side by side

Last night i started my next two models, both are 1/72 and both are from WWII.

The Xtrakit Spitfire XII and another Revell Fw190 F8. As the Spitfire only flew with two squadrons (41/91), my options are a bit limited, but the Fw190 is open to a few choices at the moment. I had painted the interiors on the sprues a couple of days ago so again it it was time to cut them free, tidy them up and stick them together. Even though the Spitfire is a sort of limited run kit with no locating pins it has still gone together well, the only bit of filler i am going to need will be at the wing roots. The Revell kit on the other hand seems to have slipped together, the top cowling went into place so well that i forgot that i hadn't glued it after dry fitting.

Tamiya have recently started to sell their metallic colours again and i used them last night for the first time, i must say I'm impressed.

I must be ill !

Yesterday on my meal break at work i had a little walk around Romford, i went into Modelzone and came out with nothing and then went in Hobbycraft and came out with nothing. I don't think i even picked anything up, What's the matter with me ?.

I've managed to talk one of my fellow modellers into a trip to Telford on the 8th November, Perhaps i am subconsciously saving my money for that.

HOLD ON !

I did buy something yesterday, i bought some paint online (phew).

That's more like it.

Ok, the Hurricane has been worked on for a couple of days now and it looks a bit better, i got a coat of 'klear' on it last night so i can hopefully get the decals on tonight. The Fw190 has just had the undersides and sides sprayed with RLM 65 because that's what the instructions said. I have gone back to one of my books and it says that RLM 76 was the underside colour for most of the 190's, I'll be honest and admit that i can't really tell the difference apart from RLM65 looks slightly more 'blueish' than RLM 76. Oh Well !

I only have these two on the table at the minute so i have been starting to look at my next model it's going to be either the 1/72 Me262 or 1/72 Bf109 G6 both from Academy, in fact i have started to get all the bits that are RLM 66 painted up. At the moment I'm swinging towards the 109 only because there is an article in one of this months magazines.