Hi guys, I hope everyone is doing well.

Last week I came on looking for advice for the T6 Texan which several of you helped me out with. Thank you for that!

Before I build my Texan, I thought I should practice with some other 1/48 birds to get my feet wet (my normal foray is figures and armor).

I started out with the Tamiya Supermarine Spitfire Mk. I. The kit went together nicely without any major hiccups. I still have to paint the marker lights, add the rearview mirror, attach the landing gear covers, and add the additional wires that go from the mid-fuselage to the horizontal stabilizer.

What I was hoping you guys could do is give me an absolutely honest critique on areas that you think could use improving (anywhere from build, to paint, to weathering). I want to make my Texan as best as possible, and would appreciate any input you may have on the Spitfire that would help me to improve. Thanks guys!










John

John your spit looks great to me . I love the job you've done on the weathering it looks excellent.

About the only thing I have in the way of feedback is that IMHO thew paint appears a tad too faded to represent an aircraft that fought through an English summer.

Also, do you have any pics of the underside as I always like to check out both sides of a model?

Cheers

Hi John!

I searched but found nothing wrong with your Spitfire. Honestly it's a nice looking model you made here. Congratulations!
But there are some real Spitfire specialists at Aeroscale. Maybe they will find something! But I doubt it...

Jean-Luc

Hi John.
That is a FINE looking Spit you have there. I think you should build more aircraft and less targets
I agree with the earlier comment about the paint fading,and the only (really minor) points I would add is that the paint chipping would be more on the port wing root than the starboard,(pilot entry and ground crew assistance),and the chipping on the prop would have been on the leading and not trailing edges.
As I said,really minor.Its a very nice build, and personally I cant wait to see what you do with the Texan!
Nige

Hey guys:

Thanks for the suggestions and kind response.

Darren, I agree, the paint looks a bit lighter than it should. The actual model is somewhat darker, but I think I flooded the picture with too much light from the top. I'll try to take a more accurate picture of the model when I'm done with it. I'll also be sure to show you the underside as well.

Jean-Luc, thanks for your nice words.

Nigel, I was specifically trying to paint the props with the chipping on the appropriate side. The problem is that I was thinking since the blade rotates clockwise when you are looking at it, that those edges would be worn. I understand now that the difference isn't the direction of the spin, but the orientation of the blade. I will definitely repaint that to make it accurate. Thanks for pointing that out. I learned something today!

Thanks again guys!

John

It looks as good as the one hanging in Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry to me John.

Hi John:

That Spitfire shows a very good build and a fine paint job. I will not say nothing about the tone of the colour, as said that is a minor point and not a part of the gral. quality of the build. It really looks fantastic. The weathering also is Ok, the wasted paint showing through the silver metal is a personal choice, for me it looks good.
Through the result of this job I can say that you´re modelling skills are well developed.
Congratulations and keep on modelling WW2 aircrfats