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I made this kit about 5 years ago, when I was just a beginner. I had started with 1/144 kits, and was fortunate enough to get my hands on this. I took extra care, and it turned out to be the best model I have made so far. The above picture was converted into Black and White using Photoshop, and it's come out very realistically indeed! A Front view... Since I did not have access to (or know about) an airbrush, I hand painted the whole aircraft. The kit has been painted with enamel paint, which I mixed up after taking a look at the box art. I still shudder to think that I painted the canopy by hand, without any masking, and it came off superbly! Spitfire on the tarmac... The photos above and below were taken after parking my Spitfire on a concrete slab, bringing the camera up close, and resting the lens barrel on the slab to avoid shake. What do you think?
A right side view... The fit of the components was not a problem at all, and the kit went together very easily. I did not know anything about putty or sanding at the time, so it was good that no problems occurred.. ;P.
Photography All the photos were taken with a Nikon FG-20 SLR camera on the rooftop of my house. I used a tripod to eliminate camera shake. Since it was a cloudy day, with patches of sun every now and then, I had to wait until I got the proper background effect. It did not help either that there was a gusty wind, with the result that my poor plane went skidding for a few centimeters every time a breeze blew! These were the settings I used: Cloudy : Shutter speed of 1/125 sec, Aperture at f-11 stop. Sunny : Shutter speed of 1/250 sec, Aperture at f-16 stop. All in all, a very enjoyable experience. This model enjoys pride of place in my collection, and it is not hard to see why! About me : Hi, all fellow ARC members. I am a Software engineer working at Bangalore, India. I am 30 years old, and am happily married with a 1 1/2 year old baby daughter. I love WWII Aircraft a lot, and have modeled about 15 kits so far. These are mainly in the 1/72 and 1/144 scales, and the Spitfire was my first foray into 1/48 kits. I have also started using an airbrush for painting my models, and until now I used to hand brush my Aircraft :-)! I also love to collect military encyclopedias, especially on WWII, and mainly on Aircraft related subjects. Currently, I am also building up a modeling book collection, and have about 10 books on Military and A/C modeling. Shekar K Rao
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Photos and text © by Shekar K Rao
