**** FINISHED: GB-41 1:72 Spitfire MK VIII - PTO from 1937

[Bustedwing]

User name: Bustedwing
First name: Graham
Category: Advanced
Manufacturer: Eduard
Scale: 1:72
Add ons: Barracuda resin cockpit door. Eduard PE set.

Well I had some fun building this kit. It's the first NON Luftwaffe kit I've built since I took the hobby back up some 20 years or so ago. I had a few small issues with it but mostly my doing. I also ended up not using a lot of the PE parts as they were just too tiny and too finicky to install and just too not noticeable anyways !

 

[Jock Tamson]

I like that a lot!

Great result - cheers Greg

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Beautiful model Graham. Convincing weathering job.

 

[Airframes]

I agree - very nicely done, and more so given the relatively small scale.

 

[Leutnant]

Well done! I really like it except for a few things. (Constructive criticism)

1. Oil streaks. I'd like it more if you would add oil streakings from the nose (any general area)

2. Chipping/wear and tear. There isn't much paint chipping and such, but yeah.

Other than those two constructive criticism parts, I really enjoy her. You did excellent in details for it being a tiny 1/72. Well done on your first non-Luftwaffe model in over 20 years!

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work!

 

[Bustedwing]

Well done! I really like it except for a few things. (Constructive criticism)

1. Oil streaks. I'd like it more if you would add oil streakings from the nose (any general area)

2. Chipping/wear and tear. There isn't much paint chipping and such, but yeah.

Other than those two constructive criticism parts, I really enjoy her. You did excellent in details for it being a tiny 1/72. Well done on your first non-Luftwaffe model in over 20 years!

There actually is quite a bit of chipping along panel lines and oil streaks on the bottom. They just don't show up in the pictures that well. Most of the pictures I found online they don't seem to be that badly beat up. They are B&W picture though so kind of hard to tell. To be on the safe side I didn't want to over do it ! Thanks though, good points.

 

[Deadeye18]

That looks cool I like it!love the teeth.

 

[le_steph40]

Great work !

 

[Wayne Little]

Looks pretty good, well done.

 

[Grant Barr]

Nice work Graham. The Mk VIII is by far my favourite of the Spitty's. I have the Eduard Mk VIII in 1/48 and can only hope that mine turns out half as well as yours did.

 

[N4521U]

What a nice one to add to the group, done well.

 

[fubar57]

Well done

 

[javlin]

I agree - very nicely done, and more so given the relatively small scale.

I have to concur on that one Terry very well done