Hello Stik ...  trials of the 'wireless' antenna began May/June 1940, and the switch over to all front line units began in September.  This info can be found here;

http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/spitfire-masts-and-aerials.html/2

regards,

Jack

A86, your 232 is looking great. You really captured the rough desert finish of early DAK!

T379, excellent work on Gleed's Spit. Very clean work so far.

Jack, that is an interesting tidbit about the Spitfire's antenna mast and wiring. Do you know roughly when that change took place?

Yes Mike, great looking job there.

Don't think you have to worry about the antenna wires.  By the end of 1940, most Spitfires had the mast to rudder wire replaced with an aerial, housed within the mast.  Photos of Gleed's mount do appear to confirm this. 

regards,

Jack

Mike, great looking Spit, nice work.

Pics as promised, here's the Spit thisafternoon:

At that point there were 22 parts left to attach. Now there are only two:

The landing gear seems quite solid, but the prop attachment is poor, I may end up gluing it in place. The Eduard masks did not produce a clean demarcation when removed, perhaps the first time I've encountered this in a dozen projects.

Tomorrow -- add the two parts, touch up as needed, apply dust and carbon stains with pigments, and take a shot at rigging the antenna wires. And then she's done...

M/TB379

I just did the final spraying on the Spit -- decals were sealed after a thorough, careful wash, rise and air dry, then I painted the exhausts with a mix of NATO brown and metallic grey (2:1), they look not too bad. Right, lunch while things are hardening off, then onto final assembly and details... Pics tonight.

M/TB379

Back from from my business trip to Poland and wow!, some excellent progress has been made.  Kudos to all; especially like the chipping on armor86 8 rad.  Am looking forward to following this more closely now that I'm back in the States.  And agree with the request for extension; gives me more time to build a base for the PzIIIJ.

Don

Eric: All joking aside don't sweat it. I didn't finish either of two subjects for my own Japanese GB II. 

Sept sound's good to me. I am hoping I can finish before the end of June, but its going to be tight. I want to finish mine as a dio, I already have to many armour builds waiting to have dio's done. And like jack I have one more GB to build for before I start my Pz III, so would definatly ease the pressure there as well.

Eric - tagging on  few extra months is good idea.  I'm trying to get at least one more GB out of the way before switching gears to this one.  It also allows others to add an additional build to this theme.

regards,

Jack

Eric -- for myself, I'd be happy to have an extension. I've been working hard lately (teaching, six classes a week) and the Spit has taken a week longer than expected -- it should have been done last weekend but instead it'll be this one coming. I'm soaking the very last decal right now, which puts me into the finishing leg. I'm dying to get back to the Pz. IV D, with the superdetailing phase, and maybe start getting the stowage into colour. If the build was extended I might be able to knock out a fourth project, Alan's SiG-33...

Mike/TB379

Thanks for the support guys and yes, it's been awhile since I completed the Jagdpanther.

Maybe we should stretch it until September? any thoughts?

Hey Tigerman - its cool, working two jobs doesn't allow me much bench time ... hope to finish up the RAD 8 by the end of the month. See several Pz IV Ds signed up (Tamiya) three at last count - I have the latest Dragon IV D DAK Kit, wondering if I should pick something else from the stash Pz IIs, Pz.Is, or soft skin vehicles. Updated RAD 8 Photos - Armor86

Tigerman, we all appreciate your effort. All the best my friend.

Eric: Sorry but I have to razz you- it's been so long since you built a model your glue dried up!?! 

LOL

My apologies for being a jerk but I have to laugh.  

Dogzilla, glad to have you aboard. I will put you on the front.

Armor, yes, I haven't done a thing yet and I feel so ashamed. I've been busy. I was going to start last weekend and my glue dried up.

Wayne, stellar work as always.

I'msorry to have let the GB down.Some motivator I've been.

Eric - any chance  of extending the GB - Armor86

Hi Tigerman - I'd like to submit a late entry -- just started the older Dragon Pz IV F1(9044) -- not entirely accurate but goes together quickly-

Regards,

Dog

Great looking work, wayne!

Very cool Wayne, a different type of model theme and just awesome work.

Scott, the only way to do it is to just copy and paiste into here.

guys

I need a bit of help. I accidentally posted my build photos in group builds under its own heading "Tiger I initial". Is there any way I can move this post into our build?

Thanks

Scott

wayne, now that is sweet. Love it.

Gamera

Wayne: Looks great! Very nice weathered look and love all the extra details you stuffed in there. Only thing I'd change is to sprinkle a little sand on the base there for the photo!

thanks to all

oh it's not done yet. i still have windshield, mirrors, and tarps and/or camp net to put on. and i haven't decided if i am putting it on a nondsecript sand base or tey to tell a story and even add some figures.

taking a break and working onJGSDF SPAA tracks. what joy. it's why i do wheels ans may have gotten the nickname WHEELS at my denver club.

Wayne: Looks great! Very nice weathered look and love all the extra details you stuffed in there. Only thing I'd change is to sprinkle a little sand on the base there for the photo!

Dan: The chipping looks great, very cool.

Mike: Beautiful work there, looking forward to seeing her with the decals in place.

WayneC -- fantastic truck, that undercarriage is amazingly textured!

I've been decaling all day, just a few to go on Gleed's Spit. I'm hoping to seal them tomorrow, and get into final assembly.

Cheers, M/TB379

waynec

ha!. doing a pork tenderloin tonight. your ribs comment reminded me of the brotosaurus ribs fred flinstone would get.

Had Japanese food tonite myself... my son had his Eagle Scout Court of Honor and that was what he wanted for dinner... Banzai!

just copy & Paste it here.

Don't forget to delete the other post.

Hey guys, I need a bit of help. I posted picts of my tiger in the wrong spot. Is there any way I can transfer the post to our group build?

Wayne: it looks good.