Spitfire Mk-VIII by Tamyia-Some Wash

[KevinM]

I have been chomping at the bit to get started on this one.The engine was my starting area for reason of personal taste like get my problem area out of the way and operational.The plane will be displayed in-flight as it stands at the moment subject to change.I will be adding Quintas to the office to spruce things up a bit and I am leaning towards the boxart but some mask for the main insignia.

[Landlubber Mike]

Another beauty in the works - looking forward to following along on this one!

[KevinM]

Installed a micro motor in the gear reduction case.

 

 

 

[Martinnfb]

Works like a charm. 

[KevinM]

  On 5/8/2025 at 1:21 AM, Martinnfb said:

Works like a charm. 

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So it just opens without a download?If so that works I guess I just did not want people to be scared of the download which I can understand.

[Count0]

  On 5/8/2025 at 12:22 AM, KevinM said:

nstalled a micro motor in the gear reduction case.

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Did something like this years ago with an Airfix 1/24 Spitfore for a Glad sandwich bag commercial. No pretty like your's, the Tamiya reduction box took up almost the entire nose of the spit. But it worked nice once it was all set up. And it was a big hit on stage. Everyone wanted to play with the power supply to rev the "engine".

I have that spitfire around here somewhere still.

[KevinM]

Cool!The motors are so small like .160"W and .510" L can take power up to 4.7V so in the long run may add one more battery.Yeah I have a box of potentiometers for calibration.

[KevinM]

She is slowly coming together fellas between work,vehicles and he build getting the least attention.I really am now getting what you guys have been saying about these Tamiya kits in their fit/engineering very Nice in 1/32 scale.The wings and tailplanes are not glued just fitted nice fit.I am really hoping to have this completed for a show over in Covington,LA next month if Not the Tempest will be my only entry for 1/32.

[KevinM]

Well I have started the painting process on this one.I started with Mr Surfacer 1500 grey,Tamiya Semi Black,silver (chip) and I guess yellow ID bands.The plane looks like it's going to get colors from 3 different manufactures go figure

[KevinM]

I have the camo on the plane was not totally satisfied with what Tamiya called out for l.Sand but that is what I did the 109 in in the background.I thionk once I get to the point of weathering it will go darker some and blend in well enough.

I added a photo seeing how sometimes it's middlestone  color and this is sand

 

[DocRob]

Nice pattern Kevin, but on the pic, it looks very bright. A brown filter would blend the colors better and enrichen them somewhat.

Cheers Rob

[KevinM]

  On 6/8/2025 at 8:35 AM, DocRob said:

Nice pattern Kevin, but on the pic, it looks very bright. A brown filter would blend the colors better and enrichen them somewhat.

Cheers Rob

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Not much into photography Rob no flash maybe? It's not that bright in real life.

[KevinM]

main decals are on and no flash Rob when the wash hits it's going darker

[KevinM]

I have started applying the wash first the whole topsides got a dark sand wash then wiped but the brown did nor look fades enough?So I took mostly light sand in a container added 1/4 dark and went over just the brown areas looks better to my eyes.I then applied that same color to the bottom to which I have only started to wipe off the excess.The plan is once I am comfortable with the wash and it still a bit heavy I am going to spray with future since it's more water base than anything else that hopefully will dilute it some.That's the plan.