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OFFICIAL: Battle of Britain 75 Campaign
ZAPanzer
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 07:11 PM UTC

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Hi Robert, those are two very nice Spitfires. It looks like you nailed the colors for both of them and I really like how smooth the paint finishes look.

Ernest


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Hi

Pics uploaded to the gallery, here is a pic with Sailour Malan's spitfire that I built at the same time.
I'm going to call this the "Tale of two Spitfires". The Tamiya kit (Malan) what a pleasure to build and finish, even the decals, the Airfix(Battle of Britain) was a headache, filled to the brim with putty, as a result it is noticeably heavier.

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Hi Ernst

Thanks for the kind words, and for reassuring me, the Airfix Spitfire almost broke my spirit.
Although not clearly visible in the photo, the BoB spitfire decals have a shine to them, the Tamiya decals went on the Malan spitfire without any hassles.
Yoyr 109 looks amazing by the way, top notch. Looking forward to seeing more.

Rob
MichaelSatin
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 07:47 PM UTC
Rob,

Is that the brand new Airfix Spit you had so much trouble with? The Hurricane was great!

Michael
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 08:53 PM UTC
Would a custom 1/72 E-Pen diorama qualify?
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 09:34 PM UTC

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Would a custom 1/72 E-Pen diorama qualify?


OK Willem, you got me. Do you mean S Boote? If so, would it be an early war, summer 1940 time frame?

Michael
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 10:46 PM UTC
If they made any amphibious S-Boote then yes
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Posted: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 11:55 PM UTC

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If they made any amphibious S-Boote then yes


OK, I give up. What was an E-Pen?

Michael
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Posted: Thursday, August 20, 2015 - 12:15 AM UTC

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If they made any amphibious S-Boote then yes


OK, I give up. What was an E-Pen?

Michael


Pretty obvious really. Has an E shape to it

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Posted: Thursday, August 20, 2015 - 12:19 AM UTC
OK, a blast pen! I've never heard it referred to as an E-pen before. Now I see it, I see what you mean. Fine with me. Any plans to add an aircraft or two?

Michael
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Posted: Thursday, August 20, 2015 - 12:37 AM UTC
Me neither until I started my background research effort. Eventually this would be the idea, may only be able to get the diorama done in 11-ish days though

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Posted: Thursday, August 20, 2015 - 01:26 AM UTC
Hi there

Sadly, I've had to de-enlist. I can simply already see the year running away with itself due to pressure of work. Realistically, lack of time at the workbench means I'm not going to get anything built for this - despite the subject being so dear to my heart.

If I do manage to take a break and squeeze in a last-minute entry, believe me, I will - but I wouldn't hold your breath.

Sorry - all the best

Rowan
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Posted: Thursday, August 20, 2015 - 02:52 AM UTC

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Hi there

Sadly, I've had to de-enlist. I can simply already see the year running away with itself due to pressure of work. Realistically, lack of time at the workbench means I'm not going to get anything built for this - despite the subject being so dear to my heart.

If I do manage to take a break and squeeze in a last-minute entry, believe me, I will - but I wouldn't hold your breath.

Sorry - all the best

Rowan


Sorry to hear that Rowan, but I completely understand. Good luck and hope to see you soon!

Michael
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Posted: Thursday, August 20, 2015 - 07:58 AM UTC
Hi Michael

No, it's an older release kit Nr. 05115, the Spitfire Mk I/II kit.

Regards

Rob
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Posted: Thursday, August 20, 2015 - 05:54 PM UTC

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Hi Michael

No, it's an older release kit Nr. 05115, the Spitfire Mk I/II kit.

Regards

Rob


Ah, that's good to hear. Their new stuff is up there with the best as far as I've seen (I'm working on the Javelin now.) Sorry about your experience, but you certainly did a nice job with it!

Michael
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Posted: Thursday, August 20, 2015 - 07:02 PM UTC
Hi Michael

Thanks, I haven't built one of the new Airfix tools yet, I don't even have 1 in the stash, I'll have to get 1.

