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| Spitfire MK.IXc Tamiya 1/32nd | |
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| Topic Started: Nov 23 2011, 08:15 PM (1,800 Views) | |
| pauljames1967 | Nov 23 2011, 08:15 PM Post #1 |
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I bought this kit off Rich, a fellow Locate & Cement member, sorry i dont know his name tag. Had it for about 6 months whilst sourcing all the extras, had to wait for Teleford to see Roy from Barracuda Cast from the USA who brought the range with him as they have been out of stock in Hannants for months. Also bought some photoetched (Eduard) from Hannants. I am going all out for a really detailed build, i will be using the following :- Barracuda Cast - Starboard Cockpit sidewall Cockpit upgrade set 1 Cockpit upgrade set 2 Seat with Leather Backpad Flour slot mainwheels Door with separate crowbar Wide blister gun cover Rocker covers with logos Eduard early interior (MK IXc) early seat belts (MK IXc) exterior (MK IXc) Wow, each one has its own instructions! This is going to take me months, a good project for the winter months and Christmas holidays. I do feel slightly nervous as even i think about it. Started this evening, scraping the starboard sidewall to fit the new Barracuda part, going to have to go to the model shop tomorrow to get a saw to cut the resin excess off. I want this model to be as accurate as i can and would really appreciate anyones help and comments on anything, bought the Haynes Spitfire owners manual, which is excellent. So here goes, first pics All the bits -  The scrapping starts  Thanks for reading Paul |
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| Phreak | Nov 23 2011, 09:47 PM Post #2 |
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Good grief! |
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| Jelly071 | Nov 25 2011, 07:11 PM Post #3 |
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OMG a lot of resin and pe. I will watch this with intrest |
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| pauljames1967 | Jun 8 2012, 08:15 PM Post #4 |
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Just started back on the Spitfire, been sidelined with a heavy work load but now have some spare time again, spent hours of the photoetched, very fiddly! The control stick is a Barracuda as is the compass, which i have to add a blob of Klear when the setting soultion is dry  The Seat is also Barracuda, really nice detail on it. 
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| Floyd | Jun 10 2012, 09:42 AM Post #5 |
I like to mottle things.
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Really like the effect you have achieved on the seat, looks spot on. |
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| njhanc | Jun 14 2012, 06:37 PM Post #6 |
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That is a very nice start on that cockpit. It looks like it really going to be an epic! Cheers, Nick |
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| pauljames1967 | Jun 15 2012, 06:05 PM Post #7 |
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spending hours on the cockpit and don't seem to be getting anywhere! The photoetch is good but ultra fiddly. Will post some more pics when it looks like i have done something. |
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| pauljames1967 | Jun 16 2012, 01:42 PM Post #8 |
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  Love the resin rocker covers with the Rolls Royce logo. |
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| AndyT | Jun 16 2012, 10:15 PM Post #9 |
Sound the klaxon twice and dive the Submarine!
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Gad-zooks phenomenal detail, I will be watching with interest Well done! 
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| pauljames1967 | Jun 19 2012, 07:26 PM Post #10 |
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Coming together nicely now, just started work on the Eduard seat belt set, 15 pieces to it would you believe! Very fiddly but this kit is all about attention to detail.   Also have been doing a bit more work on the engine while cockpit bits dry. |
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| pauljames1967 | Jun 25 2012, 05:56 PM Post #11 |
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Made a start on the cockpit sides  The Barracuda side wall detail is incredible, now to add some oil washes to bring the detail out. |
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| Floyd | Jun 25 2012, 06:37 PM Post #12 |
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I like to mottle things.
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Really impressive cockpit. |
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| pauljames1967 | Jun 29 2012, 08:36 PM Post #13 |
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Spent about 10 hours now on the sides of the cockpit, i dont work very fast! but its coming together - Edited by pauljames1967, Jul 3 2012, 06:12 PM.
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| pauljames1967 | Jul 3 2012, 06:17 PM Post #14 |
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Barracuda interior stencil decal set just applied, its hard to see it but you can read it in real life. Just have to seal in with clear then a matt/satin lacquer then squeeze it all together. Added the Oxygen hose which Tamiya left out. Also the 3 light bulbs on the left hand side are cut from the "bulky" Tamiya piece and attached to a PE part.   Added the Eduard PE seat belt set, ultra fiddly but pleased with the result 
Edited by pauljames1967, Jul 3 2012, 06:19 PM.
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| pauljames1967 | Jul 5 2012, 09:55 PM Post #15 |
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Started work on the wings, added the resin blister gun covers which are the correct shape. Sprayed up the inner wing using Vallejo Model Air paint, the Vallejo leaflet says you do not need a primer, I found out you do after Tamiya masking tape pulled the paint it off. Great paints though, spray really nicely, started using the Vallejo Acrylic-Polyurethane grey primer, which needs thinning slightly  |
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