T Bolt
Colonel
Very good!
**** DONE: Spitfire MkVb,31st FG,USAAF - Aircraft in Foreign Service GB
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Florence
Senior Airman
Progress.
Added a couple of drops of gunship gray to the ocean gray and sprayed the 'new' paint areas hoping to create a slight difference in shade. Also have used a bit of licence with the borders of same trying to make it obvious that it was a repaint over old markings.
Sky band may be a tad large. I measured and marked it 40 odd times and still fluffed it up.
And would you believe my masked and painted canopy has gone MIA. Its a conspiracy I tell ya.
Finish line is near.
David.
Added a couple of drops of gunship gray to the ocean gray and sprayed the 'new' paint areas hoping to create a slight difference in shade. Also have used a bit of licence with the borders of same trying to make it obvious that it was a repaint over old markings.
Sky band may be a tad large. I measured and marked it 40 odd times and still fluffed it up.
And would you believe my masked and painted canopy has gone MIA. Its a conspiracy I tell ya.
Finish line is near.
David.
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Looking pretty good!
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Looking the part now. Agree about the sky band width, which you've already mentioned.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
A nice looking paint job Dave. Any sightings of the canopy yet?
paint job looks real good...
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Florence
Senior Airman
Thanks for the comments.
Am nearly finished. Maybe the judges will give me 24 hours grace?
Had all sorts of trouble with the wing decals. Need to touch up them up.
Have left the pregnant sky band for the moment.
Just needs a flat coat and the final pieces attatched.
BTW I found the canopy. As soon as I stopped looking it turned up.
Cheers,
David.
Am nearly finished. Maybe the judges will give me 24 hours grace?
Had all sorts of trouble with the wing decals. Need to touch up them up.
Have left the pregnant sky band for the moment.
Just needs a flat coat and the final pieces attatched.
BTW I found the canopy. As soon as I stopped looking it turned up.
Cheers,
David.
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I'm happy to allow you in...as I said in Igor's thread subject the the other judges nod of approval....after all we want as many done as possible...
looks good and glad you found the canopy
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Benevolens Magister
Nice work - and no problem having a bit more time to finish.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Me neither.
Looking good!
Vic Balshaw
Major General
No sweat David, were also giving grace to the other David with his pics so plod on mate.
Ok then your in snap too it man! 
A4K
Brigadier General
Great work Dave - normally don't like US stars on a Spitfire, but looks good in this scheme!
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Florence
Senior Airman
Done! Thankyou all for your comments and patience.
Just need to take some decent photos when it stops raining.
Here is a taste.
Not quite as good as it should have been but....
Cheers,
David.
Just need to take some decent photos when it stops raining.
Here is a taste.
Not quite as good as it should have been but....
Cheers,
David.
Crimea_River
Marshal
In my view if you were to take pictures in the light you have there, they'd be fine for judging.
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Benevolens Magister
I agree, and it looks the biz! Well done.
