Eduard Spitfire mk.XVIe

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Eduard Spitfire mk.XVIe

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Hi All,

So here you go, another finish from me - Eduard's rather nice Supermarine Spitfire mk.XVIe that I built as a little tribute to my recently passed Grandfather, who was a fellow modeller.

As usual, brush painted with a mix of Humbrol, Revell and Hataka acrylic, and weathered with a wash of Flory Models 'Grime' and additional weathering powders and what-nots. The clearcoats were sprays. Unfortunately, I either sprayed the satin too cold or didn't mix it enough, as it frosted slightly - a bit annoying but at least it add's to the 'worn' look. The decals were from an Xtradecal sheet - which for once were thick and pretty reluctant to settle down. I had quite a bit of an issue with wrinkling.

Overall not a bad kit, yes I question some of the unnecessary parts break down, and anything in front of the firewall was a bloody awful fit, but all being said I'd probably buy another if I wanted a late mark Merlin engined Spitfire.

Apologies for the crappy photos I had my first COVID jab yesterday and I'm feeling pretty crap.

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And as a reminder - this was the OOB cockpit with decals.

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Cheers and thanks for looking in!
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Pics are okay. The after effects of the jab will be gone by morning! If, it is like my experience.
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Thanks Lyle - I guess they're okay given that I couldn't be arsed to dig out my D60 and instead used my crappy old 7.1MP Powershot.

I'm not too bad today, no headache, just a bit run down and achey - mainly in my arms and upper back.
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Stuart, you nailed it with this one! Great looking finish! :shoutout:

And you should feel better from your shot in a day or so. :whistle: By 36 hours in my wife and I were fine.
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Awesome looking finish! Hope you feel better soon.
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Thanks Gents - Much appreciated!

I'm feeling a little better now thanks - just a bit fatigued.
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Good to hear that Stuart… you’re on the mend now! A bit prescient for you to post that shot stuff with your current avatar photo… reminds me of The Omega Man or I am Legend- the shot that was supposed to cure humanity turns them into the creatures of those movies… :giggles:
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Fantastic build!
Spits are beautiful planes, you really did this justice!
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Stikpusher wrote:Good to hear that Stuart… you’re on the mend now! A bit prescient for you to post that shot stuff with your current avatar photo… reminds me of The Omega Man or I am Legend- the shot that was supposed to cure humanity turns them into the creatures of those movies… :giggles:
That's why I waited a few months before I got mine - I wanted to see if you all died of mass blood clotting or turned into DNA altered Zombies... :giggles:

All joking asides, I've often thought we were living in a Hollywood film like that - it's just the sort of plot line they use. The whole world's population die of a vaccine rushed into service! Scary stuff!
Ceaser_Sa1ad wrote:Fantastic build!
Spits are beautiful planes, you really did this justice!
Thanks Man!
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Great finish Stuart. I wouldn't have noticed any if the problems you mentioned
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