1/48 Tamiya Spitfire Mk1

by Jahja Juwana

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This is my first Spitfire in 48 scale, I’m actually not a big fan of British aircraft, but I got a real deal on this kit, so I think it’s time for me to have a British aircraft on my shelf.   J

This kit built like a breeze…....kinda' slap and shake type CMIIW, no major fit problems were encountered, the detail level is good, I highly recommend this kit to everyone, it's even better than Tamiya’s Mustang.   L

I use Model Master's paint for this a/c, Dark Green and Military Brown if I’m not mistaken, the only problem with this kit is the decals, they’re thick and don’t react well to the decal solvent I used (Microscale and Mr. Decal Softer from Gunze)

I didn’t use any pastel chalks on this a/c, instead I used only my airbrush for the gun soot and exhaust soot, pardon me for being lazy J (Actually I wanted to try something new that’s all, if I can achieve the same degree of weathering using my airbrush.....why not, hopefully it’ll improve my airbrushing skill), washing and a li’l chipping using silver paint wrapped up the model.

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Here’s the cockpit shot, nothing fancy here, just applying what I’ve learnt from the forum (Thanks Guys J !!)

Here’s the painting steps I used on this model, it’s a pre-shading technique, Boy, I’m in love with this technique J

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I hope you enjoy this model, any suggestion and critiques welcome, once again Thanks Mr. Bamford for maintaining this wonderful website J

Cheers from Indonesia !!

Jahja

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Photos and text © by Jahja Juwana