Model Kits

Weeks turn to months so easily these days.

Everything arrived a few weeks ago but I've only just set them up last night. I can now spray in the house alongside my workbench which makes things a little easier for working at night. I decided to try pre-shading on the spitfire because it's larger and a bit easier to stay near the panel lines. After a few goes on separate pieces I felt like I had worked it out so had at the main event.







I tried mixing some PRU blue but it ended up a bit darker and greyed out than what I'd wanted. It does depend on lighting though as in sunlight it is about right. Decals are provided in the kit for two variants - the one featured on the box which is blue with grey upper surfaces in RAF markings and another in blue all over with Swedish markings. I'm not a fan of the roundel for the all over blue one so I'll just use the decals for the RAF version regardless of whether it is historically accurate or not.

I've also gone and bought myself a new kit, an Airfix 1:72 Lancaster B.III and have a Tamiya 1:350 King George V on order. Something about the KGV class battleships really scratches my itch, so I might build the Revell 1:570 kit I've had for years next.

- Tree

If anyone is wondering why I now use - Tree instead of - FFF it's because most of my account names have been changed to Mr. Tree Man and while I would have changed it here too, I can't find the option in profile settings.