Khemedi Spitfire from Tintin and the Land of Black Gold

VickersVandal · April 12, 2020, 02:33:58 PM

This was built as part of a long weekend blitz build with my local club. It used the 1/72 Airfix Mk.IX kit with the prop and canopy form a Mk.I to match the book.

Decals by Blue Rider.

Tophe · April 12, 2020, 10:58:25 PM

Quote from: VickersVandal on April 12, 2020, 02:33:58 PM
to match the book.

Matching precisely the source is more realist than what-if but, as this source book is fantasy, this model of yours is a good what-if one, congratulations!

strobez · April 12, 2020, 11:17:42 PM

You just know I'm going to jump all over this one. Great work! I've got plans for one of those as well. The Mk.I prop and canopy are duly noted. Fantastic! It's always nice to see a fellow Tintinophile around here!

AeroplaneDriver · April 12, 2020, 11:21:41 PM

LOVED Tintin as a kid. Love seeing this. Very nice job!

Spey_Phantom · April 13, 2020, 12:48:28 AM

i like the way it turned out, many years ago i built one too, but using a Revell Spitfire Mk.V.

Dizzyfugu · April 13, 2020, 02:15:40 AM

Nice!

zenrat · April 13, 2020, 03:46:12 AM

NARSES2 · April 13, 2020, 06:45:44 AM

That does look good

Old Wombat · April 13, 2020, 09:00:22 AM

Agree with all the above!

AndrewF · April 15, 2020, 09:43:44 AM

Excellent!

VickersVandal · April 15, 2020, 06:19:25 PM

Thanks, everyone. It's actually a bit too glossy for my liking so I'm going to matt it down.

I also have just finished a Hawker Demon from Cigars of the Pharaoh that I'll post up soon.

strobez · April 15, 2020, 06:46:09 PM

Oh, do share. I've got a thought to wander over to the LHS soon and see if I can get my hands on an Airfix re-pop of the Hawker Demon for just that purpose.

VickersVandal · April 15, 2020, 07:04:46 PM

You know you want to

I used an old boxing of it. Fairly basic kit, but it looks enough like a Demon to do the job. You'll need to fill in the slot for the exhaust outlets then redrill them as holes, as per the illustrations. Other than that, it's a straightforward build.

Other options in my stash that will come out, probably any time a blitz build comes up:

King Ottokar's Sceptre Bordurian Fighter Messerschmitt BF109F
King Ottokar's Sceptre Airliner Savoia Marchetti SM.81
The Black Island Anonymous monoplane Heinkel HE70 Blitz
The Shooting Star FERS Floatplane Arado 196
Red Sea Sharks Khemedi Mosquito D.H. Mosquito Mk.IV

strobez · April 16, 2020, 12:07:06 AM

Heh... peer pressure will get you everywhere!

I can't wait to see some of those projects come to life. I've got a long list of completed Tintin builds... and a longer aspirational one for future builds. The ever-growing list can be found on my blog - http://strobez.ca/wp/index.php/tintin/tintin-1-72-scale-projects/

AndrewF · April 16, 2020, 12:09:23 AM

You could also add the Carreidas 160 and a Quantas Boeing 707 from Flight 714. And the San Theodoran Mil Mi-1 from Tintin and the Picaros.