Re:Tamiya's 1/48th Spitfire Vb
Finally I have managed to finish this little pain in the back side
hmy: .
This kit was what I am coming to expect from anything with the Tamiya logo on the box. That is a super slick and easy build. And it went that way until I hit the decal portion of the build. Then all of a sudden I couldn't get anything to work right
hmy: . Most of my misery is all about the frustrating situation of decals laying down nice and flat, then putting a decal setting solution on them, and they then get wrinkles that simply will not go away once they are there :angry: . Oh well. It is not that big a deal as it is a 99% out of box build that will only ever sit on one of my shelves. But it still bugs me when this happens to me. But, like I said, with what I am going to do with it, it's alright as you can't really see the mess unless you get right up on it.
And now the final photos of what I came up with.
Even with the heartache of the decals on this kit, I am still in love with these little Tamiya kits. So my big decision now is weather or not I should do a 1/48th scale Corsair next, or try one of the Hasegawa 1/48th F-104's. The only thing that keeps me from jumping all over that Hasegawa 104 though is that NMF that will be soooooooo much work. But that is for later, as I am going to finish up my Monroe Perdue Group Build next without any more "weekend" projects or resurecting any more shelf queens in between.
Gary B)
Finally I have managed to finish this little pain in the back side
This kit was what I am coming to expect from anything with the Tamiya logo on the box. That is a super slick and easy build. And it went that way until I hit the decal portion of the build. Then all of a sudden I couldn't get anything to work right
And now the final photos of what I came up with.
![001_20100217_1377562731.jpg](http://tanksandthings.com/images/stories/img_pictures/g_cooper_15/001_20100217_1377562731.jpg)
![002_20100217_1882980103.jpg](http://tanksandthings.com/images/stories/img_pictures/g_cooper_15/002_20100217_1882980103.jpg)
![003_20100217_1476856689.jpg](http://tanksandthings.com/images/stories/img_pictures/g_cooper_15/003_20100217_1476856689.jpg)
![004_20100217_1488065118.jpg](http://tanksandthings.com/images/stories/img_pictures/g_cooper_15/004_20100217_1488065118.jpg)
![005_20100217_1798096106.jpg](http://tanksandthings.com/images/stories/img_pictures/g_cooper_15/005_20100217_1798096106.jpg)
![006_20100217_2087616661.jpg](http://tanksandthings.com/images/stories/img_pictures/g_cooper_15/006_20100217_2087616661.jpg)
![007_20100217_2054940689.jpg](http://tanksandthings.com/images/stories/img_pictures/g_cooper_15/007_20100217_2054940689.jpg)
Even with the heartache of the decals on this kit, I am still in love with these little Tamiya kits. So my big decision now is weather or not I should do a 1/48th scale Corsair next, or try one of the Hasegawa 1/48th F-104's. The only thing that keeps me from jumping all over that Hasegawa 104 though is that NMF that will be soooooooo much work. But that is for later, as I am going to finish up my Monroe Perdue Group Build next without any more "weekend" projects or resurecting any more shelf queens in between.
Gary B)