SPITFIRE GROUP BUILD 2007-2008

Since I got the Tamiya Mk I also my vote would be for the BOB markings.  I want to do mine in the 92 Sq. with the black wing, just my .

Roy

Tamiya Mk1 was recieved from my mother for christmas along with decal sheets to finish my LFXIVe and XVIII so they can come back to the bench to be finished. I also got some very nice new paint brushes which will help alot.

Im not sure what to make my Mk1 into, im thinking either the prototype or the Speed Spitfire but then a PR1 would make a nice addition to the collection as well as a early Mk1. So what do others think i should build? Lets have a vote and i will build it for this group build. 

Just closed up the fus on my Revell Spitfire MkII.  So far so good.  I will attach the wing in the morning.

Roy

Merry Christmas everyone

I opened my Secret Santa gift, thanks Mike (ruddrat)

Mike gave me a 1/48 Tamiya Spitfire Mk1 with a Cutting Edge resin seat and white metal wheels, prop, prop hub and exhaust.  Very cool 

Roy

Just in case I don't get a chance to post tommorow, Merry Christmas!!!! Thanks everyone for letting me crash the party late. It's been a blast so far.

Now, if I can just finish up my darn spit.....I think I'm getting a little paranoid, after the decal thing and all. I may be being a little too careful with it......everything seems to be going slow...too slow!

I have to share this Christmas card with you guys.  It says alot about the person who sent this to me, Darren thank you your the best. 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to the men and families of the Spitfire Group Build from me and my family.

Roy

Daywalker wrote:

Great looking progress there Roy!  WHat did you use for the glass on the gunsight?

Just what you said to use, the plastic from a package.  Now that I look at it I wish I would have done it different.  Well there's always next time

Roy

Its Christmas Eve and I guess many of us will be winding down for the festive holiday. I woud just like to wish all of you and your loved ones here a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

God bless.

Roy,

nice work on the I/P. Looking forward to seeing more progress soon.

Darren,

Merry Christmas to you as well and everyone else out there!  As for those spare parts, I have no idea why if they had one sitting there they didn't send it to me the first time.

Jules, ahhhhh that build brings the memories flooding back, nice to see it again.

Frank man that is a long time to wait for a spare part, what were they doing knitting you one.

Roy the IP looks just fine from where I'm sitting nice work.

Well it's Christmas eve here and we are just about to set off and begin three days of eating waaaay to much and opening the odd present or two.  So I'll see you guys in a couple of days and in the meantime Merry Christmas to all

Cheers

here's my IP for my Spitfire.  Not the best but once it's closed up no one will see it.  The glass on the sight is a tad off but again you will not notice when the windscreen in in place.

Roy

darson wrote:

wyoroy wrote: Looks good max I have been doing a bit of work on my Revell Spitfire.  I tried to take some pics but they all look bad.  I will give it another try later.  I have one question:  I was looking at the decals and notice that the large wing markings look like the have little cracks all over them.  These this mean that if I try to use them they will become a big pile of nothing Roy Roy if you can tell me what sort of (and what size) roundels you are looking for, I am sure I can dig some out of the decal dungeon. Cheers

Darren, i'm going to see if I get get replacments from Revell and/or try what the others said, a clear coat.  If that does not work I will let you know.

Roy

I have been working on my Revell Spitfire 1/48.  I've noticed that the front windscreen fit is horrible.  I knew there a few of us who has or are building this kit.  Any help on an easy way to fix this would be great.  I don't want to buy a new canopy for the kit, lack of a job and all that.

Roy

Thats a fine looking Spit you got on the go there Mark....

Marc u old wingnut how are you mate? it's good to hear from some of the old "usual suspects"..Kremps is good, she still likes to crack billiard balls between her thighs...Ahhh the old days, remember when we would start up a gb and all of us were online at the same time and there was a hundred posts in one session, that was fun...

Anyways i have a pic of a Spit, it was heavily damaged during my divorce, lost a wingtip so i had to remove the other but i managed to patch it up it's not my best work..

Darren....not a problem.....I've been called worse! I think I'm gonna stick with the way I have it now. I don't want to press my luck any more now that i fixed the decal snafu.

It turned out pretty good. If you look at it at the right angle, you can still see the outline of the roundel, but the new one should cover that up....I hope!

MaxSheridan wrote:

Nothing likegetting too excited and screwing something up!

Me either I'm way too good for that

Oh yeah email inbound and sorry for calling you Mike, I was typing in a hurry.

Cheers

If you were perfect like me...................nevermind

Tony

MaxSheridan wrote:

Nothing likegetting too excited and screwing something up!

Nope... never done that...

Darren, PM inbound.

Thanks for the compliments everyone. I got the green on the camo fixed last night, and I'm just waiting for it to dry enough to mask over so I can do the gray. So far so good. Nothing likegetting too excited and screwing something up!

Max... nice looking Spit.  Darren and the same to you too.  I have those markings somewhaere.... may need to build me another Spitfire

Jules?  THE Jules?   It is always great when someone disappears into another dimension andthen rematerializes back here.  So very good to "see" you again.  Ah Kremps... have not heard a Kremps reference in such a long time.  I still rememebr my introduction to her when I joined FSM and one of my 1st GB's...The Battle for Germany.   How is the old bitxxxxxxx... well... you know? 

MaxSheridan wrote:

Darson, You know, I normally would say "Oh, well!" and leave it at that, but since I have to do all this touch-up stuff, I think I may do it the correct way. If you could post or PM me those diagrams, that would be great. I was just going off of the decal sheet, and the pics are so small, I almost missed the white alltogether! That's why I didn't paint them before I did the camo. There's another one to chalk up to experience, I guess!

Mike I found the plans are in a word doc so if you can PM me an email addy that I can send an attachment to I'll shoot them off to you.  Btw the specific markings on the plans are for 457 Squadrons Wing Co Bobby Gibbes but the camo and generic wing markings are applicable to all 457 Squadron aircraft.

Cheers