here you are two intersting links ...
Review: Malta Spitfire Vs ? 1942: Their Colours and Markings | IPMS/USA Reviews
Hellenic modellers official website / HEL.MO. - Malta Spitfire Vs - 1942 Their Colours and Markings
And here another shot of the PP_H kite taken with the yellow filter methinks. The caption says it is an image taken in 1943 while the first shot seems to be of the 1942.
The B&W colour chart ...
And here you are two intersting links ...
Review: Malta Spitfire Vs ? 1942: Their Colours and Markings | IPMS/USA Reviews
Hellenic modellers official website / HEL.MO. - Malta Spitfire Vs - 1942 Their Colours and Markings
Crimea_River
Marshal
Good stuff Vic and bring on the desert camo!
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Vic Balshaw
Major General
Many thanks Wojtek, a couple of good references and I do like that Spit/Beau photo. It could be the publicity photo I've seen referred to in my reading as you can see how the Spit has been backed under the Beau and look how muddy the wheels are. This is definitely the camo I'm going for.
