Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Spitfire 1A



Here are some images of Dave Porter's Tamiya 1/48 scale Supermarine Spitfire 1A and here in his own words is his description.

Here is a mark 1A Spitfire in 1/48 from Tamiya. The only modification was a resin seat. This Spit fought in the Battle of Britain with 910 squadron. The paint was a combination of Aeromaster and Tamiya.

6 comments:

  1. What colors did you use for this Spitfire?

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  2. Hi Peter,

    Those are Aeromaster acrylic colors. with a little white added in progressive coats for color modulation. Unfortunately they're not available anymore. Try Vallejo or try this Tamiya formula......

    Dark green XF58:1 + XF62:5
    Dark earth XF52:1 + XF64:1

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  3. .......Oh yeah....The bottom is Tamiya sky XF21.

    Dave

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  4. What is the mixture equivalent to for the Tamiya paints?
    is it 1 part to 5 parts or 1 to half?

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  5. Yes....It is one part to five for the dark green.

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  6. How do you mix your paint? I'm quite new to mixing colors and the Tamiya kit states the color mixtures you used I believe, but I'm at a loss as to the best means for mixing them?
    I appreciate your help!
    Pete

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