Airfix 1/72 Spitfire mk.Vb (OLD TOOL)

[Stuart]

Hi all!

So I said I’d post up my currant WIP...


...this is the OLD TOOL Airfix 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire mk.Vb. dating back from the 1970/80s I think. It was in the white boxing. It’s not a bad little kit which went together well enough with only a little bit of filler ( I use the water based Perfect plastic putty) – The shapes not too bad although the canopy is a little bit off. I didn’t add any interior although I did have a fair stab at painting the pilot.

Painting is in Humbrol Acrylics – and the markings will be to represent a AIR/SEA Rescue aircraft used during D-Day (from the Xtradecal D-Day anniversary sheet.









Sorting out the stripe on the underside



I need to take some more pictures, as I’ve finished the painting and am onto the decals.

Thanks for looking

Stuart

[LyleW]

Love that signature!

Kit work looks good to me.

[Stuart]

Love that signature!

Kit work looks good to me.

Thanks Lyle!

The signatures been my motto for years – along with…‘Aim low – Achieve your goals and avoid disappointment’

[KSaarni]

Looks very good Stuart, very nice paint work
( and the picture quality ok & authentic! )

- Kari

[Stuart]

Looks very good Stuart, very nice paint work
( and the picture quality ok & authentic! )

- Kari

Thanks Kari!

Although I have a proper Digicam - but as my access to a PC is limited, I take most of my WIP shots with my phone as it's easier to just upload them with the photobucket app.However the phone I have at present is blooming awful - no flash and a fixed field of focus! - real Box Borwnie situation. I try to make the best of it

Cheers

Stuart

[Thomas_M]

Thought that kits of this era aren´t allowed to be build. Protection of species, or sort of... :Squirrel:

Pictures? Great!
Build? Same!

Mission accomplished! Thanks for showing this here, Stuart!

[Stikpusher]

I like it! Long live the old kits and their builders!

[Stuart]

Thought that kits of this era aren´t allowed to be build. Protection of species, or sort of... :Squirrel:

Pictures? Great!
Build? Same!

Mission accomplished! Thanks for showing this here, Stuart!

Thanks Thomas!

lol old models are supposed to be built! I'm a modeler, not a collector!

This is the box...

[Stuart]

I like it! Long live the old kits and their builders!

I totally agree Stik - Thanks!

[Stuart]

Progress so far - painting finished - Humbrol clear on and decals started.

Those xtradecals perform pretty well with just water and decalfix



Cheers

Stuart