**** DONE: 1/48 Spitfire Mk XII - Home Country Modern Aircraft/Spitfire Marks GB

[rochie]

Chop Chop!

how did you know ?
just started painting and putting the cockpit together !!!

 

[rochie]

not gone to town on the cockpit as i intend to build the canopy closed so not a lot will be seen !

 

[Airframes]

Looking good mate, but the grey-green looks very green, more like Interior Green, unless it's the lighting?

 

[rochie]

your right Terry it is a bit to green, but it looks ok now its inside the fuselage !
pics in a bit the batteries are on charge

 

[Airframes]

Jolly good old boy.

 

[ccheese]

Charles

 

[rochie]

thanks Charles

ok a bit more work has been done.
pic 1 shows the cut out needed as MB 882 had a retractable tail wheel, being a later version of a MkXII
pics 2 3 show the wings together and the holes drilled to install the slipper tank below the center line.
pics 4 5 show the fuselage together (green still looking a tad bright but to the naked eye it is acceptable to me.
pic 6 shows the excellent fit of the wings and fuselage

 

[brucejscott]

Nice work Speedy. You're making me want to order this kit. It does look as nice as their I/Ia/IIa.

 

[rochie]

it is very similar, speedy progress due to wife and daughter both being out of the house today !!!!

 

[meatloaf109]

Color should look fine under a closed canopy. I too have the house to myself today, so off I go to get my spit painted

 

[Airframes]

Nice work Red One. Got to get me one of those kits - been waiting for one for donkey's years, but now it's available, I haven't got around to ordering one!

 

[Crimea_River]

Great start Karl.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Obviously enjoying your time off Karl, good start old chap.

 

[rochie]

thanks fellas, Terry get one, its the best spitfire kit i've built so far, it is almost going together its self !

 

[rochie]

the sum of this mornings work
pics 1 2 the nose was finished by adding the farings that cover the bigger Griffon engine.
pics 3 4 the tail finished with the elevators and rudder angled for a bit of a dramatic look.
pics 5 6 showing the Spitfire shape
pic 7 the rad, oil cooler and slipper tank

 

[Airframes]

Good stuff Karl, it's looking the part all right.

 

[rochie]

cheers mate

 

[brucejscott]

Great work Karl. Gotta love the newer Airfix kits. They make modelling fun.

 

[rochie]

Great work Karl. Gotta love the newer Airfix kits. They make modelling fun.

your right there Bruce and thanks

 

[Crimea_River]

Looking good Karl. I like that you deflected the tail control surfaces, something I do as often as I can. It lends a more realistic air to the finished model in my opinion. I like the slipper tank too, usually omitted from kits excpet for ICM who supply the HUGE ferry tank but not the smaller ones.