wanted to build a SOB model so here is what I chose, this is such a great model, it fits so well and has great detail, I love the Battle of Britain Spits with the brown and green paint and the large yellow surround on the fuse insignia. I will try hard not to do too much extra stuff on it.

here is the cockpit so far, I know I added a little but not too much just some small enhancements.

I am using an Ultracast seat but that is it no more enhancements, this will be SOB from now on


I added some paper extensions to the seat belts just to bring them back where they belong.

interior painted and ready to go inside.

This is looking REALLY good.

I have this one planned for Tamiya Campaign, so i will follow you build very closely. so far i can say that your build will be better then mine
Inside look excellent!!!

Very nice detail work Doug, looking good.

Cheers, D

Before you close it up, you need to paint some bare metal behind the cockpit. It was only painted in cockpit green up to frame 11 (the one the seat goes on) and then only had clear protective coating from there back to the tailcone. This is visible through the canopy behind the seat. Take a look at the Spitfire site for reference.

This picture shows what I'm talking about best. Frame No. 11 is on the left, seat belt ends are self explanatory, and the rear edge of the fixed canopy section is on the right.

dang it! too late again, already glued it together, but it will be good info for the 1/32nd Revell kit I have in my closet to build soon, thanks Jess.

you can't see too much of the rear area anyway.

Whoa, you know your Spitfires Jessica. Good one to file away!

Doug, really nice paintwork so far, I'm looking forward to seeing her built and painted !

At least it's not too late to paint the electrical accumulator behind the headrest black

Voltage regulator, accumulator is 'old speak' for a rechargeable battery
Steve

Doug,
Your detailing of the Spit Pit really looks quite convincing. I'll be signing on to follow your build.

As Mal would say: "One can't have enough Spitfires"
Joel

sky bottom of plane painted

Well, it's some kind of electrickery box...

Really nice interior Doug!

gr TC

upper camo colors applied, hard mask and a little dark so I can lighten them up while weathering.

Doug,
The Basic camo pattern looks quite good.
Joel

i took a bunch of pictures of the steps of the paint but they were all so dark they don't show any real progress so anyway here is the final result of my build.

side view

three quarter view

one last shot


after the first coat of darker green and brown was applied with hard masking i free hand sprayed lighter shades of both colors then a gloss coat of Pledge Floor Shine. Then the decals from the kit were cut out close to the edges, even the letters and they were applied with Solvoset and allowed to cure. A coat of Pledge Floor Shine was applied over the decals and allowed to dry over night. I then painted all the panel lines with oil paints of dark brown and after it dried for about 20 minutes it was wiped off leaving only the panel lines and some residue looking like dirt flowing in the direction of flight. Then a dull coat of Testors was sprayed on and the final powder and exhaust stains were done with very thin dark brown and black behind the guns and the exhaust pipes. All the last minute parts like the pitot tube, antenna wire and lights were done and that was it.

even with all the little stumbles that I did to this kit I must say that it was a pleasure to build, the decals from Tamiya went on without a hitch and the color mixes they recommended with Tamiya paint really look right to me. Thanks Jess for all the advise, and when I do the 1/32nd Revell I will do better to get it right.

Lovely job Doug, looks great.

Cheers, D

That turned out very well indeed! Now all you need is an Airfix Hurricane to sit beside it