1/48 scale Spitfire Mk.Vb ‘Red Star’ Dual Build

[BlackSheep214]

Since I received a Tamiya 1/48 scale Spitfire Mk.Vb for Christmas, I decided to make this thread a Spitfire Mk.Vb Dual Build.

The kits...



As you know, I somehow lost the wingtips to the Red Star Spitfire some time back. I swiped the wingtips from the Tamiya kit and installed them on the Red Star Spitfire.

Didn't realize when I test fitted them, they were a smidgen too large. Doh.... the Red Star is a Hasegawa kit. No biggie... nothing but a bit of doctoring to make it fit - a bit of sanding and a bit of putty did the trick. Here's the end result...



The Tamiya kit, thankfully included a clipped wing version. So this one is gonna be the clipped wing version.

[KSaarni]

This will be interesting to follow, Tamiya v Hasegawa !

- Kari

[LyleW]

You are a wildman. Looking forward to this.

[keavdog]

Nice! Double build side-by-side Tamiya vs Hasegawa

[speedgraflex]

What a great idea, Tom! This is going to be cool to watch!! It’s such a solid idea to put their kits against each other—they have both been competitors in the model building industry for a long time. A quick question—Where were these kits produced? Japan or the Philippines?

[BlackSheep214]

Hasegawa - 1999, Japan

Tamiya - 1994, Philippines

[BlackSheep214]

Paint progress....

Red Star undersides painted XF-83 RAF Medium Sea Grey 2

picture sharing


Clipped Wing Spitfire cockpit painted Model Master 4850 RAF Interior Green

[speedgraflex]

Thanks for the data, Tom! That paint work looks really good!

[BlackSheep214]

I was perplexed why the undersides were not assigned as Sky but RAF Medium Sea Grey 2. Perhaps they changed it for the Mk.Vb?

[jeaton01]

Most likely the Russians did that, Tom. Looks like a fun project.