GB-57 1/48 Spitfire Mk.Vc USAAF – WW2 Foreign Service

rochie · Mar 28, 2023

very nice

Airframes · Mar 28, 2023

Looking good.

36feet10inches · Mar 28, 2023

Getting there with the pit. Infuriatingly, despite very best efforts, I've managed to lose the armour plate from behind the pilot's head. Had to swipe one from another kit (which will eventually be an early Mk I with no armour plating for the pilot, so no dramas.)

Vic Balshaw · Mar 28, 2023

Good detail.

Ralph Haus · Mar 28, 2023

I want to hear more of the being 'mortals' part??

And Tony, lookin good.

Wurger · Mar 28, 2023

N4521U · Mar 28, 2023

That is looking rather nice.

36feet10inches · Mar 29, 2023

Vic Balshaw said:
Good detail.

It's hard to go wrong with the lovely prepainted photo-etch, to be fair. It almost feels like cheating!

Vic Balshaw · Mar 29, 2023

No! I don't feel it's cheating. The use of PE gives one a more refined detailed build and many of the tiny bits are difficult to not only see but pick-up and place. In my last couple of builds I've actually punched holes in the PE where a knob or handle is fitted, this has made it much easied to place them, once I've managed to pick them up.

le_steph40 · Mar 29, 2023

Very nice cockpit

N4521U · Mar 29, 2023

One can still do a Bad job of using PE or 3D accessories.

Crimea_River · Mar 29, 2023

Good progress. I've often replaced kit-supplied amour plate with styrene card as the scale thickness is usually way off.

Ralph Haus · Mar 29, 2023

N4521U said:
One can still do a Bad job of using PE or 3D accessories.

Is there an 'raised hand it's me' emoji? If so I'd paste 20 of em. Many kits have been almost destroyed with my inabilities to place and adhere them damn, thin, fragile bits. So they now typically get left off unless there are no plastic subs. Starting quite a collection! Someday I may be able to 'create' something with them??

36feet10inches · Mar 29, 2023

Crimea_River said:
I've often replaced kit-supplied amour plate with styrene card as the scale thickness is usually way off.

While there are equivalent (somewhat thicker) styrene parts on the sprue, these ones are etch and appropriately thin.

Ralph Haus said:
Many kits have been almost destroyed with my inabilities to place and adhere them damn, thin, fragile bits.

Trust me, there are plenty "dirty little secret" globs of CA glue hiding away in my cockpits, and this one is no exception!

Totalize · Mar 29, 2023

Great start Tony.

SaparotRob · Mar 30, 2023

Ralph Haus said:
Is there an 'raised hand it's me' emoji? If so I'd paste 20 of em. Many kits have been almost destroyed with my inabilities to place and adhere them damn, thin, fragile bits. So they now typically get left off unless there are no plastic subs. Starting quite a collection! Someday I may be able to 'create' something with them??

KIT BASH!

36feet10inches · Mar 30, 2023

Got her zipped up, and assembled/primed the wheel wells - no fewer than 15 parts!

Wayne Little · Apr 2, 2023

Nice work man....all looks very familiar......

N4521U · Apr 2, 2023

Can I suggest looking in on this tutorial,

When to mount the cockpit canopy.....

There was asked a question about when to mount the canopy to a model. There is an answer with a few points mentioned. Because it's better to see then use an imagination I've decided to post the thread with a way I followed when making the Airfix Bf 109E model. I hope it can come in handy to all...

ww2aircraft.net

Wojtek gives a really good description on masking a canopy.
My own method is a bit more fiddly than his. Just take a peak, see what you think.

Bill

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