SPITFIRE GROUP BUILD 2007-2008

Gentlemen, Thank you for your tips on the door. I will do exactly this way you described. I did some fit testing tonight on my Mk IX - Hasegawa is not as easy build as tamiya but it seems to be a very nice detail level on the cockpit

Darren: your Mk VIII is an inspiration !!! I have decals for this a/c but what kit did you sue for your build ?? Is it Hasegawa ? I did not see this kit anywhere (maybe I did not look hard enough )

Cheers!  1500 posts - what a great GB

razordws wrote:

Daywalker wrote: Glad to help Roy!  They make a huge difference, don't they?  Just be VERY careful driving with it on, depth of vision is totally shot!   At my old place, I had one of those fold down ladders to the attic and I walked straight into it once or twice when it was down cuz I didn't see it coming! Hmmmm... and I suppose your going to tell us it had nothing to do with the Rum eh?

Oops... Did I leave that part out?  

Daywalker wrote:

Glad to help Roy!  They make a huge difference, don't they?  Just be VERY careful driving with it on, depth of vision is totally shot!   At my old place, I had one of those fold down ladders to the attic and I walked straight into it once or twice when it was down cuz I didn't see it coming!

Hmmmm... and I suppose your going to tell us it had nothing to do with the Rum eh?

Daywalker wrote:

1500 posts on the Spitfire GB!  WOOHOO!!! Roy- PM inbound!

i have replied.

Roy

Daywalker wrote:

Darren, Can we see more of that Mk.VIII?  I remember seeing it a long time ago, but want another look please!

Sure Frank, it was done for the Aussie GB in about 2003 I think.  It was my first effort at post shading and using pastels.  The post shading worked out well, the pastels not so great but oh well you live and learn.

I have another set of these decals and one of these days I will re-do this kit and maybe do a side by side comparison and see what 5 years difference in modeling makes.

darson wrote:

Ollie real nice work on the Mk.XVIII btw, the whole build looks really clean with the exception of that one seam where the wings join the lower fuselage. Cheers

Thank you for pointing that out. Im going to attack it with filler and Sandpaper soon and try and tidy it up.

Ollie real nice work on the Mk.XVIII btw, the whole build looks really clean with the exception of that one seam where the wings join the lower fuselage.

Cheers

1500 posts on the Spitfire GB!  WOOHOO!!!

Roy- PM inbound!

wyoroy wrote:

Optivisor  I got one and i can see everything.  Frank turned me onto them.  You have to get a pair when you work with the 1/72 or small.  Heck I need them for 1/48. Friday is the last day till next year  So I will have time to catch up. I will make a point to post some pics of what I have done so far. Roy

Glad to help Roy!  They make a huge difference, don't they?  Just be VERY careful driving with it on, depth of vision is totally shot!   At my old place, I had one of those fold down ladders to the attic and I walked straight into it once or twice when it was down cuz I didn't see it coming!

TANGO 1 wrote:

I know what you mean about those 1/72 kits.........I like to work in 1/48 as I can see the details a bit better. I have a couple of 1/72 bombers to build, a Halifax and a B-17. Hopefully I will get around to them one day.

Darren,

Optivisor  I got one and i can see everything.  Frank turned me onto them.  You have to get a pair when you work with the 1/72 or small.  Heck I need them for 1/48.

Friday is the last day till next year  So I will have time to catch up. I will make a point to post some pics of what I have done so far.

Roy

Darren,

Can we see more of that Mk.VIII?  I remember seeing it a long time ago, but want another look please!

gzt wrote:

I have a question to experts of Hasegawa 1/48 Mk IXc. I am just starting a build for Skalski's Circus in North Africa 1943 and it looks to me that Hasegawa did not have an open door option. Do any of you gentlemen tried to get the door cut off on this kit ?? What is a trick here? The wall is pretty thin in this area ... Any input is appreciated.

Greg this is the Hase Mk.IXc backdated to a Mk.VIII.  To remove the door I used my scribing tool and a small fine razor saw.  In the end I replaced the door itself with an Ultracast item only because I really like the look of there stuff.

Cheers

MkXVIII:

I chosed 1/48 for a good details/size ratio.

I have a question to experts of Hasegawa 1/48 Mk IXc. I am just starting a build for Skalski's Circus in North Africa 1943 and it looks to me that Hasegawa did not have an open door option. Do any of you gentlemen tried to get the door cut off on this kit ?? What is a trick here? The wall is pretty thin in this area ...

