**** DONE: 1/48 Spitfire Mk IX – Home Country Modern Aircraft/Spitfire Marks GB

[fubar57]

Coming along great Paul. Showed the missus the picture of your work area. She wasn't impressed and promptly ran over the vacuum cleaner operating procedures with me.

Geo

 

[Gnomey]

Looking good so far!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Looks good Paul and your at that stage, the final touches, that's when I get nervous, don't want to stuff it.

 

[ccheese]

Looking spiffy....

Charles

 

[rochie]

very nice

 

[Crimea_River]

Well done Paul.

 

[Wayne Little]

Nice paul, I'm with Vic, always take extra care in the final stages....

 

[A4K]

Looking great Paul!

 

[meatloaf109]

All the weathering and tweeking is done, she's ready for a final coat of matt finish.
I didn't use the ICM decals until I had a near disaster with some "don't do this stuff" type decals that I had reconditioned from an old Revell spit kit. The combo of liquid decal film, future and micro set somehow turned to a hard waxy crud, I never had it happen before. So the long black lines are ICM, mostly.
I have never built Spitfires in the same kind of numbers as say, P-40's or Me. 109's, but were I to do another, I would use an ICM kit again. Aside from a few well documented fit problems, it goes together well. The level of detail is wonderful, and for an old "bash it together" kind of guy, I got pretty good results. There is room for improvement, naturally, a second go at one would benefit from the first attempt.
Many thanks to all for the various kinds of help and encouragement!
Next stop, A "Finished" post!

 

[Wurger]

 

[Airframes]

Looks good Paul, well done. The camouflage certainly works, against your bench top !!

 

[brucejscott]

Very nicely done Paul. She looks great!

 

[meatloaf109]

Looks good Paul, well done. The camouflage certainly works, against your bench top !!

Plum duff and custard, anyone?

 

[N4521U]

Looks good Loaf........
Hurry back mate.