John well done on a very nice build, I did the very same aircraft for this group build myself. The templates look great, thanks for the links, I'll pop by and grab some.

Karl, can't wait to see your stuka.

Cheers...

John, The Spitfire looks outstanding, Very well done   I can see a Spitfire on my to do list in the future.Thanks for sharing.

Karl, Looking forward to seeing pics of the finished Stuka.

 Mo

I put the templates on my web site, here are the links.  Right click and save the jpegs to your system.

http://yolo.net/~jeaton/mymodels/spitfire/templates/SpitfireATemplateDrawing.jpg

http://yolo.net/~jeaton/mymodels/spitfire/templates/SpitfireATemplate.jpg

http://yolo.net/~jeaton/mymodels/spitfire/templates/SpitfireBTemplateDrawing.jpg

http://yolo.net/~jeaton/mymodels/spitfire/templates/SpitfireATemplate.jpg

Thanks, templates should be there in your e-mail.

John, super work, and I would love a set of those templates. I'll PM you with my email addy.

Congrats of a top build!

M/TB379

Thanks, Karl and Mobious.

Here it is finished.  Comments and criticism welcome, but not about that stupidly thick antenna wire.  I need to stretch the e z line down to a thinner diameter but hate it when I go too far and it bends the mast the next day.

I have wanted to do a series of 19 Squadron airplanes so I did Brian Lane's airplane with the yellow spinner and white K code letter.  Hope I got the right side letters placed right.  I know they are in the right grouping and sequence, but I'm not sure about the roundel placement.  Now that it is done I'm sure a brilliantly clear photo of that side will surface. 

I also reworked my templates so they also cover the Malcolm Hood airplanes, A and B patterns, samples at the end and anyone that would like a copy just ask and I'll send them as jpegs.

Pictures:

Nice job on the Spitfire.

I'll be back soon with some update pics on the big Stuka, as it's about 99% finished!

Karl

Nice work on the masking, The colors look great. Hope to see the Spitfire in decals soon.

I put the decals on tonight, here are the progress pictures up to that point.  I did some more work on my Spitfire painting templates, set them up for both A and B patterns and for Malcolm hood or bubble canopy

Some pictures:

Nice work, looking forward to seeing progress on the Spitfire.

Indeed, tamiya panel is nice and I never feel right grinding it off to place a 2D Eduard panel. Just does not fit to my expectations :)

For some reason the links are "locked" , no copy/paste either. I use firefox.

edit: pictures came to live :)

Nice job on details. I am not sure if the Mk I had the crash bar on the door. For some reason I associated this fact with some later model. Small detail anyway.

Looking at your work, I may stop at my shop and finish painting my Hurricane :)

Nice job John !!!

Got some work done on my Tamiya 1/48 Mk 1 Spitfire, on the cockpit of course.  I'm using bits from a True details cockpit set, actually so far just the oxygen hose and pilot's headrest (launched the Tamiya part, still in low earth orbit.  Very low).  Also using an Eduard Zoom set, more of it.  Love those instrument panels.  I studied the Tamiya detail some first, and concluded that the Eduard panel looks much more like the real thing.  Still, it hurt to grind off all that nice detail.  I'm using mostly RC 56 glue, radio control stuff, a vinyl type white glue that dries clear to attach the PE for the most part and it's working very well.  It cures up a lot faster than Testors clear part cement, but it is nearly the same.

The pictures:

My Spit is in a holding pattern, as are all my builds at the moment. Moving on Friday. So all hobby work is stopped until that is completed. But then I will be resuming and finishing up all those "in progress" builds I have going.

Still lurking this GB.  I enjoyed putting together my 109, and have greatly enjoyed watching all the other birds going together.  C'mon stik and gzt,  you can do it!   Rick.

gzt

Am I the only one who does not have time to build them ?

You are not alone...

Nice paint job. I plan to build one some day :) Possibly the same markings.

It was a fun, however I plan to finish my Hurricane ... some day :) Unfortunately not much spare time for last two years. Kits pile is growing without much progress on building them.

Am I the only one who does not have time to build them ?

Nice looking 109.  The yellow nose and tail really set things off. 

This was a fun group build.

After sitting forlornly on my table for 5 1/2 months, I finally decided to finish my Me-109E3.  Since this is where she was born, I figured this is where she should end.  Had a problem with the E3 canopy so she wears the E4 that was included as well.  The ICM kit had Tamiya like fit in most areas, the canopy not so much.

Karl, a work of art, my friend, your models are never less than an inspiration to me! You just inspired me to give preshading a whirl on my new beast, as soon as I've masked the tail feathers...

Cheers, keep cranking them out! Mike/TB379

 Karl, The Stuka looks great! Really like the panel line shading Will be looking for progress updates.

 Mo

Wow Karl she looks fantastic! Love the pre-shading faded paint look.

Mike, put it in the cupboard to mature for a couple of years.

It's what I did with my He111, and that worked out fine!

Just to prove I haven't given up on this GB, and that I'm almost at the finish line.....

Hoping to finish this this week, after all it's only been about 5 months!

Karl

Hi all -- Well, with a completion date of October 31st I reckon this was a Group Build Too Far for me... On that day I was in London and sick as a dog, so with too much on my plate in and out of the hobby it was never going to happen. I did get to an air museum with a hefty look at the wartime RAF (in displays rather than planes, unfortunately) but that blasted Dornier will continue to await its proper place in time and space...

Sorry I didn't get a shot at this one, Darson, it being the 70th and all!

Cheers, Mike/TB379

http://videos.wittysparks.com/id/649069676/
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=b0f_1277855289
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a1d_1277856793
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=8e2_1277858019

Indeed , nice work .

I am still at the sanding stage on my Hurricane.

Today i just received a new motivation to finish this project:

Just released with a lot of pictures and additional material (double in size) a book originally published just after the BoB.

http://www.amazon.com/303-Squadron-Legendary-Britain-Fighter/dp/1607720043

Mo, well sir you have done it again...What a beautiful looking Emil...Very well done indeed[

I have finished the gunbay(it took a while) and it looks vey nice IMO, i'll post a pic when i'm not feeling so lazy, shouldn't have had those glasses of red with dinner....

A couple of photo's of the finished Emil.

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 Tried to get an outdoor shot, but the weather is not cooperating.

 Thanks for looking.

 Mo

The results you are all achieving are outstanding.

Very nice work all around guys!!