Spitfire Vb
1September 22, 2015
2September 5, 2015
3September 5, 2015
4September 22, 2015
5September 22, 2015
6September 22, 2015Mixing and testing the colour on the testbed
7November 14, 2015
8November 14, 2015
9November 14, 2015
10November 14, 2015Primed
11November 14, 2015Primed and preshaded
12November 19, 2015
13November 19, 2015I used the Salt method - here the salt is still in place
14November 19, 2015... with salt
15November 19, 2015.. without salt
16November 19, 2015
17November 26, 2015Painting the Type C Roundle with Montex Masks: White
18November 26, 2015.. Red ...
19November 26, 2015.. and now for the Blue
20November 26, 2015Final Result
21November 26, 2015
22November 26, 2015Preparing for the black walkways
23November 26, 2015
24November 26, 2015
25November 29, 2015this weekends work
26November 29, 2015Montex masks used for Type B roundels
27November 29, 2015detail from previous picture - how could this be done with decals? The blue is from Vallejo and the red is Gunze (50% diluted)
28December 4, 2015before some postshading with heavy diluted black
29December 4, 2015
30December 4, 2015
31December 6, 2015all markings are airbrushed
32December 6, 2015
33December 26, 2015
34December 26, 2015filled the ejector marks and opened the exhausts
35December 26, 2015yellow not broad enough and Jan Zumbach had a white strip
36December 26, 2015props are still the wrong shape to me but the painting is now ok
37December 26, 2015
38December 26, 2015
39December 31, 2015
40December 31, 2015
41December 31, 2015
42December 31, 2015before oil wash
43January 11, 2016now with burnt umber oil wash on the underside
44January 13, 2016Panel wash on the left side completed ..
45January 13, 2016now both sides with panel wash
46January 13, 2016painting and washing finished
47January 13, 2016same picture as before - just a little bit enlarged
48January 13, 2016again same picture even more enlarged - sorry about the dust
49January 23, 2016I just love the orange belly light
50January 23, 2016
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24 April 2024, 00:08 -
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I got this kit for almost nothing at an exhibition with the intention to use only the control stick for another project. But I think it is a pity to throw away this beautiful kit so I bought the Techmod decals to build it into Jan Zumbach's Spitfire.
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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb
Royal Air Force (1918-now)No. 303 (Polish) Sqn. EN951/RF-D (S/Ldr. Jan Zumbach)
September 1942 World War 2
Ocean Greay, Dark Green, Medium Sea grey