Any input is appreciated. 

TANGO 1 wrote:

Ollie, you have a lot of work to do there! I'll look forward to seeing your builds in the aircraft forum. Please feel free to postb them here as well.

I like to keep myself busy. As i have mentioned i have plans for other collections to. 1:48th scale RAF bombers appeals to me, the only one im stuck on there is the Stirling. Also Meteors take my fancy, proberably again in 1:48th scale. 

I dont realy like 1:72 scale, to small and fiddly for my liking, 1:48th scale also makes for some pretty impressive models.

TANGO 1 wrote:

Nice work Ollie. I have never seen anyone build ML407 in its presen-day configuration, I plan to build it as it was on D-day with a Hasegawa Mk.IX. I'd love to see your build-please post lots of pics!

I wont be able to start untill after xmas but i will be adding photos to my workbench thread in the Aeroplane section as i go. Could someone tell me which kit the Brigade models conversion fits please, i had herd it was the Tamiya MkVb but that would not work so i am confused. Im guessing it fits the Hasegawa MkIX but i am not sure.

I also plan on building the T8, G-AIDN (i will not finish her in the yellow scheme but the light blue racing scheme she once carried) but that requires a MkVIIc to start with so will proberably involve major surgery to the conversion.

It could make an interesting pair, ML407 past and presant so to speek. There cant be many Spitfires about still with a confimed kill at D Day. (I believe it was a Ju88) 

But knowing me the 3 Two seaters wont be my next project, ill get distracted by something or other. The speed spitfire is also very tempting to tackle next. Also im tempted to get the Seafang/ Spitfull models out the way soon, there will be 7 of them built from the Falcon models kit. 

Nice work Ollie.

I have never seen anyone build ML407 in its presen-day configuration, I plan to build it as it was on D-day with a Hasegawa Mk.IX. I'd love to see your build-please post lots of pics!  

TheLastPriest wrote:

ollie wrote:   Thanks for the beer but i dont drink Allright another non drinker! I no longer have to say that makes one of us.......because now there are two! So I have got to ask ollie, were you a drinker and quit or did you never start?

Never started, which is a rare thing at my age (21). Ive got other things to spend my limited money on and it just doesnt appeal to me.

Photos of the MkXVIII, fuesalage all sealed up:

And then the filled in camera port on the side, ive finished the assembly tonight and she went together with no problems, now i have to make the holes in the underside for the two downward facing cameras they carried and shes ready to go into the que awaiting some funds to order detail sheets and a paint job. That que also contains a Seafire IIIc and a LFXIVe, Airfix and Academy kits in 1/48th scale.

Next Spitfire for me is the T8 and a pair of T9s featuring the IAC canopy and the Grace canopy. Conversion will use the Brigade models kit but i am unsure what kit this is designed for. If people are going whats the Grace canopy look here:

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5837849&nseq=10

The aircrafts website, she is owned and flown by the only Female Spitfire pilot in the world:

http://www.ml407.co.uk/ 

I think i should start a thread over in the aircraft sub forum for my Spitfires. 

OK,

I gave in. I took my PRXIX of the shelf and started working on it again. Its the heritage aviation all-resin airframe and its hard work................ wish me luck!

ollie wrote:

Sorry if that seemed a tad hard on you. Im now working on a Spitfire XVIII from the Academy FRXIVe kit. If people are interested i will post some photos. Thanks for the beer but i dont drink

Ollie,

please post pics as often as you can! I for one would love to see your Mk.XVIII!

ollie wrote:

Thanks for the beer but i dont drink

Allright another non drinker! I no longer have to say that makes one of us.......because now there are two! So I have got to ask ollie, were you a drinker and quit or did you never start?

Oliver-

I for one would LOVE to see photos of your Mk.XVIII!  Bring 'em on!

Sorry if that seemed a tad hard on you. Im now working on a Spitfire XVIII from the Academy FRXIVe kit. If people are interested i will post some photos.

Thanks for the beer but i dont drink

My apologies Ollie, you are now on our roll of honour on page 1.

Here, have a drink on me.

TANGO 1 wrote:

ATTENTION NEWBIES! Your names and kits have been added to the roll of honour on Page 1. As is tradition in our squadron we will welcome you with a nice pint of British beer......... So raise your glasses to JeffSinclair, MaxSheridan and Haligan.

 So does my Mk22 not count? I built and finished it on this thread?