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Custom 1/18 Spitfires on Ebay
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 3:54 pm
by Warbird Kid
Re: Custom 1/18 Spitfires on Ebay
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 8:21 pm
by snake
That Johnnie Johnson Spit looks pretty nice.
Re: Custom 1/18 Spitfires on Ebay
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 4:41 pm
by Mad Sam
I'll let you know what they're both like when they arrive in a couple of days!
Re: Custom 1/18 Spitfires on Ebay
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 5:44 pm
by pickelhaube
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.
Re: Custom 1/18 Spitfires on Ebay
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 1:29 am
by Mad Sam
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...
Re: Custom 1/18 Spitfires on Ebay
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 9:57 am
by Warbird Kid
LOTS OF PICTURES PLEASE! Glad i could help bring this to your attention.
Re: Custom 1/18 Spitfires on Ebay
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 10:41 pm
by snake
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.
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.
Re: Custom 1/18 Spitfires on Ebay
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 2:32 am
by Mad Sam
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.