Week #42: Paddy's 1/48 Eduard Spitfire Mk1X c

[406 Silverado]

Every once in a while, there's this build that just comes out of nowhere and this is one of those. When Paddy reached a point near completion, his original build of this plane took a turn for the worse BUT......he backed up, regrouped and came back to shock us all in what was one of the most admirable of all recovery efforts I've seen yet on a build that was destined for the bin. The attention to detail and paint/ weather work involved in this great recovery effort is truly deserving of its place at the top of the page.

Congratulations Paddy on both a stellar build and again on the photography of it.

The original build thread: Eduard Spitfire Mk1X c

Additional shots:

[atomicholiday]

Dang Paddy. What a beautiful old war bird. Excellent workmanship my friend.
I'm really digging your photography too. That old spitfire looks real!
Congratulations on a wonderfully executed build.

[kyledehart5]

Totally well deserved. He did an amazing job on this. Its gorgeous.

[stikpusher]

A true attention grabber of a build. And also an excellent banner subject choice.

[jeaton01]

Congrats, Paddy! Long live the overtrees!

[41chevy]

Well done and definitely deserved!

[handiabled]

You pulled this one from the fire and ended up with a showcase masterpiece with this! Congrats on a superbly detailed beauty!

[paddy]

Thanks guys. I did give up on this as I messed it up with the flaps which were beyond my skills. Having given it 24 hours i then found it was actually more fun trying to save it than the regular build so the lesson is, never give up, take a step back, let the dust settle and look again.

And thanks for all your great comments and support