SPITFIRE GROUP BUILD 2007-2008

Thanks Mike.

Roy

JWB, please, you must talk some sense into my modeling consious (aka my wife).  She just doesn't understand about the Spitfire.  I love that aircraft and would dearly love to have 3 or 10 in the stash (all marks) but my consious gets the better of me, proabably for my own good!  I have a ton of subjects I want/need to build that involve Spitfires but I kind of promised my consious that I would finish what I have in my stash, which is pretty small considering.

1 1:72 - Heller Bf-109b about 40% complete (very late Spanish civil war GB )

1 1:72 - Hasegawa Bf-109g about 35% complete (for BF-109 GB and Axis Aces GB )

1 1:570 - Revellogram Titanic about 10% complete? (For Revell Monogram GB )

in the box:

1 1:72 - Revell Panzer III (waiting for Eastern Front GB )

1 1:72 - Heller Me-262b

1 1:72 - Heller Arado Ar-196

1 1:72 - Airfix Tornado Gr.Mk4 (For Welcome Back Airfix GB )

1 1:72 - Airfix Bf-110c/d with eduard basic PE and AM Decals for Joachim Jabs BoB ac. This one is going to be a real piece of work, I am going to fix a lot of stuff on this one like do my own vacuform canopy, rescribe panel lines, scratch an interior and somehow re-do the prop hubs and landing gear/bays.  It might just be worth it to get the fugimi kit! (but I am a sucker for punishment...)

1 1:48 - Monogram P-51D with ultracast seat

1 1:48 - Monogram P-38J with AM decals for "Jandina" flown by Jay T. Robbins

1 1:48 - Monogram B-17G with AM decals for "American Beauty"  I also have an old completed Monogram 1:48 B-17G which survived a fall from the ceiling relatively intact.  I plan on repairing it, stripping and repainting it and putting on the kit supplied "Chowhound" decals.

So that's it, I know it is not a lot of kits but with the time it takes me to build, these should last me a long time (3 years???)

Bob, I like how you think!!!

Dave, she does make a point though as I don't really want a ton of kits sitting around for years either.

I picked up Winsor & Newtons Raw Umber (acrylic)  What is the ratio of water, umber and dish soap?

Roy

KINGTHAD wrote:

Glad to be aboard, I have not built a Spit in some time (sorry jwb). I dont know where I will find a kit for this build! (inside joke for Frank and jwb)   Thad

wyoroy-the proportions above are a good starting point for sure.  Get some black, or Payne's gray, and some white so you can vary the shade a little.  Sometimes form one area to the next or it might be necessary depending what base color you are putting it over.

wing_nut wrote:

If you need to get "in the mood" for Spitfires.... rent "Dark Blue World".   Some fantastic Spit footage.

The cruddy part about pain pills wearing off in the middle of the night and being woken up at 3:30 AM is that the pain pills have worn off and your up at 3:30 AM.   But this time Dark Blue World was on the IFC channel. so I am all revved up.

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I was surfing the other night and came across the same flik and I enjoyed it.

Thad

bobbaily wrote:

Jay-you must tell your wife that you currently have a 2:1 ratio of axis to allied craft in your stash.  I'm sure that there is an international modeling law somewhere that mandates a 1:1 ratio of axis:allied.  At least it's worth a try

...but you must word it properly so that it doesn't backfire on you to where she makes you sell off half of your axis stuff.

Dave, your looking at this the wrong way. We need his wife to call us when she has the sale

Thad

jboutin wrote:

JWB, please, you must talk some sense into my modeling consious (aka my wife).  She just doesn't understand about the Spitfire.

Appeal to the kind, caring side. Get a sad face and repeat this:

Somewhere out there is a Spitfire.

A sad Spitfire.

A lonely Spitfire.

Why is it a sad and lonely Spitfire?

Because it sits lonely and unbuilt on a shelf somewhere.

But it doesn't have to be that way!

For just a small amount.... pennies a day really over the course of it's lifetime, you can make a difference in the life of a Spitfire.

So have compassion on that Spitfire..... bring it home today.

You can't help all the sad, lonely Spitfires. You're only one person. But you can help one. By doing so, you can be part of the solution. Together, we can make sure there are no homeless Spitfires.

PS: Enjoy your Spitfire, jboutin.  

KINGTHAD wrote:

Glad to be aboard, I have not built a Spit in some time (sorry jwb). I dont know where I will find a kit for this build! (inside joke for Frank and jwb) Thad

Methinks if you rummage a bit you might find sumfin or nuther!

