On December 30th I decided to build this small and simple kit, the 1979 #Airfix Spitfire Mk I in 1/72 scale. This is my favourite kit ever.
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It's a very simple model with 25 or so parts and it fits together pretty well, although I think the tooling was wearing out a bit when this one was pressed. It gets the shape perfectly. The interior detail is lacking however.
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Undersides sprayed with light grey green (confusingly called Sky Type S by the RAF), and Dark Earth on the upper sides. I'm using Vallejo Air paints.
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To get the wiggly camouflage, I mask the wings with silly putty and then spray the Dark Green. The silly putty has low tack, so it peels off easily.
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And the moment of truth - peeling off the silly putty! Good result. Now for some decals.
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@AndrewR_physics Nice! That looks really good!
@Waynard5760 Thanks. It's a nice little kit to build.