You are all very very kind with your comments ...thanks for that......This Spitfire I am entering in a International model Competition in Sophia,Bulgaria this May.....you never know!

Cheers Guys

Foz

Ok who is the Dumb @ss  at the Ministry of Defense that told Supermarine that it was ok to install the fuel tanks in front of the pilot?

Hopefully they sorted that out in the later marks of the Spitfire?

Foz

Heres some photos of the fuel cells....

....and now with the top fuel cell out......

...and with the bottom cell out......

Yes ...you really wouldn't want to smoke in the cockpit !

Mikeym_us

Ok who is the Dumb @ss  at the Ministry of Defense that told Supermarine that it was ok to install the fuel tanks in front of the pilot?

Hopefully they sorted that out in the later marks of the Spitfire?

 

 

 

 

That would be old man CG.  Most fuel tanks are located near the CG so balance is not upset as fuel burns off.  Many single engine fighters were that way unless they had enough wing volume to hold adequate fuel there.

All I can say is

Incredible work Foz, glad you have found the haven to work in and the time and patience. Its obviously a gift and a passion!

I have just got back to modelling after 30 years and am lucky enough to have my own hobby room in a far off quite part of the house, and a very understanding wife.

However, I only get in there two or three times a week due to pressure of business, so I am a straight from the box man right now whilst I re learn the skills. I am also an ex pat but live in rural Tennessee,

Cheers, and well done again, Ian

OrfyWorfy

Incredible work Foz, glad you have found the haven to work in and the time and patience. Its obviously a gift and a passion!

I have just got back to modelling after 30 years and am lucky enough to have my own hobby room in a far off quite part of the house, and a very understanding wife.

However, I only get in there two or three times a week due to pressure of business, so I am a straight from the box man right now whilst I re learn the skills. I am also an ex pat but live in rural Tennessee,

 

Cheers, and well done again, Ian

Cheers Ian.....yes my Wife is also very understanding and always lets me spend as much time as I like in my office! which as it happens is hours at the moment as she is back in the UK on visit!! ,,brilliant!

I also do OOB models...normaly when I am trying to decide what scratch built project I want to do next! I'm glueing together a Seafire FR47 at the moment.

Us ex pats get about a bit ..don't we !!!

Thanks again Ian

Foz

Incredible, not sure what other accolades to give!  Your attention to detail is simply unbelievable, thanks for sharing your work with us!

Daywalker

Incredible, not sure what other accolades to give!  Your attention to detail is simply unbelievable, thanks for sharing your work with us!

My pleasure and thanks very much Frank

Cheers

Foz