Hasegawa 1/32 Spitfire Mk I
Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2017 11:04 pm
This is the Hasegawa Spitfire Mk II kit, but comes with parts to backdate to a Mk I.
I didn't put the Coffman starter bulge on the right front of the cowl. I used the De Havilland propeller and hub. I also had to fabricate the wedge on the mast for the aerial. I used EZ Line for the aerials. Brilliant stuff, that!
The cockpit door and prybar is from Ultracast, and the exhaust is from Quickboost.
I finished this one as an RAF 92 Sdn Spitfire Mk I at Dunkirk, when the Squadron codes were GR, before they changed to QJ.
This one has the B pattern camo. I used Tamiya XF82 in a 3:1 mix of XF58 for a "greener" look. I used Aqueous Hobby Color H72 for Dark Earth, no mixing.
It has black ( Tamiya Nato Black) and white (a drop of black for scale effect) on the bottom and the Xtradecal sheet called for natural metal/aluminum dope (Alclad 101) under the tail area behind the wings, and the bottom of the cowl. I have seem other references showing the black all the way from nose to tail, but decided to follow the decal sheet.
I always paint the no walk lines myself, the decals never go on straight for me.
The wing panels on this kit were engraved, and strangely the fuselage had raised lines.
As a result I had to scribe the fuselage once I got it closed.
Not the best job, but I am calling it done.
UPDATE - Glaring errors I have come to learn since then..
No Pry bar on the door for Mk 1a, only started with Mk V. AND it would have been Black, Steel or Cockpit green if it was. Red only came in post war.
No Walk line on Mk 1 was straight from wingtip to the fuselage, no dog leg to the trailing edge. The metal on the wing was softer farther out from the cockpit door. Subsequently strengthened and the dog leg no walk line to the trailing edge was added.
Spitfire Mk I A-16 by Joe Gaudon, on Flickr
Spitfire Mk I A-19 by Joe Gaudon, on Flickr
Spitfire Mk I A-1 by Joe Gaudon, on Flickr
Spitfire Mk I A-7 by Joe Gaudon, on Flickr
Spitfire Mk I A-17 by Joe Gaudon, on Flickr
Spitfire Mk I A-6 by Joe Gaudon, on Flickr
Spitfire Mk I A-11 by Joe Gaudon, on Flickr
Spitfire Mk I A-8 by Joe Gaudon, on Flickr
Spitfire Mk I A-21 by Joe Gaudon, on Flickr
I didn't put the Coffman starter bulge on the right front of the cowl. I used the De Havilland propeller and hub. I also had to fabricate the wedge on the mast for the aerial. I used EZ Line for the aerials. Brilliant stuff, that!
The cockpit door and prybar is from Ultracast, and the exhaust is from Quickboost.
I finished this one as an RAF 92 Sdn Spitfire Mk I at Dunkirk, when the Squadron codes were GR, before they changed to QJ.
This one has the B pattern camo. I used Tamiya XF82 in a 3:1 mix of XF58 for a "greener" look. I used Aqueous Hobby Color H72 for Dark Earth, no mixing.
It has black ( Tamiya Nato Black) and white (a drop of black for scale effect) on the bottom and the Xtradecal sheet called for natural metal/aluminum dope (Alclad 101) under the tail area behind the wings, and the bottom of the cowl. I have seem other references showing the black all the way from nose to tail, but decided to follow the decal sheet.
I always paint the no walk lines myself, the decals never go on straight for me.
The wing panels on this kit were engraved, and strangely the fuselage had raised lines.
As a result I had to scribe the fuselage once I got it closed.
Not the best job, but I am calling it done.
UPDATE - Glaring errors I have come to learn since then..
No Pry bar on the door for Mk 1a, only started with Mk V. AND it would have been Black, Steel or Cockpit green if it was. Red only came in post war.
No Walk line on Mk 1 was straight from wingtip to the fuselage, no dog leg to the trailing edge. The metal on the wing was softer farther out from the cockpit door. Subsequently strengthened and the dog leg no walk line to the trailing edge was added.
Spitfire Mk I A-16 by Joe Gaudon, on FlickrSpitfire Mk I A-19 by Joe Gaudon, on FlickrSpitfire Mk I A-1 by Joe Gaudon, on FlickrSpitfire Mk I A-7 by Joe Gaudon, on FlickrSpitfire Mk I A-17 by Joe Gaudon, on FlickrSpitfire Mk I A-6 by Joe Gaudon, on FlickrSpitfire Mk I A-11 by Joe Gaudon, on FlickrSpitfire Mk I A-8 by Joe Gaudon, on FlickrSpitfire Mk I A-21 by Joe Gaudon, on Flickr
