Eduard Spitfire XVI 1/48 - Finished - FineScale Modeler - Essential magazine for scale model builders, model kit reviews, how-to scale modeling, and scale modeling products

AdeB

Member since
September 2013

Posted by AdeB on Sunday, February 28, 2016 10:49 AM

Stepped away from the engine for today.

More work on the pit - the belts are a combination of Eduard fabric ones and a little gin bottle foil for the bits that split/frayed as these fabric ones sometimes do.

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BrandonK

Member since
June 2014

Posted by BrandonK on Saturday, February 27, 2016 11:07 AM

That engine has some great details. This is gonna be one sweet kit.

BK

On the bench:

A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

2024 Kits on deck / in process / completed

14 / 5 / 2

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AdeB

Member since
September 2013

Posted by AdeB on Saturday, February 27, 2016 2:23 AM

Ugh...just when things were going so well...

In the finishing straight with the engine. Took the plunge and removed the front section of the fuselage...great - good fit too.

Then, as i was attaching one of the last few bits of wiring...I dropped the engine. Only onto the carper but enough to fracture 4 or 5 of the attachment points I'd painstakingly glued.

I maybe sometime... Crying

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Gamera

Member since
November 2009
From: SW Virginia

Posted by Gamera on Friday, February 26, 2016 10:47 AM

Very nice work on the cockpit and engine Yes

"I dream in fire but work in clay." -Arthur Machen

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allan

Member since
June 2003
From: Cavite, Philippines

Posted by allan on Thursday, February 25, 2016 7:36 PM

Nice!

No bucks, no Buck Rogers

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AdeB

Member since
September 2013

Posted by AdeB on Thursday, February 25, 2016 3:08 PM

Almost 3 weeks in and the engine is slowly getting there.

Hopefully ready to get back to the main bit of the kit by the end of the weekend,

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lawdog114

Member since
February 2012
From: Olmsted Township, Ohio

Posted by lawdog114 on Friday, February 19, 2016 2:41 AM

Outstanding Merlin. Your gonna love this kit.

"Can you fly this plane and land it?...Surely you can't be serious....I am serious, and don't call me Shirley"

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allan

Member since
June 2003
From: Cavite, Philippines

Posted by allan on Monday, February 15, 2016 7:35 PM

The molding on the engine is excellent! Very crisp!

No bucks, no Buck Rogers

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spiralcity

Member since
April 2008
From: Fox Lake, Il., USA

Posted by spiralcity on Monday, February 15, 2016 8:51 AM

It's comming along nice. I own the Dual Combo P-39 kit, so it will be fun watching this go together and may give me some incentive to break my kit out. (although I have 3 project going on now).

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scorpr2

Member since
July 2007

Posted by scorpr2 on Sunday, February 14, 2016 9:44 PM

Great looking engine.

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tempestjohnny

Member since
November 2003
From: Naples, FL

Posted by tempestjohnny on Sunday, February 14, 2016 5:20 PM

That is awesome

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silentbob33

Member since
February 2014
From: Michigan

Posted by silentbob33 on Sunday, February 14, 2016 5:12 PM

Great work in the pit and engine, I can't wait to see more.

On my bench: Academy 1/35 UH-60L Black Hawk

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AdeB

Member since
September 2013

Posted by AdeB on Sunday, February 14, 2016 12:43 PM

This week has been mostly taken up with work on the engine...slow but steady.

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allan

Member since
June 2003
From: Cavite, Philippines

Posted by allan on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 2:03 AM

Youre doing great so far!

No bucks, no Buck Rogers

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BrandonD

Member since
January 2015

Posted by BrandonD on Tuesday, February 9, 2016 1:47 AM

Oh nice start so far. I built the Mk. VIII, and it's one of my favorite kits ever. I have been toying with the idea of the XVI, so I'm watching this with interest. I can't wait to see the engine.

-BD-