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Supermarine Ski-Fire Mk.1

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Spey_Phantom

January 10, 2010, 02:41:50 AM
yes, im still joining in this GB.

i got the idea for a new type of snow camoflage 2 weeks ago when is was snowing outside, all i needed was an idea for an aircraft and markings.
the model i will be using is an Airfix 1/72 Spitfire Mk1 with parts from a PM Model Fokker D.XXI.
the aircraft will have a fixed ski landing gear and will be made up in Finnish markings.

pic of the main kit and the donor kit  :mellow:, more later on the build.
on the bench:

-all kinds of things.

Spey_Phantom

#1
January 10, 2010, 03:54:07 AM
ok, Progress pics  ;D

the inside of the cockpit has been painted, aswell as the seat, pilot and propellor.
the wing has already been assembled, the landinggear bay doors have been gleu'd and putty'd shut, the new ski landing gear will be placed on top of it, PSR will follow later this afternoon.



on the bench:

-all kinds of things.

ChernayaAkula

#2
January 10, 2010, 09:12:10 AM
Finnish Spit!  :o Now you got my attention.  :thumbsup:

Cheers,
Moritz

Must, then, my projects bend to the iron yoke of a mechanical system? Is my soaring spirit to be chained down to the snail's pace of matter?

Mossie

#3
January 10, 2010, 09:58:37 AM
Yep, me too & wait till Joe sees this thread!
I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughin'. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

Weaver

#4
January 10, 2010, 03:24:22 PM
That's a good one Nils!  :thumbsup:

Those D.XXI skis are damn useful arn't they? Putting them on my Finnish Defiantovik: wanna give me some top cover?  ;D
"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot."
 - Sandman: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman

"I dunno, I'm making this up as I go."
 - Indiana Jones

Taiidantomcat

#5
January 10, 2010, 09:15:51 PM
Super cool! Nice Avatar too Nils
"Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality." -Jules de Gaultier

"My model is right! It's the real world that's wrong!" -global warming scientist

An armor guy, who builds airplanes almost exclusively, that he converts to space fighters-- all while admiring ship models.

Spey_Phantom

#6
January 16, 2010, 05:15:30 AM
FINISHED:

unfortunatly, the markings didnt came out as good as i expected  >:(, should have used soviet markings instead.
i think im gonna build a second entry, to make up the shortcomings of this one.





on the bench:

-all kinds of things.

Ed S

#7
January 16, 2010, 07:28:59 AM
Looks good Nils.  Just the sort of thing the Finns would have found useful.  Would have surprised some enemy pilots expecting to see a Buffalo.

Ed
We don't just embrace insanity here.  We feel it up, french kiss it and then buy it a drink.

Brian da Basher

#8
January 16, 2010, 08:34:29 AM
I don't see any shortcomings, only a really sweet Ski-Fire! I like your mottling and I think the markings compliment the paint scheme excellently! The blue rudder with the white 3 is a nice touch!
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Brian da Basher

nev

#9
January 16, 2010, 10:18:45 AM
I think that looks outstanding :thumbsup:
Between almost-true and completely-crazy, there is a rainbow of nice shades - Tophe


Sales of Airfix kits plummeted in the 1980s, and GCSEs had to be made easier as a result - James May

Taiidantomcat

#10
January 16, 2010, 11:14:38 AM
Excellent!  :thumbsup:  :wub:
"Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality." -Jules de Gaultier

"My model is right! It's the real world that's wrong!" -global warming scientist

An armor guy, who builds airplanes almost exclusively, that he converts to space fighters-- all while admiring ship models.

Mossie

#11
January 17, 2010, 02:04:40 PM
Quick finish Nils, great stuff! :thumbsup:
I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughin'. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

Captain Canada

#12
January 17, 2010, 02:25:58 PM
Nice work, Nils ! I think she looks great just like that !

:cheers:
CANADA KICKS arse !!!!

Long Live the Commonwealth !!!
Vive les Canadiens !
Where's my beer ?

Hotte

#13
January 19, 2010, 01:27:19 AM
Looks good !
Pretty Spitfire  :rolleyes:
But I see an error during the marking !
"FR" stands for Fokker !
Perhaps on the Spitfire would have "SM" to stand.
"SM" for Supermarine!

Grüße aus Deutschalnd  :cheers:

Hotte

TsrJoe

#14
January 19, 2010, 02:08:57 AM
model looks really good in the scheme, different too with skis fitted, 'SF' was to be the prefix code for the Spitfires in Finnish service

cheers, joe
... 'i reject your reality and substitute my own !'

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