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Hasegawa Spitfire Mk.VIII 'U.S Army Air Force'

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 7:02 am
by Cruiser3004
My First build finished using my new (very cheap) airbrush, this build had me right out of my comfort zone with the Camo paint scheme and weathering etc (I think I may have gone a bit overboard with the weathering), but overall I am very happy with the result. Please feel free to critique as I am learning as I go.

Cheers Cruiser

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Re: Hasegawa Spitfire Mk.VIII 'U.S Army Air Force'

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 10:07 am
by Joesdad
Really good stuff Cruise, what colour is that underneath mate?

Re: Hasegawa Spitfire Mk.VIII 'U.S Army Air Force'

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 10:38 am
by Cruiser3004
Thanks mate.

The Bottom colour is Tamiya xf-60 - Dark Yellow.
The Top color is xf-52 Flat Earth.

Cheers
Brendan

Re: Hasegawa Spitfire Mk.VIII 'U.S Army Air Force'

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 1:13 pm
by T3hGuppy
Really like this one dude :th:

Nice spitfire. :banana:

The only thing I would have done is given a more dusty finish with the weathering as its a tropical variant. That's just my preference though.

Re: Hasegawa Spitfire Mk.VIII 'U.S Army Air Force'

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 6:11 pm
by Daishi12
That is an unusual paint scheme for the Spit'. I knew the RAF had some American pilots flying them but I didn't know that the USAF had evaluated them. I like the degree of weathering that you have, it suits the model. Is this 1/72? If it is, it is a superb quality paint job :th: :th:
As a minor point, on your future kits it may be an idea to lay out sub-assemblies and decals on the instruction sheet before final assembly.

Re: Hasegawa Spitfire Mk.VIII 'U.S Army Air Force'

Posted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 8:21 pm
by HamilkarBarkas
Lovelyl model! The markings are certainly unusual :)

I see you like reading Simon Scarrow´s books aswell! I´m reading the 3rd one of his Cato and Macro story right now.

Re: Hasegawa Spitfire Mk.VIII 'U.S Army Air Force'

Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2013 11:10 am
by Lego
I really like this camo. When you get used to your airbrush you could put a little bit of exhaust back wash on her just a tinny bit. Not a criticism just an excuse to experiment :) You really got the camo right though. And try pigments if you get a chance can give great earth/dust/sand effects that really come in useful.

Re: Hasegawa Spitfire Mk.VIII 'U.S Army Air Force'

Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2013 11:34 pm
by DC87
Really nice - looks great underneath.

:thumb1: :clap: :th:

Re: Hasegawa Spitfire Mk.VIII 'U.S Army Air Force'

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 10:25 am
by RobertA
Lovely Spit!! Great to see one in US markings as well.. :)

Re: Hasegawa Spitfire Mk.VIII 'U.S Army Air Force'

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 12:07 pm
by JayCub
looks absolutely super and well detailed, i would be chuffed with that, and the box art is nowhere near as good as the model..

Re: Hasegawa Spitfire Mk.VIII 'U.S Army Air Force'

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 4:15 pm
by HWGuderian23
Fabulous work on the Spitfire :th:.
Really like it mate :clap:.

Re: Hasegawa Spitfire Mk.VIII 'U.S Army Air Force'

Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 4:57 pm
by longlance67
lovely finish, great work indeed :)



Shane