Airfix 1/48 Seafire XVII

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Airfix 1/48 Seafire XVII

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Lovely kit although the wing fold was a bit of a faff due to a lack of any real attachment points. If you're building this kit with the wings folded I can highly recommend doing as I did by fitting the wings after painting, weathering etc. I lightly weathered it as the FAA used to keep their a/c fairly spick and span to try and keep the saltwater corrosion at bay. Finished in Vallejo satin varnish which is a first time for me, it seemed to go on OK. Had a bit of silvering on one or two decals but hey ho. Build thread here
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Looks great Dave, I picked up this kit last week and was planning on making it with the wings folded as well. Will have to go back through your thread for any tips and tricks :thumb2:
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Great looking Seafire :th: The wing fold was definitely worth the extra work.
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Beautiful aircraft. She even looks elegant with wings folded.

Great job, Dave. Clean and classy.

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Thanks chaps.
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Beautiful aircraft and a beautiful build :th:

Excellent job, mate! :bow::

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:bow:: Fantastic lovely build and finish in every respect Dave well done one to be proud of
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Thanks guys.
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simply brilliant! I like the clean airframe that screams business.
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Thank you sir.
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That's one tidy build! Crisp paint work and finish :th:
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Thank you sir.
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Very very nice!! :th: :clap:
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stunning build, very tidy indeed!
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Thank you guys.
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:th: Awesome looking plane, Great job
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Thanks Muz.
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Oh bummer... just missed it. Damn photobucket :bash:
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