**** DONE: GB-49 1:48 Spitfire Mk.I (EARLY) - Favourite A/C of WWII

[fubar57]

Username: fubar57
First name: George
Category: Advanced
Manufacturer: Airfix
Model: Spitfire Mk.I/Mk.Ia/Mk.IIa (Kit Number A05115A)
Scale: 1:48
Add-ons: P.E. seat belts I hope

THIS WILL BE A LARGE SCREW-UP FOR MANY. I'VE SWAPPED BUILDS AROUND DUE TO A PART ISSUE IN THE OLDER AIRFIX KIT. IGNORE EVERYTHING HERE AND HEAD TO POST #35. MAJOR APOLOGIES.

 

[fubar57]

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These guys. I've already started to modify the cover quite a while ago. Almost there but not quite.

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The sharp eye may have noticed that there are two cockpit panels for the right side. One is for the earlier Mk.I. Gotta do this one...

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice one.

 

[fubar57]

Thanks Andy. Sprues added to Post #2

 

[Wayne Little]

Look forward to this Geo.....

 

[rochie]

Nice, i need to add a couple more early spitfires to my collection

 

[Wurger]

 

[T Bolt]

Can't go wrong with a Spitfire. I've built a couple of the Tamiya Mk Is and really liked how they came together. It will be interesting to see how the Airfix Mk I compairs

 

[fubar57]

I did a bit more work on the insert area before I headed out. Front is still about 1/2mm too high.

 

[Crimea_River]

Pain in the ass but you knew what you were getting into.

 

[fubar57]

Yep and I have three more to play with. The other issue, the wonky landing gear, I will tend to before I start the build to get it out of the way. It'll be a bit easier than trying to drill a hole in the part that is in the wheel well already

 

[Airframes]

Another good choice Geo.

 

[fubar57]

May have a problem here and correct me if I'm wrong. This is how I make out the camo colours....

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....and this is how Airfix would have them....

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If I'm right do I merely transpose the colours?

 

[rochie]

The instructions seem to have the standard pattern and to be honest i cant differentiate between colours on that picture !

 

[fubar57]

I had to blow it up on IrfanView. Not sure why it didn't enlarge when I posted it here

 

[Crimea_River]

That's me stumped. At first I thought this could be a result of the mirrored A and B schemes but neither standard matches your interpretation. And I agree that the colours in the picture seem to be reversed from those in the instructions, which show the standard A scheme.

 

[fubar57]

There's a 1:72 kit that has a different colour option for this aircraft but I can only find a shot of the left side. Can't recall the maker at the moment. Heading out to get nuked and then a car appointment. I'll see if I can find the kit instructions when I get back. I'm thinking a lot of models of this kite are painted wrong

 

[Crimea_River]

Discussion here: Spitfire camouflage -again!

It appears there are a number of examples of reversed colours and so it's quite possible that your rig has them. Makes it even more "oddball". Woof, woof!

 

[fubar57]

Thanks for that Andy. Saved me from starting a thread there when I got back to my room

 

[rochie]

There's a 1:72 kit that has a different colour option for this aircraft but I can only find a shot of the left side. Can't recall the maker at the moment. Heading out to get nuked and then a car appointment. I'll see if I can find the kit instructions when I get back. I'm thinking a lot of models of this kite are painted wrong

it's AZ models and they say it was painted in the "B" scheme !

Spitfire Mk.I Review by Peter Mitchell (AZ Models 1/72)

scroll down and you'll see it

i keep looking but i still cant see any colour demarcations on that pic of AR212 ?