Spitfire Mk Vb

[Theomar Pius]

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".

[Perv]

Very nice.  Not my sort of thing but I like it all the same  :clap2:  Do you sell them on for a decent profit?

[Theomar Pius]

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.

[Bungle]

Nicely done.

[gi6ers]

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?

[Theomar Pius]

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.

[geronimo]

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...

[Custom_Hobby]

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!

[Keeper]

Very nice :)  Always nice to see a well painted Spitfire!

[Baldemyr]

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.

[Theomar Pius]

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.

[Baldemyr]

Now THAT is freaking awesome.   Did he give you any "inside" tips on how Spits weathered in the field or under use?

[Theomar Pius]

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.

[Perv]

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:

[Keeper]

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.