Custom 1/18 Spitfires on Ebay

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Custom 1/18 Spitfires on Ebay

Post by Warbird Kid » Fri Nov 23, 2012 3:54 pm

Saw these and was pretty impressed. No doubt someone here will snatch them up. Enjoy!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-18-SCALE-SPIT ... 337e001fb4

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-18-SCALE-SPIT ... 337df3cbe1
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Re: Custom 1/18 Spitfires on Ebay

Post by snake » Fri Nov 23, 2012 8:21 pm

That Johnnie Johnson Spit looks pretty nice. 8)

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Re: Custom 1/18 Spitfires on Ebay

Post by Mad Sam » Sun Nov 25, 2012 4:41 pm

I'll let you know what they're both like when they arrive in a couple of days!

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Re: Custom 1/18 Spitfires on Ebay

Post by pickelhaube » Sun Nov 25, 2012 5:44 pm

Mad Sam wrote:I'll let you know what they're both like when they arrive in a couple of days!

I would have held my money on that Johnny J one. The scoops are way big and she looks crazy rough on the bottom.

The customizer must have ran out of sand paper.

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Re: Custom 1/18 Spitfires on Ebay

Post by Mad Sam » Mon Nov 26, 2012 1:29 am

There's work needed for sure (On both of them) but at the very least I've got a good starting point as and when I get time to sort them.
They will be here later today as he's delivering them in person because we're only 25 miles apart...

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Re: Custom 1/18 Spitfires on Ebay

Post by Warbird Kid » Mon Nov 26, 2012 9:57 am

LOTS OF PICTURES PLEASE! Glad i could help bring this to your attention. ;)
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Re: Custom 1/18 Spitfires on Ebay

Post by snake » Tue Nov 27, 2012 10:41 pm

pickelhaube wrote:
Mad Sam wrote:I'll let you know what they're both like when they arrive in a couple of days!

I would have held my money on that Johnny J one. The scoops are way big and she looks crazy rough on the bottom.

The customizer must have ran out of sand paper.

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Didn't see that.

Does look like it needs some work. :(

But shouldn't be that hard to get it right, and what a good looking Spit. :D

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Re: Custom 1/18 Spitfires on Ebay

Post by Mad Sam » Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:32 am

The Spitfires arrived on Monday, and having had chance to look them over, as expected there is indeed things to be done on both of the models.

On the JE-J The radiators are too deep, and as can be seen there are areas of the model which will need sanding smooth and rescribing, but I think the majority of the work has already been done to get them looking like later model Spitfires - which is why I went for them. (How many 1/18 MkIX conversions - in any condition - are out there? not too many I would guess.)

The PR blue model needs a bit of work on the rudder and attention to the front of the wing/fuselage joint

Neither will be touched before the Spring, and I will repaint both of them, but not change which aircraft they depict now.
With the JE-J, as well as a respray I intend to add D-Day stripes.
The PR blue I want to respray, but in the same scheme, and with correct red/blue roundels which is how the 1/1 aircraft still looks today.

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