Belgian Spitfire Mk. XIVc

Basepaint for interior, started with green, later heard interior was black, so applied some hairspray and then german gray with black 

started also with the instrument panel 

Cockpit again in interior green, first things attached, and wash applied, still needs some cleanup. Also some paint has been scraped away to glue the bulkheads 

Cockpit again in interior green, some paint has been scraped away to glue the bulkheads. The screwed up place under the entrance was for the installation of the black box but after dryfitting it got lost under the seat... 

instrument panel almost finished 

 

 

 

Hull ready for closure 

adding rivets 

adding rivets 

adding rivets 

adding rivets 

rivets added, hope it will pay off.. 

rivets added, hope it will pay off.. 

rivets added, hope it will pay off.. 

rivets added, hope it will pay off.. 

rivets added, hope it will pay off.. 

rivets added, hope it will pay off.. 

black basecoat with alclad base. Not even close to shiny.. 

 

 

 

 

crack's in lacquer in wheel well... damn.. 

a lot of polishing later... 

a lot of polishing later... 

a lot of polishing later... wheelbays are cleaned up with a small glass fibre pen 

Finally some progress, ready for paint 

Finally some time to paint this one... 

Finally some time to paint this one... 

Finally some time to paint this one... 

largest decals on... although in two layers (black center is separate) they went on as a breeze 

largest decals on... although in two layers (black center is separate) they went on as a breeze 

lower wing 

nice and snug in the details 

Decalling finished 

Decalling finished 

Decalling finished 

Propellor slightly chipped 

Exhaust weathered 

Exhaust weathered 

Almost done 

Almost done 

Last fail... Legs broken off... So I drilled a hole and added some copperwire for additional strength 

Finally finished!!! 

Finally finished!!! 

Finally finished!!! 

Finally finished!!! 

Finally finished!!!