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This Years Pink Planes

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#30
November 25, 2005, 01:29:18 AM Last Edit: November 25, 2005, 01:40:54 AM by Leigh
Right well she's finished and I can honestly say this model is the one I'm happiest with my results so far. It was an $8 Arii kit and went together perfectly, I know the profile isn't perfectly accurate but it looks like a Spitfire to me, and was just one of this builds that fell together. I don't think I used any filler, alot of the pieces practically snapped together. The only downside is the canopy is real thick and distorted, and of course once again I managed to get dust stuck to the inside of it.

I invite all and any criticism, except about Eric The Dog, it's not his fault he's stupid


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#31
November 25, 2005, 01:38:30 AM Last Edit: November 25, 2005, 01:49:53 AM by Leigh
Finally got a satisfactory result from the wash/weathering process. I used a wash of Windsor and Newton artists acrylics with a little dish soap in it. Brushed it on the panel lines and let dry for ten minutes, then took a q-tip with one end slightly moistened in the wash and rubbed off what i didn't want, flipping from the moist to the dry end of the q-tip. Then I drew directly on the plane with pastel chalks in brown, yellow, grey and light blue and rubbed with my finger and or the dirty q-tip. The pics don't show it well but it has some great subtle tonal qualities. Sealed with Testors dullcote which as I should have learned by now always makes things alot darker but that's OK 'cos I feel at least I know now how to do it in a way which makes me happy.

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#32
November 25, 2005, 01:51:43 AM
one more, love this profile.

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lancer

#33
November 25, 2005, 02:21:32 AM
That is one fine looking Spitfire Leigh....
If you love, love without reservation; If you fight, fight without fear - THAT is the way of the warrior

If you go into battle knowing you will die, then you will live. If you go into battle hoping to live, then you will die

Brian da Basher

#34
November 25, 2005, 02:23:12 AM
Leigh that's one gorgeous Spit! Your daughter will love it! I'm really impressed with your scratched cameras and weathering. That's one Spit that's totally "in the pink".

Brian da Basher

P.S. What are Twiglets? Some kind of pretzel?  :huh:  

NARSES2

#35
November 25, 2005, 04:18:28 AM
Leigh that is absolutely gorgeous - my favourite plane in one of my favourite colour scheme  :wub:  :wub:

The camera looks the bee's knees as well and thanks for the tip about the clear stuff from shirt colars.

Agree with having to stop for Rome, two things I won't miss on telly currently - Rome on wednesday's we are on episode 4 and the omnibus of Bleak House on sunday's - the Beeb at it's Dickensian best

Chris
Do not condemn the judgement of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.

lancer

#36
November 25, 2005, 04:31:22 AM
Unfortunately 'Rome' clashes with Atlantis and a couple of other prodrams that  I watch on a Wednesday
If you love, love without reservation; If you fight, fight without fear - THAT is the way of the warrior

If you go into battle knowing you will die, then you will live. If you go into battle hoping to live, then you will die

kurly

#37
November 25, 2005, 04:32:08 AM Last Edit: November 25, 2005, 04:34:41 AM by kurly
mighty fine leigh. showed the pic to my 9yr old and he likes it. rome is a good show but when does the next season of deadwood start? once again, fine work.

Mike Wren

#38
November 25, 2005, 04:45:31 AM
that's marvelous Leigh, really like the tonal variations  :wub:  

Radish

#39
November 25, 2005, 05:09:41 AM
Nice, super, pretty :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:

I agree with you, the Arii/Otaki/Matchox/Airfix kit is great....goes together well and looks good. i've bought lots cheap ready for Whatiffery, as they build so beautifully. A couple will be real though.

lovely pink one though :wub:  :wub:  :wub:  
Once you've visited the land of the Loonies, a return is never far away.....

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F-32

#40
November 25, 2005, 05:48:11 AM Last Edit: November 25, 2005, 05:48:40 AM by F-32
Sweet.

Real men fly pink planes, unarmed pink planes ^_^

cthulhu77

#41
November 25, 2005, 06:35:02 AM
Absolutely beautiful build !!!!  Fantastic weathering !!!!

           :cheers:  greg

John Howling Mouse

#42
November 25, 2005, 07:16:51 AM
You've crossed a line there, Leigh:  this is the stuff of modeling magazine cover pages!!!

:wub:  :)  :wub:  :)  :wub:

And that camera lense looks soooooooooo real!
Styrene in my blood and an impressive void in my cranium.

Ollie

#43
November 25, 2005, 07:23:34 AM
Lookin' good Leigh!

Nothing beats a Spit, no matter how it's painted...


:wub:  

nev

#44
November 26, 2005, 01:32:26 AM
AMAZING!!!!!!

you've surpassed yourself (again!) here Leigh.  I've said it before and I'll say it again, you've catapulted yourself into the top tier of modellers on this site.  I hold you in the same esteem I hold the likes of JHM and Cthulu77.

Fantastic, beautiful Spit  :wub:  :wub:  :wub:


may I suggest that for next years pink plane you do the Lightning T-bird with the Pink Tail and Flamingo markings?  I would love to see you do that with the Airfix Lightning and Aeroclub conversion  :cheers:  
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
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