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Motorized 1/48 Tamiya Spitfire Mark 1

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Motorized 1/48 Tamiya Spitfire Mark 1
Posted by Eugene Rowe on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 4:26 PM

Older tool Spitfire I decided to motorize.  https://youtu.be/aHIPPXh4LHs

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 4:28 PM

YouTube link does not work. 

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 4:30 PM

Had to cut the forward section off because the likely hood of prop service is high .I will just tack it in place.

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  • From: USA
Posted by keavdog on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 6:36 PM

You can see the video if you copy the link and paste.  Seems like some balance issues there.

Thanks,

John

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 8:07 PM

Little wobbly but it will work.

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  • From: Bethlehem PA
Posted by the Baron on Friday, October 28, 2022 11:00 AM

Puts me in mind of the old Lindberg kits with the "U-Bild-It Motor Kit", as I like to call it.

 

The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen.

 

 

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Friday, October 28, 2022 1:44 PM

I think I have an old Lindberg X-3 Stiletto with that build a motor option.

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Friday, October 28, 2022 1:49 PM
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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Saturday, October 29, 2022 11:34 AM

Added a light coat of primer prior to painting the sky and two tone upper cammo.   poem about negative lifestyle

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Saturday, October 29, 2022 12:13 PM

XF-21 Sky applied.  

 

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Saturday, October 29, 2022 3:31 PM

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Saturday, October 29, 2022 5:32 PM

I decided to paint the underside of the wing black in accordance with one of the options delineated in the instructions.Was this done to let friendly AA crews know  not to shoot at them?

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Saturday, October 29, 2022 5:33 PM

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Sunday, October 30, 2022 11:24 AM

Decals applied...the Microsol is snuggling the decals down... 

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Sunday, October 30, 2022 12:24 PM
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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Monday, October 31, 2022 1:57 PM

Landing gear mounted up..

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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Monday, October 31, 2022 1:58 PM
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Posted by Eugene Rowe on Monday, October 31, 2022 5:09 PM

I used 4 lb test Monofilament fishing line for the antenna wire.  

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