This is my first
contribution to the fine medium that is ARC. I hope I don't make a complete fool
of myself..
So, here is my
Spitfire 14. I love Spits, and am on a mission to model at least one of every
mark, and one in the colours and markings of every airforce that operated them.
I won't go into the aeroplane's history, but I will suggest that if you have any
interest in Spitfires, that you get hold of "Spitfire - the History"
by Eric B Morgan and Edward Shacklady. The definitive tome on this most
beautiful fighter.
I made this model
straight out of the box, even though I knew full well that it had
problems..principally the nose shape is wrong, and the prop blades are too
thick. All of these things are important to me, but so was getting the model
finished this year. ( I am a VERY slow builder)
The Kit is pretty
good actually as far as moulding quality and engineering, The gull wing fillet
section being very well portrayed, and it has a pretty good cockpit interior.
The only things I added were seatbelts from lead foil.
The model was brush
painted using humbrol enamels, and weathered with a very thin wash of matt black
with lots of thinners. Before this, though, I had to contend with...the Decals.
These are, to put it
politely, rubbish. Thick, glossy, and with no adhesive properties whatsoever. I
ended up using spurious codes from my spares box just to avoid slinging the
whole thing in the bin. I wish I had posessed the patience to wait for an after
market set. Still, here she is, and I like her. I hope you do too.
Stuart
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