Crimea_River
Marshal
Good steady progress John.
--> **** DONE: 1/48 Spitfire Mk 22/24 - Post-War Warbirds
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Benevolens Magister
Good stuff John.
Just a couple of points to check though - I'm not sure which under wing antenna that is without seeing its location point, but I have a feeling it's the I.F.F. aerial, which was a rod antenna, not a whip aerial.
Also, the decking under the canopy was normally painted in the camouflage colour. When cockpits changed to black, those Mk22/24 still in service, sometimes had the decking painted matt black, but it would be camouflage for your subject.
Just a couple of points to check though - I'm not sure which under wing antenna that is without seeing its location point, but I have a feeling it's the I.F.F. aerial, which was a rod antenna, not a whip aerial.
Also, the decking under the canopy was normally painted in the camouflage colour. When cockpits changed to black, those Mk22/24 still in service, sometimes had the decking painted matt black, but it would be camouflage for your subject.
Donivanp
Captain
Beautiful work John.
Great work so far John!
Wildcat
Major
Your doing amazing work John!
Looking good John.
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JKim
Senior Master Sergeant
Thanks guys! It's been a while since I've updated but I have been working on the Spit here and there this past week. Terry... thank you for your observations about the rear deck color and the underwing antenna. I'll be correcting those as I go.
The chin scoop has been glued in and milliput is used to fill in the gaps.
The kit canopy and side door are glued in place using white glue. These are just temporary masks and will be replaced with the vac canopy and resin side door after painting. I did this prior to receiving Terry's comment about the rear deck color so it's still interior green. After the temp canopy is removed, I'll change the color of the rear deck to the camo green.
The poseable flaps are temporary taped into place. Like the canopy and side door, this is just temporary and will be positioned open after painting.
The cannon barrels have been glued into place. Putting and smoothing out the seams here took a few days.
The stretched sprue previously used for the underwing antenna is replaced with a piece of brass tube.
Time for paint. After a final round of cleanup, the entire aircraft is preshaded, top and bottom.
After preshading, the bottom is sprayed with Tamiya Medium Sea Grey.
I'm planning on hard-masking the camo from this point on so I'll give this coat a good day or two to cure before I mask off the bottom.
The chin scoop has been glued in and milliput is used to fill in the gaps.
The kit canopy and side door are glued in place using white glue. These are just temporary masks and will be replaced with the vac canopy and resin side door after painting. I did this prior to receiving Terry's comment about the rear deck color so it's still interior green. After the temp canopy is removed, I'll change the color of the rear deck to the camo green.
The poseable flaps are temporary taped into place. Like the canopy and side door, this is just temporary and will be positioned open after painting.
The cannon barrels have been glued into place. Putting and smoothing out the seams here took a few days.
The stretched sprue previously used for the underwing antenna is replaced with a piece of brass tube.
Time for paint. After a final round of cleanup, the entire aircraft is preshaded, top and bottom.
After preshading, the bottom is sprayed with Tamiya Medium Sea Grey.
I'm planning on hard-masking the camo from this point on so I'll give this coat a good day or two to cure before I mask off the bottom.
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Wildcat
Major
Lovely work John.
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Benevolens Magister
Looking good John. Try not to over do any weathering or 'patchy' paintwork - these aircraft were operated by an Auxiliary Squadron (Reserves), and were maintained in near pristine condition.
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JKim
Senior Master Sergeant
I don't have many photographic resources but the ones I was able to dig up on the internet show some noticeable wear on these aircraft.
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Benevolens Magister
Ah ! If you're doing a Mk24 of 80 Sqn, when based in Hong Kong, then yes, they were quite worn on that deployment, although looking new when they first arrived.This was the only Sqn to operate the Mk.24
My apologies, I thought you were doing a Mk22 as per the decals in the kit.
My apologies, I thought you were doing a Mk22 as per the decals in the kit.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Good stuff John.
lookin' real good John.
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JKim
Senior Master Sergeant
Thanks peeps! Forging ahead with the painting on the 24. The bottom paint has dried enough so I've masked it off to prepare for the top colors. I'm going to be using hard masks on the camo so the entire upper surface is painted with Tamiya XF-82 Ocean Grey.
I bought a roll of wider 40mm Tamiya tape. It's not the same material as the 6mm and 10mm rolls that I've been using... a bit thinner and stiffer... and it's labeled as "Kamoi Tape" on the inner roll. I used pieces of this tape, with curves cut with an x-acto knife, to mask the camo pattern.
The unmasked portions are pre-shaded again. Kind of a pain but I thought it was necessary to give the finish consistency.
The green was mixture of Tamiya XF-67 Nato Green and a Gunze Sangyo Dark Green (which was more like a dark olive green).
There are some little spots to touch up but overall, I thought the masking worked well. I'm going to do the touch ups and then I'll probably shoot this with a light gloss coat to protect the thin paint, which has tendency to wear off at contact points. I've got some stripes to do before the decals go on.
I bought a roll of wider 40mm Tamiya tape. It's not the same material as the 6mm and 10mm rolls that I've been using... a bit thinner and stiffer... and it's labeled as "Kamoi Tape" on the inner roll. I used pieces of this tape, with curves cut with an x-acto knife, to mask the camo pattern.
The unmasked portions are pre-shaded again. Kind of a pain but I thought it was necessary to give the finish consistency.
The green was mixture of Tamiya XF-67 Nato Green and a Gunze Sangyo Dark Green (which was more like a dark olive green).
There are some little spots to touch up but overall, I thought the masking worked well. I'm going to do the touch ups and then I'll probably shoot this with a light gloss coat to protect the thin paint, which has tendency to wear off at contact points. I've got some stripes to do before the decals go on.
Wildcat
Major
Looks pretty sweet John!
I like it, gonna do one of those birds at some stage....
Crimea_River
Marshal
Very nice. Tamiya makes an RAF Dark Green that you could have used but the blend you came up with looks good.
