Eduard Spitfire Mk. XVI Bubbletop 1/48, RFI!

[CANicoll]

Amazingly, I'm done after only three months.  Actually, I SHOULD have been done a month ago, but the last four weeks have been busy.  But here she goes.  The build thread is here.  Such a nice build, the surface detail is terrific.  The Quinta cockpit set really added to the pit, since this is the ProfiPACK used some of the PE that comes in the kit.  All of the 'issues' were self-inflicted either by not paying attention to the instructions (umm.. WHICH wheels and tyres go where??? and should have used the fishtail exhausts but was too late on that to use the correct parts) or forgetting where I was coming back to the bench.   The Lifelike Decals worked very well, as did the Eduard decals.  The Masks were not properly sized to the aircraft, but a little extra tape worked wonders.

A few of the build detail shots to start off.  The decals really did snuggle down nicely into the find recessed detail of the Eduard plastic.

[FullArmor]

excellent details and weathering 👍

[Rod Bettencourt]

I really like that paint scheme!! Thanks for sharing.

 

Rod

[Landlubber Mike]

Wow, that's really nicely done Chris - congrats on a fantastic Spitfire!

[DocRob]

Fantastic result, Chris, your Spitfire is a beauty. I like the beautiful weathering.

Cheers Rob

[CANicoll]

On 4/6/2025 at 12:21 PM, FullArmor said:

excellent details and weathering 👍

 

On 4/7/2025 at 12:23 PM, Rod Bettencourt said:

I really like that paint scheme!! Thanks for sharing.

 

Rod

 

On 4/7/2025 at 3:30 PM, Landlubber Mike said:

Wow, that's really nicely done Chris - congrats on a fantastic Spitfire!

 

18 hours ago, DocRob said:

Fantastic result, Chris, your Spitfire is a beauty. I like the beautiful weathering.

Cheers Rob

Gentlemen, thank you so much!  Nice to finally finish something in a decent amount of time.  I really do appreciate your comments, all along the build, too!