Matt Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I finally got around to putting on the finishing touches so I can start on my DDay builds. Thanks to CrazyDon, Jens and Doc for putting this GB together, and the rest of you for the kind words along the way. Not the best pictures in the world, but here you go. Cheers, Matt DW-O DW-K DW-D And finally, with a touch of photoshop to remove the stands, A flight of 610 Sqdn Spitfires in colour, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrallman Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Matt - really fantastic builds! The wear and weathering look really on point, and the shot of the flight of three is wonderful! I'd really love to see you take that flight of three and photoshop in a cloud background like in your original photo as well, make it really look like the original. great job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 Thanks Jay, I thought about adding a cloudy background, but my PS skills are minimal. I don't have great success selecting and moving the forefround to a new background. So I liberated a rumpled blue bedsheet for my shooting background and left it at that. Here's the BW version Cheers, Matt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crazydon Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Nice job Matt, they look great :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete Wenman Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Matt Those Spit's look terrific. Great job. If you fancy taking a photo against a plain sheet of paper/card I'll have a play and add some clouds. Pete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matt Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 MattThose Spit's look terrific. Great job. If you fancy taking a photo against a plain sheet of paper/card I'll have a play and add some clouds. Pete Thanks for the offer Pete, but it took over an hour just to set up that shot and tweak the 3 ships into the right place. Its still not perfect, but it was as close as I was going to get it. Once I get a proper studio setup in the basement with decent lighting, a tripod and a proper background I might do it over, but for now this will do for me. Cheers, Matt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Mikester Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Nice bunch of Spits, Matt! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Fester Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 (edited) Great work Matt, Your entries have now been added to the website gallery. Had 5 mins spare at work so been fiddling with a cloud backdrop, not perfect but gives you an idea. Thanks for your hard work duplicating this moment in history. Doc Edited January 25, 2006 by Dr Fester Quote Link to post Share on other sites
D_IcarUS_ Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Nice work... I like. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jrallman Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 The B&W version is sweet looking too, very nice job! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 (edited) They came out looking great. Really nice job on the paint and weathering. You've also added something that I've seen in quite a few pictures but rarely on models, that being the oil staining down the belly. Apparently those engines really spit some oil and the undersurfaces often got really dirty. Edited January 27, 2006 by David Walker Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Reaper Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Hi Matt!!, Very nice these Spits!!!!! good job!!!!!! Bes Jose Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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