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Tamiya Spitfire Vb.
ThomasB
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Posted: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 10:46 PM UTC
That is on it's way to be turned into a MkVc with the help of Airwaves MkVc wings. So far the cockpit has been asembled as instructions.

Wings have been glued to the fusulage. No problems with the fit, and no need for filling. The kits wingtips where a little tricky to get on. The location taps where supposed to fit in the resin wings but didn't. So I removed them och super-glued the tips in place. A little filling will be needed.

Next will be the tricky part to fix whats rest of the kits wings in between the resin wings under the fusulage.

Any comments are welcome, but positive and negative!

mikeli125
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Posted: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - 01:52 AM UTC
looking good thomas is it 1/48 or 1/72? if possiable maybe weather the interior loos a little monatone but look forward to seeing it finished
ThomasB
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Posted: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - 04:35 AM UTC
It's 1/48. And I'm well aware of my "feauture"-less cockpit. But I guess I don't have the knowledge/guts to try something. But any tips are very welcome.
Sidney
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Posted: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - 07:46 AM UTC
Hi Thomas,

For the cockpit, try a wash followed with some dry-brushing... I still can't believe two simple things like that can really make a cockpit look great!!

try it after the paint has dried thoroughly thoug!

Nice one
ThomasB
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Posted: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - 08:00 AM UTC
Will try that on the next kit i build, kinda late on this one...
flitzer
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Posted: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 - 06:29 PM UTC
Hi Thomas,
yes its looking good.
But it might not be too late to add a little bit of a wash to the cockpit....very small brush or cotton buds....enough to knock the uniform brightness down a bit.
And if you do it with very thin layers you can stop easier at a point where you think its enough.

Looking forward to seeing the camo on.
Cheers
Peter
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Posted: Thursday, February 26, 2004 - 10:03 AM UTC
Hi Thomas

As regards the cockpit, my "instant answer" when it seems too late is pastels. :-)

You'll be amazed how much "depth" some carefully applied pastels can add.

Using a fine brush, put a dark brown/black pastel along the stringer detail in the cockpit. Brush it off with a soft brush until you're happy with the look.

Hope this helps

Rowan
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