(http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/6414/spitfiresi8.jpg)
Tamiya 1/48th scale Supermarine Spitfire, mk Vb.
Masked with liquid latex, and painted with Tamiya spray acrylics.
I used to build nothing but airplanes, from when I was a kid to maybe 10-12 years ago. I had built every WWII plane so many times, it got tired, so I started building terrain instead. This was a nice diversion, and chance to re-live the "glory days".
Very nice. Not my sort of thing but I like it all the same :clap2: Do you sell them on for a decent profit?
Quote from: Perv on December 03, 2007, 02:41:24 PM
Very nice. Not my sort of thing but I like it all the same :clap2: Do you sell them on for a decent profit?
Thank you sir. I don't know if this really even belongs here, but I built it and painted it, and put a lot of pride into it. It could be considered historical, I suppose.
I've not sold anything for any profit, yet.
I'll be running out of space in my world soon enough, I'll sell some stuff then.
Nicely done.
Very cool, I used to build and paint loads of stuff like this in 1/72...dunno what happened to it all.
done any Hasegawa Egg planes?
Quote from: gi6ers on December 03, 2007, 03:07:29 PM
Very cool, I used to build and paint loads of stuff like this in 1/72...dunno what happened to it all.
done any Hasegawa Egg planes?
No, but thet hobby shop sells a set of 4 t-34's that are also motor-scooters. They look suitable amusing.
Nice.
One of the guys who used to work for us has,literally, hundreds of 1/72 aircraft, beautifully finished, mounted in wall cases like butterfly collections, and organised by squadron, theatre of conflict, etc. He's a bit of an obsessive, but he makes absolutely fantastic aircraft...
Quote from: Theomar Pius on December 03, 2007, 02:45:24 PM
Thank you sir. I don't know if this really even belongs here, but I built it and painted it, and put a lot of pride into it. It could be considered historical, I suppose.
Then it belongs :icon_wink: Nice work!
Very nice :) Always nice to see a well painted Spitfire!
That is absolutely awesome.
Do you...uh... :icon_suspicious: (I hope my German mother, my English father and my fellow Canadians arent looking) um... have any A1 Skyraider models? I LOVE that airplane and would really like to see one done up to this quality.
Quote from: Baldemyr on December 08, 2007, 02:06:30 PM
That is absolutely awesome.
Do you...uh... :icon_suspicious: (I hope my German mother, my English father and my fellow Canadians arent looking) um... have any A1 Skyraider models? I LOVE that airplane and would really like to see one done up to this quality.
I
had a Sky Raider some years ago, but it was lost to time. No shame in liking a plane that could carry the bomb load of a B-17 faster, with a crew of one, in 1946. It
is a beautiful bit of engineering.
Next on my list, if I'm going to build another plane (which would be summer at the earliest) is a Dehavilland Otter, on floats, in RCAF markings. That should at least please your countrymen. :icon_wink:
By the way, not to pat myself on the back too much, but I got a message on another forum from the owner of Spitfire N308WK Google it) and he was quite impressed with my kit. I tell you, that was a compliment that lit me up like a Christmas tree.
Now THAT is freaking awesome. Did he give you any "inside" tips on how Spits weathered in the field or under use?
Quote from: Baldemyr on December 11, 2007, 02:57:26 PM
Now THAT is freaking awesome. Did he give you any "inside" tips on how Spits weathered in the field or under use?
No, but I have a source now if I ever have any questions. :icon_cool:
I did a lot of reaserch online and in books, and used a bit of common sense. Panel lines around panels that would be changed often, such as the guns or engine, got a bit more paint chips around the edges. Soot from the guns and shell discharge, and engine exhaust.
Here is a pic of his bird, which has a second training cockpit.
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/Brad73/scan004.jpg)
Why do they paint planes in camoflage like that? surely it would be better to paint them sky blue if fighting in tropical climates and grey if fighting around England etc. And only the English could send a plane to war with a big target on its side :icon_w00t:
They are usually painted sky-blue underneath and camo on top. If you think about one of these planes approaching dogfight, then this is where these two camo colours are most useful.
They have the big ol' roundels painted on them because once you've started a dogfight, you want to be damn sure you're not shooting down you're mates - far more important than any camo pattern!
And if you look at an areil photo of countryside, random blocks of primary colour are not entirely out of place.
ah that makes sense. Havent seen one from the bottom so thought the camoflage was all over
"They have the big ol' roundels painted on them because once you've started a dogfight, you want to be damn sure you're not shooting down you're mates - far more important than any camo pattern!"
think we need to paint them on our troops thesedays then !!! :icon_w00t:
Quote from: Perv on December 13, 2007, 11:57:29 AM
think we need to paint them on our troops thesedays then !!! :icon_w00t:
Sadly that holds very true for the US forces.
Quote from: Custom_Hobby on December 13, 2007, 12:13:03 PM
Quote from: Perv on December 13, 2007, 11:57:29 AM
think we need to paint them on our troops thesedays then !!! :icon_w00t:
Sadly that holds very true for the US forces.
Holds true for most forces, we all just tend to hear about our own country's troops most in the media.
Good point, but I dont want to take this further off topic.
Back to telling Theomar about the good job he did.....
Quote from: Custom_Hobby on December 13, 2007, 02:38:18 PM
Good point, but I dont want to take this further off topic.
Back to telling Theomar about the good job he did.....
lol.
the camo patterns back then were designed basically to protect the aircraft from air attack while on the ground, and from ground attack while in the air. So you would have camo on top, so it couldn't be spotted while on the ground and vulnerable. The lighter color undersides were to protect from flak and anti aircraft while in the air.
Towards the end of the war, you saw the germans coming up with very intricate grey patterns, which really help to disguise an aircraft on the ground, and in the air. This was neccesary because production was so down from allied bombing, that every plane was very valuable. Today, most warplanes air painted in a nuetral grey.
The U.S. went the opposite direction, towards the end of the war. They flew against such little opposition, that they stopped painting the planes at all, and left them natural metal. What they lacked in camoflage, they made up in performance. Go to the store and pick up a gallon of paint to see what it weighs. Then think of how many gallons it would take to paint a large four engine bomber. A gallon of paint weighs about 12 pounds, and covers roughly 400 sq feet. So by leaving the planes unpainted, hundreds of pounds would be shed, making the planes able to fly faster and farther. Plus it would be cheaper to produce when you consider how many planes were being built.
Apparently there is over a ton of paint on each B-52.
So...any more airplane pics? I used to make tons but sort of drifted away into tanks(especially old german) and space marines. This really takes me back.
A ton each?! You can see then how a bare metal plane would be that much lighter.
I have some P-51 pics floating around, I'll see about posting them. I "did away" with most of my airplane kits a few years ago. They were taking up space, and weren't up to standard. As a distraction from the hobby though, it is a lot of fun. For not as much thought and effort, I can still get good looking results as opposed to foam terrain.
You just have to love the B-52
(http://www.militaryimages.net/photopost/data/642/44t-b52.jpg)
great work.
Ha! that's a great pick.