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Miracle Masks Spitfire
TedMamere
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Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 07:54 AM UTC
Hi all,

Here is my latest model, once again Eduard's Spitfire Mk.IX. But this time with some goodies: Brassin cockpit, Brassin wheels, photo etched Surface Panels and Flaps from Eduard, CMK resin engine, armament bay and radio bay. The CMK stuff was designed for the Hasegawa Spitfire and needed some adjustments.

The model was entirely painted using Mal Mayfield's Miracle Masks: camouflage, roundels, codes, serial, D-Day stripes, yellow leading edge stripes, walkway line and the Lion shield.

The base is self made and reproduces the SMT (Squer-Mesh Track) used by the Allied Forces in Normandy after D-Day.











A build article will appear in the September issue of Tamiya Magazine France.

Jean-Luc
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Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 08:26 AM UTC
Really Nice!! though I am shaking my head about the crew mans pose ... I would break my back, sitting a wheelchair afterwards

cheers

Steffen
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Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 09:09 AM UTC
Hi Steffen,


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though I am shaking my head about the crew mans pose ... I would break my back, sitting a wheelchair afterwards


Knowing you "in the flesh" so to speak, I can imagine that...

Here is the picture I was inspired by, just to show you from where I got this idea.



Jean-Luc
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Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 09:39 AM UTC
Hi Jean-Luc
Nice work again!
I have the kit and masks (my first time using masks) and could you tell me the make of paint/colour you used for the markings.
Again great workmanship!
chukw1
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Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 02:46 PM UTC
Bravo!
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Posted: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 05:51 PM UTC
Hi Santa-Luc,
I do like that

That looks awesome can I have some pictures for my Face Book site after the artical is released?
TedMamere
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Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2013 - 04:30 AM UTC
Hi all,

Thanks for the kind words.

For the camouflage colors I have used Tamiya acrylics XF-80, XF-81 et XF-82. The roundels colors are XF-8 blue and XF-7 red with some black mixed in each.

Mal, you can use the above pictures if you want. Just mention that the model is for Tamiya Magazine France. I will give you one copy of the magazine in Telford if we both make it there...

Jean-Luc
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Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2013 - 06:02 AM UTC
Thank you Jean-Luc for the paint info!
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Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2013 - 08:20 AM UTC
Thanks Santa-Luc that would be great
Joel_W
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Posted: Friday, June 28, 2013 - 03:22 AM UTC
Jean-Luc, just an overall outstanding build and presentation. The mechanic in the fuselage is a really nice touch, especially after seeing the photograph that inspired it.
Joel
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Posted: Friday, June 28, 2013 - 04:30 AM UTC
Geez! Not even sure I can come up with the appropriate superlatives Jean Luc. Wonderful job. I suspect there are a lot of people turning green right now...
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Posted: Friday, June 28, 2013 - 08:17 PM UTC
Hi Jean-Luc

Beautiful work as ever! I hope you've added full control runs etc. for the contortionist to work on inside the fuselage!

I do have one question - and that concerns the position of the fin flashes. The only reason they stood out for me is because, ironically, I hit the same issue with a set of Xtradecals that I've used on my own Spit. There, the flashes will only fit if positioned higher than my references show, so I've ended up masking to do a repair job.

Have you based your fin flashes on a photo? Maybe I should have left mine alone...

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Saturday, June 29, 2013 - 01:17 AM UTC
Jean-Luc,

Outstanding work.
Thanks for sharing.

Tony

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Posted: Saturday, June 29, 2013 - 02:07 AM UTC
A wonderful job; well done.
I've never tried masking insignia and such. The results are obviously superior to decal application. I suppose I fear the difficulty factor, and suspect the ease of screwing things up badly would be increased.
Then again, I likely don't know what I'm talking about as I've never tried it.

Really a nice job, though.

TedMamere
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Posted: Saturday, June 29, 2013 - 07:51 AM UTC
Hi all,

Thanks again for your kind words


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Have you based your fin flashes on a photo? Maybe I should have left mine alone...


Rowan, I must confess that I was lazy and didn't used photos for the fin flashes. Now that you mention it I realize that I have placed them differently on my two Spitfire models. What is right I don't know?

As for the use of masks, the only way to find out if the technic suits you is to try at least once...

Jean-Luc
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Posted: Saturday, June 29, 2013 - 08:05 AM UTC
Hi Jean-Luc

Well - you can judge the results of my tinkering with the fin flashes on my Spit from my latest post!

https://aeroscale.kitmaker.net/forums/209166

All the best

Rowan
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Posted: Saturday, June 29, 2013 - 08:11 PM UTC
The fin flash actually sits on the fin. However I have realised that the mask surround on my fin flashes can make this difficult so, for my latest build a 1/32 Spit Mk V I cut the lower edge of the mask down by half. This made the positioning easier. I think that most would position the flash on the panel line as you have Santa-Luc, I hadn't noticed until Rowan mentioned it.

@Ben

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I've never tried masking insignia and such. The results are obviously superior to decal application. I suppose I fear the difficulty factor, and suspect the ease of screwing things up badly would be increased.
Then again, I likely don't know what I'm talking about as I've never tried it.


There is no reason not to try it I will happily send you some masks, just for postage, so that you can have a go off a model. RAF 4 colour C1 type roundels are one of the hardest to mask and paint but it is actually very easy if you follow my instructions The other thing that masked markings are is addictive Once you have tried them decals just aren't good enough
Mcleod
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Posted: Sunday, June 30, 2013 - 02:24 AM UTC

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There is no reason not to try it I will happily send you some masks, just for postage, so that you can have a go off a model. RAF 4 colour C1 type roundels are one of the hardest to mask and paint but it is actually very easy if you follow my instructions The other thing that masked markings are is addictive Once you have tried them decals just aren't good enough


Thankyou, Mal. I would like to try some. I'll PM you soon, Canada Day long weekend here, in the sunshine you know!
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