Ralph Haus
Tech Sergeant
Airfix 1:72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia.
Paint scheme, on the box, depicted as markings for the No. 92 Squadron, France, 1940.
I purchased this kit just before George (FUBAR57) 'changed' his GB49 build, I still bow to his talents, and it is not an attempt to compete. Other than the kit being a consignment bargain I was drawn to the color scheme depicted on the box art. The Black and White underside. This is the little Airfix sister to Georges build so I don't anticipate giving him any competition detail wise
. I have done a little web browsing and have seen so many B/W schemes depicted for this kite that I'm just going to stick with what's on the box; that includes a Silver tail. Another reason for the build is to try and 'improve' on some of my techniques and expand on some other methods. For instance. I have never attempted using my Pledge as a gloss coat for the decal application. I'm hoping the Pledge coat will allow me to do some panel highlighting without screwing up the already painted surfaces, which has occured too many times and resulting in my not doing that anymore. George has provided some gudance to the upper camo scheme in his GB49 posts; I hope I can do him proud. I'll be using Taymia paints with hopefully color equivalencies close enough to pass. IF I can get to the HS before I start the 'silver' portion, I will pick up some Vallejo (probably just the flat aluminum?).
Paint scheme, on the box, depicted as markings for the No. 92 Squadron, France, 1940.
I purchased this kit just before George (FUBAR57) 'changed' his GB49 build, I still bow to his talents, and it is not an attempt to compete. Other than the kit being a consignment bargain I was drawn to the color scheme depicted on the box art. The Black and White underside. This is the little Airfix sister to Georges build so I don't anticipate giving him any competition detail wise