Good work so far George!
**** DONE: GB-49 1:48 Spitfire Mk.I - Favourite A/C of WWII
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fubar57
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Thanks guys. Airfix included the tail antenna mast on the other kit but not this one so I added one. and of course the close-up shows some refinement needed.
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Crimea_River
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Not sure what you are seeing. I looks pretty good to me.
Nicely done so far George!
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fubar57
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Thank you. I just needed to file down the pointy part on the antenna. Painted the fuselage band Air Ministry Blue otherwise known as RLM 65. For this I used Polly Scales paint
Good work Geo.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Oh, I see it now! 
T Bolt
Colonel
Looking good George
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Thanks guys. The whiteness has been added in preparation for the yellow nose. I used Vallejo Surface Primer for this.
When it comes time to paint the yellow nose I'll use Model Master Acryl Pale Yellow. I probably bought this in the early '90s and it has never been opened until last week when I checked to see if it had hardened up. Stirred it up and it looks good.....so far. I have no idea why I bought this shade of yellow but compare it to Tamiya
I think it will work for my purpose
Looks good
Crimea_River
Marshal
Hope it sprays well.
Looks good so far George!
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Yeller.....it did spray well. And then I notice the gap I was supposed to fill but forgot because it was covered in masking tape. For what ever reason, the colour on the model is darker than what is in the bottle, even on a white under-coat. It is still lighter than Tamiya yellow
Good stuff
Crimea_River
Marshal
Works for me.
Jock Tamson
Staff Sergeant
Looks good to me 
any idea why this one has a yellow nose? Is it from a training unit or for a specific operation? I'm thinking like the Dieppe landings?
I would have thought it could have caused friendly fire incidents given the Luftwaffe ' s use of yellow noses during the BoB.
Cheers Greg
any idea why this one has a yellow nose? Is it from a training unit or for a specific operation? I'm thinking like the Dieppe landings?
I would have thought it could have caused friendly fire incidents given the Luftwaffe ' s use of yellow noses during the BoB.
Cheers Greg
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It was used as a sort of "aggressor" aircraft in 57 Operational Training Unit (OTU). Among other pilots, W/Cdr James Eric Storrar DFC flew this aircraft. This one will go along with the other famous aircraft of the OTU I built a while ago, flown by Squadron Leader James Harry "Ginger" Lacey DFM & Bar, JZ⦾E AR213....
Ignore the remaining dust but as I was dusting it off I noticed that I still hadn't put on the serial numbers so technically this could be my first GB Zombie
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