2001 - 2021 - 20th Anniversary 1/48 Spitfire Prototype 8 Jan 21 - 17 Mar 21

[lastvautour]

New beginnings is always a joy. Here are two Spitfires in the very early stages. One will be the prototype and the other a Mk II. Both will be work on as one project.

Lou

[buccfan]

Good start Lou, looking forward to progress pics, regards Paul J.

[Boomerang]

Lou,
Good start. Looked at my Hurricane and 109 drawings . And put them away for now.

cheers

Gordon

[Gearup]

Classic aircraft. First time I saw one in a museum I was surprised how small it was.
Fraser

[lastvautour]

Fuselages are rough sanded and wing blank are cut. This topic will continue with the Spitfire prototype while a new topic will be started for the Spitfire Mk II.


Lou

[buccfan]

Good progress Lou, regards Paul J.

[lastvautour]

I was partially there when I took on the P-40 tutorial.

Lou

[lastvautour]

The prototype wings are carved and rough sanded.

Lou

[lastvautour]

Major components carved and glued. Radiators, carb scoop just tack on. Wing filets carved but not shown.

Lou

[lastvautour]

Fuselage primed and tail feathers glued awaiting to putty.

Lou

[lastvautour]

Getting a decent colour match is hard. Some were too green, others too blue. I finally decided to stay with what I currently have unless I find a better way of getting the right shade. About to start the decals.

Lou
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[lastvautour]

Decals printed. No white outline on the fuselage K5054. Could not find suitable roundels on line so I created my own in MS Word. I have a website that tell me the ratio of each colour. http://woodair.net/Aviation/roundels/RAF_Roundels.htm

Lou

[lastvautour]

The Spitfire prototype is complete and placed on the shelf next to a Spitfire Mk22.

Lou

Note photos were swapped out for shots with the exhaust manifold.

[buccfan]

Very nice Lou, looks great in that colour, I like your u/c decals, regards Paul J.

[Boomerang]

Excellent model Lou.

Cheers
Gordon