Spitfire Mk IXc - FINISHED - by cog - Eduard - 1/72 - PE & Plastic

[cog]

Another nice small model kit from Eduard. With this kit you can build six different version of the Mk IXc. The sprues have all necessary parts to build them. The supplied PE is mainly cockpit, and some vents. The cockpit is wll detailed and one could wonder if it is worth the effort on this scale. That's up to the builder, but it garantees some additional building pleasure. Parts look clean - not much cleaning up to do. On the web site from Eduard you can download digital building instructions if you rather work from a screen or like bigger size instructions

 

Well the mandatory box "art"

 

Edited May 10, 2020 by cog

[cog]

Cockpit does take a little while to get decorated, especially at 1/72. It is however doable, although, you might and up with a slight headache using your eagle eyes

 

[Old Collingwood]

Another spit build  - good to see mate.

 

OC.

[lmagna]

Where did you find that giant keyboard Carl?

[mtaylor]

After seeing the detail you're doing on this one..... Yikes!!!!!!

 

[cog]

Lou, at one of my other builds. It just poped up.

 

Thanks Mark, it's a bit hard to realise on my current screen. Nowadays I just grab a rattle can, but thaks for the idea

[cog]

Built up, not much fiddly bits. Prepped for paintin'

 

Edited May 11, 2020 by cog

[Old Collingwood]

Looking good mate.

 

OC.

[popeye the sailor]

your really taking off with these planes.......aren't you?!?!?!      off to a good start as usual . 

[cog]

Thaks for the likes gents, and of course the comments

 

These are quickies, Denis ... if you have all the required paints and things. Shouldn't take you much more than a couple of hours - untill you have to do acomplete PE/Resin/Plastic cockpit - it is rather straight for'ard

[cog]

Received the missing clours. First windbrushing ... Primed and first paint.

 

 

White for B&W striping on the wings and fuselage behind the cockpit.

Ready for masking and to get the camouflage and under colour on. After that the black striping.

[cog]

Preparing for camouflage

 

 

Belly and camouflage. black striping on wings and fuselage, and a sky blue stripe on the fuselage just in front of the tail remain to be done. After that it's sliding decals on

 

 

Had to do some damage control as I diluted the Vallejo to much, and the dark green ran under the masking tape (a.o. wings near fuselage)

 

[Landlubber Mike]

Nice work!  1/72 scale is not easy for sure - you're doing a fantastic job!

[Old Collingwood]

Looking great Carl  have to keep remembering the scale  1/72  does not give a very large canvas  to work on.

 

OC.

[cog]

Thanks for the likes and the comment gents

 

Mike, OC I am getting used to 1/72 soon I can't work at 1/48 anymore   At least it keeps me sharp for the 1/350 in ships

 

Another spray job done ... preparation ...

 

 

Finished painting on the wings and fuselage ...

 

 

Next: landing gear, and prop; gloss varnish (no hair dryer!); decals, and finallly another coat of varnish to finish

 

[Old Collingwood]

Loving those invasion stripes/bands, it had past my mind on mine as one of the schemes  - but mine would have had to be painted on by  hand  using dull white  Acrylic paint,   so I decided no to bother.

 

OC.

[cog]

Thanks you for the likes gentlemen

 

Mask and paint by hand works too, OC. Actually, it is less work than mask for spraying. Then you would need to cover much more before you can start painting. It takes me an eternity compared to painting the plane!

 

And concerning the dull white: You would have to give her a coat of varnish anyway, to get the decals on properly. Thus, the dull white would not be dull white anymore ...

Edited May 16, 2020 by cog

[popeye the sailor]

nice progress on the paint Carl.......looks really good!  

[cog]

Thanks Dennis, it starts to look better. Finished the nose cone, propellah, and landing gear. Added some decals, still a few to go before I'm done with that. The remaining ones are really small, between 1 and 2 mm sometimes I wonder if I did put some of those on!

 

[RGL]

Looks great. Nope, not building one. 

[cog]

Thanks mate, means a lot coming from you. I already wondered

[Canute]

Carl, that Spit is looking good. 👌

[Edwardkenway]

Nice!!! Lovely spitfire Carl😁

 

[Old Collingwood]

Really nice work mate  looking perfect with those stripes/bands.

 

OC.

[popeye the sailor]

look'in really sweet........did you do the landing gear doors in the stripes?   love the way you did that   

[cog]

Thanks all for the likes, and comments

 

I did paint on stripes Denis. As it would be rather silly not to. In all honesty, Initially I forgot and had them painted the base "belly colour", but realised I should have painted them with stripes. Checked the paint scheme, and added them by hand. By the way, I changed the prop from fixed to a turning one. That's why it's still not mounted. I did a wee bit of weathering, painted the exhaust (nearly forgot as well) ... final layer of varnish/lacquer ... would satin be the propper choice or gloss?

[Old Collingwood]

52 minutes ago, cog said:

Thanks all for the likes, and comments

 

I did paint on stripes Denis. As it would be rather silly not to. In all honesty, Initially I forgot and had them painted the base "belly colour", but realised I should have painted them with stripes. Checked the paint scheme, and added them by hand. By the way, I changed the prop from fixed to a turning one. That's why it's still not mounted. I did a wee bit of weathering, painted the exhaust (nearly forgot as well) ... final layer of varnish/lacquer ... would satin be the propper choice or gloss?

Carl I have seen both  Slightly shinny satin  with modern versions or those in museums,  but those in service I'm not sure about  (I assume they would be mat  with just heavy  use areas  slightly shinny)

 

OC.

[popeye the sailor]

what I usually go by,  is that most military aircraft aren't very shiny........with the exception of bare aluminum aircraft.  a satin would be the best bet...........in sunlight,  there is at least some sheen.   Olive Drab was the go to paint for our military because no matter how you looked at it........it was flat    it was the same with the Navy......gray was the chosen color....but I'm sure your aware of that.  glad you did the stripes.......that would probably be something that I'd do.......why I mentioned it.    you did a great job.

[Egilman]

On 5/16/2020 at 8:20 AM, cog said:

Belly and camouflage. black striping on wings and fuselage, and a sky blue stripe on the fuselage just in front of the tail remain to be done. After that it's sliding decals on

You did an outstanding job on the invasion stripes! No matter the aircraft, they make the camouflage stand out even more.... It takes a lot of patience to get them straight...

 

Beautiful Job Carl.... (very impressed)

[cog]

Thanks for the likes, thanks for the comments gents