Spitfire Speedbuild

John Howling Mouse · July 04, 2006, 12:00:57 PM

As noted on another thread (link at http://www.whatifmodelers.com/forum//index...showtopic=11019 ), I was wondering why building models had started to feel like a second job at times. Where was the unabashed, simple "fun" I used to have as a kid. So, with the advice of some good What If friends, I decided to build something pretty basic and without worrying about the number of flaws. So, after about two hours of fun, here's what I have come up with so far:

cthulhu77 · July 04, 2006, 12:19:09 PM

Good for you! Get that styrene flowing through your veins again, fast! two hours of your work= two days of mine !

Brian da Basher · July 04, 2006, 04:03:36 PM

Wow another great looking project in the works Mr Howling Mouse! Your recent spate of work is giving the more productive members here a run for their money!

Brian da Basher

Tophe · July 04, 2006, 08:26:58 PM

Good! Feel the simple joy in your veins, seeing a result coming... And the amount of perfection is already above my own standards - maybe you will not receive a contest medal for this one, but you'll get clapping hands, mine and others...
To what-if this Spitfire, maybe Japanese roundels or something may be enough, no? coming straight from a(nother) kit...

John Howling Mouse · July 05, 2006, 09:47:10 AM

Thanks, guys! Here is the paint job so far. Home-made/mixed Acryl colors on top, RAF "sky" undersides. I had forgotten how much fun hand-brushing without any regard for tape or camo demarcation could be.

Tophe: I was going to put on early RCAF roundels but now I'm thinking Portugese crosses or Spanish roundels. I don't know. I'm sure something will come to mind.

datguy · July 05, 2006, 10:24:51 AM

Impressive, JHM!

Your speed-build brushwork camo is better than some of my full-bore serious airbrush and careful masking camo jobs.

DG

Tophe · July 05, 2006, 10:40:44 AM

Dear, you are raising very high the ratio amount of satisfaction

/amount of hard-work

, isn't that wonderful?

K5054NZ · July 05, 2006, 02:06:48 PM

It is a shame that you aren't doing her as good ole BM144. Sigh......

HOWEVER, congrats for rejuvenating yourself Mr Baz! Airfix really is Viagra for modellers!

Radish · July 05, 2006, 02:07:57 PM

That's great stuff.

I reckon I can "turn round" an Otaki 1/48th Spit, straight from the box, in about 3 days if I have a very intensive final day of decals, final painting, etc..

"No frills" modelling has great potential as fun.
I build, like everyone else, for pure pleasure.
But some projects just DRAG....like my 1/48th "Big Spine" F-16.....still awaiting attention. The necessity for a quick build keeps the modelling going and I like painting/decalling most anyway. I think.

All my 1/48th biplanes have strictly black interiors because:
they're old and have crap interiors anyway...
I shall eventually put a pilot in each one...
it speeds the entire process up.

Keep up the good work, Baz.

Brian da Basher · July 05, 2006, 06:52:11 PM

AWESOME brushwork Mr Howling Mouse! You sir are an artist!

Brian da Basher

nev · July 06, 2006, 02:05:33 AM

Go Baz!!

Patrick H · July 06, 2006, 07:08:59 AM

My hat off for you sir. Great build and at an amazing speed.

Patrick

BlackOps · July 06, 2006, 06:37:05 PM

Barry, check your gauges, it appears your approaching stall speed, throttle up man!

Don't fail us now your so close...we need pics!

Jeff G.

John Howling Mouse · July 07, 2006, 11:38:08 AM

Painted with overtly personalized markings and "Caderian"* roundels....

* Caderia is one of the nations from my "Centralia" concept of a narrow continent which exists down the length of the globe between N/S Americas and Western Europe/Africa.

BlackOps · July 07, 2006, 01:01:10 PM

The markings are perfect!

Jeff G.

Spitfire Speedbuild

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