Seriously- I picked up the ICM Mk. VII today at the LHS, and it looks really, really nice. Worth a look for one of the more rarely built Spitfires. The guy at the shop said it wasn't a shake and bake kit, but he said it was better than a typical Airfix or Revogram kit. The detail in the office is extremely nice, and it has a full engine.

jwb wrote:

Appeal to the kind, caring side. Get a sad face and repeat this: Somewhere out there is a Spitfire. A sad Spitfire. A lonely Spitfire. Why is it a sad and lonely Spitfire? Because it sits lonely and unbuilt on a shelf somewhere. But it doesn't have to be that way! For just a small amount.... pennies a day really over the course of it's lifetime, you can make a difference in the life of a Spitfire. So have compassion on that Spitfire..... bring it home today. You can't help all the sad, lonely Spitfires. You're only one person. But you can help one. By doing so, you can be part of the solution. Together, we can make sure there are no homeless Spitfires. PS: Enjoy your Spitfire, jboutin.

LMFAO

jwb wrote:

jboutin wrote: JWB, please, you must talk some sense into my modeling consious (aka my wife).  She just doesn't understand about the Spitfire. Appeal to the kind, caring side. Get a sad face and repeat this: Somewhere out there is a Spitfire. A sad Spitfire. A lonely Spitfire. Why is it a sad and lonely Spitfire? Because it sits lonely and unbuilt on a shelf somewhere. But it doesn't have to be that way! For just a small amount.... pennies a day really over the course of it's lifetime, you can make a difference in the life of a Spitfire. So have compassion on that Spitfire..... bring it home today. You can't help all the sad, lonely Spitfires. You're only one person. But you can help one. By doing so, you can be part of the solution. Together, we can make sure there are no homeless Spitfires. PS: Enjoy your Spitfire, jboutin.

I feel for the lonely Spitfire, who do I see about a donation?

Roy

wyoroy wrote:

jwb wrote:  jboutin wrote: JWB, please, you must talk some sense into my modeling consious (aka my wife).  She just doesn't understand about the Spitfire. Appeal to the kind, caring side. Get a sad face and repeat this: Somewhere out there is a Spitfire. A sad Spitfire. A lonely Spitfire. Why is it a sad and lonely Spitfire? Because it sits lonely and unbuilt on a shelf somewhere. But it doesn't have to be that way! For just a small amount.... pennies a day really over the course of it's lifetime, you can make a difference in the life of a Spitfire. So have compassion on that Spitfire..... bring it home today. You can't help all the sad, lonely Spitfires. You're only one person. But you can help one. By doing so, you can be part of the solution. Together, we can make sure there are no homeless Spitfires. PS: Enjoy your Spitfire, jboutin.     I feel for the lonely Spitfire, who do I see about a donation? Roy

Oh that would most definetly be me. Oh yeah. I'll send you a picture and a letter from your Spitfire that you support.

All this talk about sad and lonely Spitfires put me in mind of a certain Silver Cloud Spiteful I started on about two years ago, so I dug it out.   It is a sad "Spitfire".  I spent the last 3 hours working on getting the shape of the fin and rudder right.  Grumble grumble .

What the heck, if I'm going to have the first of the breed, I have to have the other bookend too, right?

Not sure if the Spiteful will be done in before this GB winds up, though.  Not for the faint of heart.  Anybody want the Silver Cloud Sea Fang that is also in my stash?

Dave, funny you should mention yard sale, we are going to have a garage sale in a few weeks... I will be watching my stash with eagle eyes, better yet I'll put them in a locked drawer and swallow the key... well maybe not, that might get a little messy...

 JWB that is an excellent idea! I know where there is lots of spitfires that need a kind and caring hand to construct them and give them a good warm home after.  My b-day is comming up in a few months....hmmm

John I've got to tell you that I have always been a big fan of the Spiteful, to me it's almost like the child of a Spitfire & P-51 mating

jeaton01 wrote:

All this talk about sad and lonely Spitfires put me in mind of a certain Silver Cloud Spiteful I started on about two years ago, so I dug it out.   It is a sad "Spitfire".  I spent the last 3 hours working on getting the shape of the fin and rudder right.  Grumble grumble . What the heck, if I'm going to have the first of the breed, I have to have the other bookend too, right? Not sure if the Spiteful will be done in before this GB winds up, though.  Not for the faint of heart.  Anybody want the Silver Cloud Sea Fang that is also in my stash?

Is that a pic of the Sea Fang?  Not familiar with it, but looks like a beautiful aircraft.

Daywalker wrote:

jeaton01 wrote: Is that a pic of the Sea Fang?  Not familiar with it, but looks like a beautiful aircraft.

No, it's the Spiteful, the Seafang is almost the same, the main differences are that it had contra-rotating props and a different lower rudder because of the hook.

John,

I've always wanted a plane with the contra rotating props!  I've been looking for the Airfix Spitfire 46/47, but no luck anywhere.  Do you really want to get rid of the Sea Fang?  How much would you want for it?

Now THAT"S what I call a Spitfire

Daywalker wrote:

John, I've always wanted a plane with the contra rotating props!  I've been looking for the Airfix Spitfire 46/47, but no luck anywhere.  Do you really want to get rid of the Sea Fang?  How much would you want for it?

Frank,

I managed to score the Airfix Seafire 46/47 the other day! