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Re: Tamiya 1/48th Supermarine Spitfire mk.I
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2026 6:01 pm
by Stuart
BlackSheep214 wrote: ↑Fri Feb 13, 2026 4:51 pm
Do what I do… tack’em down with blue putty, paint and then take them off. Resume with attaching the main struts.
That may well work - you'd have to tack the intake in place as well, but that's probably the way to go.
Re: Tamiya 1/48th Supermarine Spitfire mk.I
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2026 10:21 pm
by Stikpusher
Ahhhhhh….
Let’s just say that I’ve been worried about that sort of thing since a couple of my builds caught wind, achieved lift, then hit the concrete in between my build area and paint area… it wasn’t like Toy Story…. No falling with style, just falling…
that’s when I learned to do micro surgeries…
Re: Tamiya 1/48th Supermarine Spitfire mk.I
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2026 5:53 am
by Stuart
Re: Tamiya 1/48th Supermarine Spitfire mk.I
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2026 12:59 pm
by Stuart
Just starting to block out the camo...
Re: Tamiya 1/48th Supermarine Spitfire mk.I
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2026 8:51 am
by Stuart
Well I'm a bit behind Tom but the painting is done and it's had a gloss coat ready for some decals.
Re: Tamiya 1/48th Supermarine Spitfire mk.I
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2026 10:12 am
by Gary Brantley
She's looking great, Stuart! 
Re: Tamiya 1/48th Supermarine Spitfire mk.I
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2026 10:33 am
by BlackSheep214
Re: Tamiya 1/48th Supermarine Spitfire mk.I
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2026 12:02 pm
by Stuart
Thanks Gents!
Re: Tamiya 1/48th Supermarine Spitfire mk.I
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2026 2:49 pm
by Stikpusher
Re: Tamiya 1/48th Supermarine Spitfire mk.I
Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2026 6:08 am
by Stuart
In progress - 610 (County of Chester) squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force. I like these marking as, being an Englishman trapped in Wales, Chester is only 1/2 an hour drive from where I live, and I tend to go there when I need a dose of England. There's a plaque on the wall of Chester Cathedral in memory to the Squadron.
