1/48 Spitfire Vc - Mediterranean Theater of Operations

[chris brown]

Looking good! You just about have them licked!

 

[rochie]

Cheers mate !

 

[Wurger]

Nice.

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice. Sounds like you've hit the wall.

 

[rochie]

Thanks Wojtek, Andy.

Andy, these kits are rubbish, the decals even worse, then some of my spare decals broke up.
Feels like it's been a fight from day one, hope to get them finished over the weekend to get them off my bench !

 

[fubar57]

Looking good though Karl.

Geo

 

[rochie]

Cheers Geo.

I have decided to use the kit exhausts rather than the quickboost ones I bought for these builds.

 

[Airframes]

Despite the problems, they're looking good Karl.
The original Airfix MkV kit was very advanced for its time, and the first to portray the under-side 'gull wing' properly. I've built a few over the years, including conversions to Mk1, but I think the current kits are ex-Otaki or similar, according to what's shown on the Hannant's listings, and from what I've seen of your kit parts.
I want to do a 'clipped wing' MkV in this scale some day and, having built the Tamiya MkV, I think I'll go for that kit again.

 

[rochie]

Despite the problems, they're looking good Karl.
The original Airfix MkV kit was very advanced for its time, and the first to portray the under-side 'gull wing' properly. I've built a few over the years, including conversions to Mk1, but I think the current kits are ex-Otaki or similar, according to what's shown on the Hannant's listings, and from what I've seen of your kit parts.
I want to do a 'clipped wing' MkV in this scale some day and, having built the Tamiya MkV, I think I'll go for that kit again.

Cheers Terry.

This kit is a mix of the old V kit with some newer sprues for the Vc wings and hook for the seafire II, it's got both raised panel lines on the fuselage and recessed on the wings !
Even the wheels are two different types of plastic for each half ???

Decals are very thick with very little adhesion.

 

[Airframes]

Obviously produced during their 'what do we do now?' days - good to see they'r now back on form, judging by their latest new tool kits.

 

[rochie]

Obviously produced during their 'what do we do now?' days - good to see they'r now back on form, judging by their latest new tool kits.

Second that !
Didn't pay a lot for them but sometimes wish I'd spent more on better kits, but nearly there now !

 

[destrozas]

karl my friend more pics please

 

[rochie]

karl my friend more pics please

And then you will see all my mistakes !

 

[Gnomey]

Looking good so far Karl!

 

[rochie]

thanks Hugh

ok a couple of better pics taken on my fuji camera rather than my mobile phone.

you can see the crap decals, though they don't actually look as bad in the flesh.

 

[Wurger]

 

[rochie]

Thank you Sir

 

[Crimea_River]

Decals don't look too bad from here Karl.

 

[rochie]

Thanks Andy !

 

[T Bolt]

Even with all the trouble it doesn't look bad.