Spitfire Mk Vb Hobby Boss 1/32

[ajcmac]

There's an old adage that says, "Rei morto, Rei posto". In English it means that when the King dies soon another takes his place.

I finished the model that was the last release of Hasegawa. Well, I'll start a new model that was the last release from Hobby Boss. The Spitfire Mk Vb.

The model represents a WWII ace who became flight commander. Spitfire Vb, RF-D EN952, 303 Sqn RAF (Polish) Jan Zummbach, Summer 1942.

The box.

Fit test. Everything seems to fit well. Let's see if there are no surprises.

[ajcmac]

And I started to glue and to prepare a few little pieces.

First in the interiors.

After the engine has here with putty.

And the exhaust pipes.

[jjp_nl]

Nice! It'll be very interesting to see this one come together as I've got the exact same kit sitting in the stash

[vikingBerserker]

Very cool, that's a nice looking kit.

[ajcmac]

I started by painting the interior with Grey Green.

The engine almost ready and exhaust pipes.

[ellis995]

Nice.

Thinking of getting this kit for myself

[herman1rg]

Good start

[vikingBerserker]

Well done.

[Vic Balshaw]

Looks nice and I do so like these bigger kits for detail, but sadly do not have room for them.

[Wayne Little]

Sweet...

[Crimea_River]

Looking good.

[fubar57]

Very nice ajcmac. I noticed a rough texture on the exhausts and engine. Is that a technique or as it came in the kit? If a technique, I would sure like to know how you achieved it.

Thanks..Geo

[Airframes]

Very nice work. One minor point which can easily be corrected - the seat was not Cockpit Green, being made from a resin-impregnated pulp, rather like a kind of papier mache, often wrongly described as 'Bakelite'. It was a reddish brown colour, with a very dark brown (almost black in appearance) leather slip-on back pad.
Here's a pic taken at Duxford, showing the colours.

[Wurger]

The model represents a WWII ace who became flight commander. Spitfire Vb, RF-D EN952, 303 Sqn RAF (Polish) Jan Zummbach, Summer 1942.

Looking very nice. However a short note here Zumbach's Spitfire Mk.Vb had the serial EN951 but not the EN952. But it might be a typo... if not, check decal markings, just in case.

Spitfire VB, RF-D EN951, 303 Sqn RAF (Polish), Squadron Leader Jan Zumbach, Summer 1942.

[ajcmac]

Very nice work. One minor point which can easily be corrected - the seat was not Cockpit Green, being made from a resin-impregnated pulp, rather like a kind of papier mache, often wrongly described as 'Bakelite'. It was a reddish brown colour, with a very dark brown (almost black in appearance) leather slip-on back pad.
Here's a pic taken at Duxford, showing the colours.

I'll have to fix with a brush. Already glued the seat belts and the pilot's seat to the supports. Thank you.