1/48 Eduard Spitfire Mk.IXc

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Schibur

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Posted 1488714456	Reply with quote #1

I wasn,t active before, but i find that this GB is a great way to say HELLO to all of you I started modelling exactly one year ago, and this website and ofc Bobby thought me a lot! ;D This GB is also a good way to finally start my Spit ZX-6 project. So at first i would say a few words about it I come from Poland (and my English is comunicative but not fluent so don`t punish me for a mistakes ), and there was a lot of brilliant Polish pilots in RAF services during WW2. One of them was Stanislaw Skalski- the first Allied fighter Ace. He became Commander of the 145sqdn RAF, 1943 North Africa. That squadron was called "Skalski`s Circus", and his Spitfire from that sqdn was his most famous Spit, and ofc it`s the theme of my project So let`s start it! Built is OOB, I`m using Eduard 1/48 Spitfire Mk.IXc early version kit (weekend edition), adding only Techmod decals. I quickly build up the cockpit, painted with Mr.Color IGG C364. It`s well detailed, i used decals as a dials and i`m ok with the final effetct Now it`s time to close up fuselage and join the wings. __________________ Regards, Mateusz Cracov, Poland
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Gnarkill1984

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Posted 1488716344	Reply with quote #2

Welcome to your first group build. Looking forward to seeing this one. I do love a polish spitfire __________________
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Alba83

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Posted 1488718191	Reply with quote #3

Hey Its looking nice so far, and yeah i think there was a lot of polish pilots based in Scotland during ww2 __________________ Steven Glasgow, Scotland
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vdbo76

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Posted 1488728329	Reply with quote #4

Welcome and great start. __________________ Fabian Amsterdam, The Netherlands https://www.instagram.com/vdbo76/
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TedUSA

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Posted 1488771889	Reply with quote #5

Nice work! __________________ Ted pinterest pg. of scale models/dioramas: http://www.pinterest.com/intrstinpintrst/awesome-scale-models/
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Schibur

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Posted 1488807728	Reply with quote #6

Thanks for all You comments That was a beautifully spring Sunday in Poland yesterday! And i lovely spend it on my workbench Fuselage halves are joined, wings are glued in. Almost all fits perfectly- the kit is stunning! All joints are filled, and sanded up. Only problems are in the engine cone section, however i`m fine with the final result Now it`s rescribing and reriveting time... i hate it I have problems with my camera, so i had to take a photo by phone. P.S. A canopy is a spare part, just to hide a cockpit. The main one is already masked and pre-painted in IGG, as it`s a frame color from inside __________________ Regards, Mateusz Cracov, Poland
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Schibur

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Posted 1489063305	Reply with quote #7

I found a few more imperfections after filling joints, so i sanded them down and then i rescribed faded panel lines and rivets. Next step was to do exhausts, as they had to be glued before engine cover. I primed them in flat black, next i apllied AK Dark Steel pigment on the tubes Then i added some fresh rust pigment (my own mix from dry pastels) And the final step was the old rust pigment in a few places (again my own mix) and tone it down by Tamiya smoke X-19. Then i gave it a flat coat to protect and fade the effect. The bottom one is close to the real effect (Photos still by phone ) Now they are safety in place, covered by Maskol At the end i`m going to add some fresh rust pigment, but not too much So dirty jobs are finished right now, and now it`s painting time Spit gets a coat of Mr. color C8 as a primer, now i can see the final results of filling, sanding, rescribing and riveting, and i have to say that it doesn`t look bad I gave it a coat of a hairspray, as i want to scratch him a little It`s first time when i`m using Hairspray method, but i did tests on the spare parts and they fare well. Last what i`ve done is change the needle in airbrush for the 0.2 one- it`s time for preshading now A good news for You- i found sollution for camera blurring and photos will be better for now __________________ Regards, Mateusz Cracov, Poland
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papaiancook

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Schibur

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Posted 1490811064	Reply with quote #9

Hello there! It`s a time for a small update. I preshade the model with variation of basic colours shades, as i wanted an effect of a gentle differences for the natural look. I tried my first free-hand camo so share Your opinion about the effect! I wanted to do next step and spray roundel, however after problems with paintig yellow bars on the wings i had to consider it again and finally i`ve used a decals. (Hairspray is great for the scratches, but not the best for the paint hardness so had a lot problems with masking....) __________________ Regards, Mateusz Cracov, Poland
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SimonD

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Posted 1493226452	Reply with quote #10

Looking really nice Mateusz. That is a cracking kit isn't it. Looking forward to seeing the finished Polish Ace Spit. 😊 __________________ Cheers, Simon. On the bench: Tamiya 1:32 F-4J Phantom "Marines" Tamiya 1:32 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIe
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M.Brindos

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Posted 1493232397	Reply with quote #11

Somehow I skipped over this build. This is really nice work, mate. Impressive work with the rivetting!
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Schibur

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Posted 1493802728	Reply with quote #12

Thanks for all Your support Spit is almost done, i`ve got to add just a few little touches to it, but have no time to do that. Also i have to learn how to take a good photos, because i tried to photo it and the ressult wasn`t good enough. __________________ Regards, Mateusz Cracov, Poland
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