I am actually an Airfix fan, I think I just got a dud of sorts
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Posted: Saturday, August 22, 2015 - 01:27 PM UTC
This build is approaching completion. The next few photos show the aircraft after decaling and with most of the weathering complete. I decided to show the plane in a moderately weathered condition reflecting the several weeks of missions its flew from a grass strip.

I tried Alclad's water based gloss coat for this build and overall the results were satisfactory. The decals were good quality and went down very well. A few markings were missing from the decal sheet, but I was able to source some left overs from past builds to fill in the blanks.


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Posted: Saturday, August 22, 2015 - 01:35 PM UTC
The next several photos show the weathering which was done using a combination of AK Interactive and True Earth weathering agents, Tamiya weathering pastels and a silver pencil. Overall I think the effects ended up well, though I got the fading a bit overdone in a few areas, the True Earth fading agents take a bit of getting used to.









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Posted: Saturday, August 22, 2015 - 02:13 PM UTC
Beautiful, Ernest!
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Posted: Monday, August 24, 2015 - 10:50 AM UTC
Finally got a start on my Avro Anson. Did get the fuselage halves together and cleaned up. Today was mostly getting resin parts ready and checking the fit of the clear parts.



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Posted: Monday, August 24, 2015 - 04:57 PM UTC
Excellent work Ernest!

Nice subject Chris. The CA kit, right?

Michael
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Posted: Monday, August 24, 2015 - 08:17 PM UTC

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Excellent work Ernest!

Nice subject Chris. The CA kit, right?

Michael


It is the CA kit. Lots of test fitting and adjustments but all in all not a bad kit. The resin, PE and clear parts are real nice.
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Posted: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 - 12:15 AM UTC
Ernest,

Gorgeous 109!
That really looks awesome.
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Posted: Sunday, August 30, 2015 - 08:17 PM UTC
I've rejoined the "So Few" over here at the Battle of Britain, with my 1/72 Tamiya Spitfire Mk I...
All subassemblies subassembled by windysean, on Flickr
Extra smooshing to mate the big parts by windysean, on Flickr
This seam is not playing nice by windysean, on Flickr
No real problems with the build so far. Good fit and engineering and good instructions. The wing joint is the only trouble area I've hit yet.
Cheerio!
-Sean H.
PS: I've got a question though. The instructions say the landing gear and both sides of the covers are painted "Sky". Was the landing gear well "Sky" also?
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Posted: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 - 06:53 PM UTC

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PS: I've got a question though. The instructions say the landing gear and both sides of the covers are painted "Sky". Was the landing gear well "Sky" also?

The silence was deafening!
I poked around the internet, and all seem to agree that British planes often had exterior colors in the wheel wells and landing gear doors, inside and out.
See what happens after building so many USN planes? I start making assumptions about all aircraft...
Oh, and not finding RAF Sky paint at the local hobby shop, my daughter and I searched around and settled on a Russian pale blue that seemed to match the color from the internet on my phone.
Cheers!
Sean H.
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Posted: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 - 08:55 PM UTC

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PS: I've got a question though. The instructions say the landing gear and both sides of the covers are painted "Sky". Was the landing gear well "Sky" also?

The silence was deafening!
I poked around the internet, and all seem to agree that British planes often had exterior colors in the wheel wells and landing gear doors, inside and out.
See what happens after building so many USN planes? I start making assumptions about all aircraft...
Oh, and not finding RAF Sky paint at the local hobby shop, my daughter and I searched around and settled on a Russian pale blue that seemed to match the color from the internet on my phone.
Cheers!
Sean H.


Sean,

Sorry about that! You're quite right about RAF aircraft having gear and bays in the underside color. As for Sky, RAF sky is actually a greenish grey shade. Tamiya and Model Master both make dedicated paints for it.

Michael
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Posted: Tuesday, September 01, 2015 - 10:13 PM UTC
Thanks, Michael! I'm glad the sky outside is not that color. -- or maybe just in jolly old England.
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