Hi guys,
My first new project for 2020 is another Spitfire, this time in 1/48 scale from ICM...
I cleaned up the largest parts and put them in boxes.
The decals are very dark (blue), I'm not sure if they are usable, this should be a flat-blue no? Like the Bf109 there is no decal for the instr.panel.
I bought a resin RAF pilot, I glued the control-stick in his hands.
It took me a few evenings but I got him painted, I used reference pictures (google) for the color of his gear.
The cockpit is painted too, again I had to paint the instrument panel as there is no decal for it in the kit. I used a very fine brush to get some gauge-needles in and then a bit of dry-brushing...
Dry-fitting the pilot...
A melted sprue was used to add some cables in the cockpit.
To make the pilot a bit more visible I opened up the hatch in the fuselage with a small knife.
1) hatch cut out, thick walls
2) walls thinned down with knife
3) edge thinned (inside view)
The cables on the right side were added with melted sprue.
This evening I glued the fuselages together.
View attachment 369917
Now on the train for work ...
Thanks for reading and kind regards,
Steven
My first new project for 2020 is another Spitfire, this time in 1/48 scale from ICM...
I cleaned up the largest parts and put them in boxes.
The decals are very dark (blue), I'm not sure if they are usable, this should be a flat-blue no? Like the Bf109 there is no decal for the instr.panel.
I bought a resin RAF pilot, I glued the control-stick in his hands.
It took me a few evenings but I got him painted, I used reference pictures (google) for the color of his gear.
The cockpit is painted too, again I had to paint the instrument panel as there is no decal for it in the kit. I used a very fine brush to get some gauge-needles in and then a bit of dry-brushing...
Dry-fitting the pilot...
A melted sprue was used to add some cables in the cockpit.
To make the pilot a bit more visible I opened up the hatch in the fuselage with a small knife.
1) hatch cut out, thick walls
2) walls thinned down with knife
3) edge thinned (inside view)
The cables on the right side were added with melted sprue.
This evening I glued the fuselages together.
View attachment 369917
Now on the train for work ...
Thanks for reading and kind regards,
Steven