Tamiya Spitfire Mk IX (1/32)

[moon puppy]

Tidy bench is a boring bench.

 

[Steve Ski]

So how much "horsepower" does this puppy have again?

 

[paddy]

Between 1500-1700 Steve depending on Fuel, 1700hp would be 150 octane for this Mk IX about 1943
Bobs build with the 1938 Merlin would have been about 1100 HP , later war versions like some late Mustangs went as high as 2300 HP.

 

[paddy]

We have 2 colours now, i lightened the darker and darkened the lighter shades so they met in the middle a bit closer. I think it worked.


I cant do what i wanted with chipping fluid because its not as easy as i thought. You need to get the fluid on, let it dry and then spray the top coat ASAP and then as soon as that dry you need to chip it, my first coat has been on 36 hours and its already to hard to chip and of course half of that coat now has another shade on top, anyway we live and learn I will try and airbrush the finish i want, i mean what could possably go wrong

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Tidy bench is a boring bench.

Tidy bench is an "easy to find the flippin tool" bench.

 

[paddy]

This is quite heavily weathered but looks like it just left the paint shop I think the artificial light has bleached the picture, it will be interesting to take the same picture, same settings, tomorrow in day light.