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

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

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 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

All I can say is

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.

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

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......

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

Absolutely outstanding work. Have you thought of entering it into contests? Whoops, if you do, a few of us  might as well go home, especially me. Keep up the great work and keep posting the photos.

Jim

Outstanding build and after 3 yrs of work, refs, detail!

I guess I'll have to slow down my work just to add some more detail to even come close!  Being retired (with 35 unbuild kits) once I get my work shop fixed (new house, garage, etc.), you are my hero!

Considering your location and the lack of mateials available........OUTSTANDING!

Hope you contribute this build to FSM for all to see!

Once again ....I really appreciate your comments...thanks guys

Foz

Foz - that is some impressive work, especially on the plumbing & wiring.

WOW!!!

Beautiful work- I love it!!

Thanks for posting her, I wouldn't even know where to begin on something that complex. Will be checking out your website when I get more time.

I have to say that the amount of detail in this build is stunning. Thank you for the pictures!

This is really some great work! I can't even imagine how long a project like that would take. Thanks for sharing.

-Chris

jetmodeler

Foz, that is some outstanding work.

I always love seeing a cutaway every once and a while.

Thanks .......I have to say I really like doing cutaways because I have always been fascinated as a child in how things work and what does it look inside so to speak!!

Cheers

Foz

Foz, that is some outstanding work.

I always love seeing a cutaway every once and a while.

Spike190

Beautiful work Foz, the detail you've added is outstanding

Cheers...

Thanks a lot mate

Foz

Beautiful work Foz, the detail you've added is outstanding

Cheers...

To all of you who have comented on my Spitfire...I thankyou very much.....I now feel that it was worth the time and effort I had to put into this project.

Many thanks

Foz

For those of us who will probably never get the chance to see the innerworkings of a REAL Spit, you did it, amazing job!   When you see all those wires and lines it makes me wonder how those crates stayed in the air taking a few 20mm rounds... of course, many didn't I suppose.

Wow - that is just AMAZING!

Superb work Foz - i can't even fathom how one would start a project like that!

It looks superb.  I'll be checking out your site for sure.

Please keep the posts coming!

Chris.

Thanks everyone for your kind comments....

Foz

Holy Moly

Where do you even find reference pictures to add detail like that?  When I want to add detail, I scour for weeks looking for reference photos and the best I find is restored planes with parts missing, or line drawings with approximations.  That is just unreal

-Fred

Fred it took me months of researching the internet and books,I did one stage at a time...yes indeed a lot of scouring was needed

Great work, thanks for sharing

Foz ,Wow what a stunner,the detail is amazing nicely done Sir!!!