Spitfire Mk Vb/Trop 20 Gr.

Mirek Riha · Post by **Mirek Riha** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:40 am

Hi,

there is my new model

Mirek

Post by **Editor** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 2:53 pm

Beautiful finish !

veltro2 · Post by **veltro2** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 11:12 am

Webmaster wrote:Beautiful finish !

Great finish but is not a real color
see this http://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/recor ... _id=137687

and this http://www.eaf51.org/Photo_03_51_ICAF_Spit.htm

Claudio

Mirek Riha · Post by **Mirek Riha** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:17 pm

veltro2 wrote:
Webmaster wrote:Beautiful finish !
Great finish but is not a real color
see this http://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/recor ... _id=137687

and this http://www.eaf51.org/Photo_03_51_ICAF_Spit.htm

Claudio

Hi Claudio pictures and movie in link are from 1945.

According with book "Aeronautica Italiana Caccia & Assalto part III"
original paints Spitfire from RAF was Middle Stone, Dark Earth and Azure Blue (tropical scheme). This schema was repainted in Early 1945 (for standard European schema).

Mirek

D520 · Post by **D520** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:52 pm

Dobry den mirek and thanks for an excellent rendition of such a classic! regards, jean.

Mirek Riha · Post by **Mirek Riha** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 10:23 am

Salut Jean,

thank you for your comment

Mirek

Dave Bayliss · Post by **Dave Bayliss** » Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:21 am

Great model Mirek, but a) what is the scale and b) is the 51st Stormo unit badge on the tail a decal or your own work? I am hoping to make a model of this aircraft myself using the Italeri 1/72nd kit, but although I have decals for the badge they are of the larger fuselage side size.

Mirek Riha · Post by **Mirek Riha** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:00 am

Hi Dave

a) scale is 1/48

b) 51st Stormo badge is a decal from Tauro sheet

Mirek

Peter I. · Post by **Peter I.** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:06 am

Hi Dave,

Good choice for using the Italeri Mk Vb Trop; just please note you will have to scribe in the wing root panel line, which is strangely missing from the fuselage of the kit.

On Tauro sheet 72/552 you will find the right sized squadon badge as well as numbers to make an Italian machine. Sheet 72/550 will provide the various roundels.

Specialist retailers such as Misterkit should be able to provide both sheets.

Grtz

Peter

Dave Bayliss · Post by **Dave Bayliss** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:09 am

Thanks for that Mirek. Looks like I will have to wait for more 1/72nd decals to come out or attempt cat and mice badge myself!

Dave Bayliss · Post by **Dave Bayliss** » Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:13 am

Hi Peter, Thanks for that. I will chase those decals up straight away!

Vincent Fiore · Post by **Vincent Fiore** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:21 pm

Mirek, again a beautiful job, however I may be misinformed but should the cameo have hard lines ? I believe the English use rubber mats as masks when applying there cameo. If I am wrong please correct me. vincent

Dave Bayliss · Post by **Dave Bayliss** » Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:38 pm

Hi all, I went to Misterkits and obtained those Tauro decals, but I must say the Skymodels decals I got at the same time are better quality for the Stormo badge. These were on the decal sheet for mc205 Veltro. So I will probably mix and match on this build. That's when I can get round to it! Of course I have to build the Veltro too and I have to finish the mc200 Saetta I am building now!