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Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IXc (Tamiya 1/32)


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avete,

After seeing so many beautiful Spitfire these past months, I decided to throw my spit into the air. I'll do my best to keep everyone updated via ARC and Flickr.

(Left to right) Rear support, Seat support, rear wall of instrument panel and the forward support for the instrument panel. I spayed with PS Interior green, shaded with Tamiya Yellow Green XF-4 and Flat Brown XF-10. No added wash yet.

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Spayed green, shaded with Tamiya Yellow Green XF-4 and Flat Brown XF-10. I sprayed Testors MM Aluminum for the rear portion. No added wash yet.

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Rudders Top view. All washed up.

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Seat Armor Plate. I'm horrible with photo-etch. I airbrushed the top with some Tamiya Flat Brown XF-10. It took me a good 20 min to paint this little guy. I thinned PollyScale Interor Green way too much.

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Just about every piece that is to go into my Spitfire cockpit. A good way to keep your pieces organized. Packing Foam. The stuff computer parts are shipped in a box with.

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Salve!,

Thanks for all of the comments... :thumbsup:

I've been back in forth to the dentist dealing with my wisdom teeth being extracted... Not fun! Anyways I've made some progress with my build....

Altitude Switch

Quilting thread was used to simulate wire.

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Voltage Regulator

Two wires made from quilting thread have been added to the bottom of the regulator. Tad bit of dry-brushing.

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Pneumatic Air Bottles

Had to mix color for the gray. I didnt have the right color in my stock. Somewhat close to a Light Ghost Gray.

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Instrument Panel Assembly

Ready to be installed...

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Pilots Seat

Sprayed with Model Masters 'British Crimson Red'. Have not had time to assemble my paper Sutton QT Harness from RB.

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Control Colum Closeup

Three added wires for effect. Made from Black Quilting Thread. I used a thin piece of CP-60 tape painted green for the metal hold points on the colum.

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Left Sidewall

A few wires. Cockpit doesn't need to much...

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Left Sidewall Closeup

Installed Air Bottles and a bit of dry brushing to bring out the details & simulate 'wear and tear'.

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Left Sidewall 2

Basic dry fitting. Everything looks good so far.

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Right Sidewall

O2 Bottle Sprayed with Tamiya Flat Black and gloss coated with Future Floor Polish. I constructed the pilots O2 mast hose out of a metal wire and some lead wire (0.15) wrapped around it. Painted tan and washed with oil. Miscellaneous pluming and wire is made from Quilting Thread of different colors. Scratches are made using a Prisma Color Pencil.

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Thanks for looking. Comments and suggestions always welcome... B)

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