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Mk. IX Spitfire - 411 Squadron RCAF - Polly

f1matt

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Continuing on with sharing my old builds. Here is one one of my favorites. Hasegawa's fantastic 1/48 Mk IX Spitfire that I converted to an e wing. A few extra bits here and there. Elevators dropped. My mother is a very talented artist and I asked her to apply some markings by hand. She added the maple leaf on the nose and the name Polly.

The invasion markings were masked and sprayed on initially. I went over the airbrushed stripes with thinned paints of the same colour with a brush to make the edges appear more crude and add some texture. While I like the look of sharp invasion stripes that was often not the case in reality. I hoped to get the rushed appearance without going overboard.

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Thanks for looking.

matt :snoopy
 
Really nice work Matt, do my eyes deceive me? Did you really make the invasion stripes sloppy, just like it would have been!? (y)
 
Very nice built Matt. I agree, we spend too much time trying to make those perfect stripes .

Having an artist in your back pocket is a really nice option.

Cheers, Christian B)
 
Much thanks all! To be honest i could have made the stripes quite a bit sloppier. Maybe next time. Would love to get my grubby paws on one of Tamiya`s big Spits. I`m surprised no one asked about the flaked roundel on the starboard wing. And in truth that was an accident. Had removed some tape that was applied for a late paint touch-up. I freaked but soon realized it would be a pain to fix so I just left it.

matt :blink
 
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