Tamiya Spitfire MK 1

[tcoat]

Slump breaker speed build of my $5 garage sale score.
Won't be fancy, not much to it and paint will be all colours I have on hand that are "close enough". As the markings included in the kit are both testing squadrons then weathering will be minimal. 

No instructions were in the box to Scalemates to the rescue!




This is the original 1993 first issue of this kit so the sprues are pristine even by Tamiya standards. 






Decals look fine for being 30+ years old but we will see how they actually work down the road.

[crown r n7]

That’s a nice kit goes together very well.

[tcoat]

Oct 18, 2024 20:19:06 GMT -5 crown r n7 said:

That’s a nice kit goes together very well.

I'll say!

cockpit all ready for paint.

[tcoat]

Base paint on.

[tcoat]

Detail paint done. Or at least as much as it is getting. Yes these are posted in real time as soon as a step is complete.

[tcoat]

Tinted Future wash to add shadows and highlight details. Will tone down with a coat of flat clear.

[tcoat]

All buttoned up with normal Tamiya perfect fit. Just needed a thin filler layer of Super Glue on the seam on the top of the nose.

[handiabled]

Wow what progress! I just bookmarked this and you are already this far. Office looks great! I'll be watching for more

[TJ]

Quick progress. Were you in the room when the kit started to build itself?

[tcoat]

Oct 19, 2024 1:23:25 GMT -5 handiabled said:

Wow what progress! I just bookmarked this and you are already this far. Office looks great! I'll be watching for more

Oct 19, 2024 3:25:53 GMT -5 TJ said:

Quick progress. Were you in the room when the kit started to build itself?

Tamiya quality with an almost Aurora parts count means you can't go too far wrong.

[tcoat]

Bottom ready for a nice coat of 20 year old but surprisingly still good Modelmaster sky paint.

[keavdog]

Great progress Tony. That is a really nice kit.

[handiabled]

Oct 19, 2024 10:15:36 GMT -5 tcoat said:

Bottom ready for a nice coat of 20 year old but surprisingly still good Modelmaster sky paint.

I'm still chewing away on my inventory of super old Model master paints as well. Great stuff!

[scottrc]

Hard to believe I am still using Model Master paint that is over thirty years old. Keeping the jars tight and kept in a stable temperature environment must be the key.

[tcoat]

Nov 13, 2024 10:49:15 GMT -5 scottrc said:

Hard to believe I am still using Model Master paint that is over thirty years old. Keeping the jars tight and kept in a stable temperature environment must be the key.

I have a small tin of Humbrol enamel that has kicked around in every condition imaginable since 1969. I still use it for tail lights to this day. 

[Tojo72]

Looks good,nothing like a nice Tamiya kit

[tcoat]

Nov 13, 2024 15:57:22 GMT -5 Tojo72 said:

Looks good,nothing like a nice Tamiya kit

Well I ran into issues and my "quick build" turned into a potential shelf of doom resident. As I said this was a garage sale buy and at first glance I thought everything was there. When I started masking the canopy I found that the glass behind the seat should be two pieces but I only have half. See that big gap on the far left of the clear sprue? Yep that should be the other half. When I get over the disillusionment of the set back I will just scratch up that section since it will be hidden under the open canopy anyway.

[cbaltrin]

Cockpit looks sweet. Nice work.