1/48 Spitfire Vc - Mediterranean Theater of Operations

chris brown · Apr 17, 2015

Looking good! You just about have them licked!

rochie · Apr 17, 2015

Cheers mate !

Wurger · Apr 17, 2015

Nice.

Crimea_River · Apr 17, 2015

Nice. Sounds like you've hit the wall.

rochie · Apr 17, 2015

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 · Apr 17, 2015

Looking good though Karl.

Geo

rochie · Apr 17, 2015

Cheers Geo.

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

Airframes · Apr 17, 2015

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 · Apr 17, 2015

Airframes said:
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 · Apr 17, 2015

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 · Apr 17, 2015

Airframes said:
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 · Apr 18, 2015

karl my friend more pics please

rochie · Apr 18, 2015

destrozas said:
karl my friend more pics please

And then you will see all my mistakes !

Gnomey · Apr 18, 2015

Looking good so far Karl!

rochie · Apr 19, 2015

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 · Apr 19, 2015

rochie · Apr 19, 2015

Thank you Sir

Crimea_River · Apr 19, 2015

Decals don't look too bad from here Karl.

rochie · Apr 19, 2015

Thanks Andy !

T Bolt · Apr 19, 2015

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

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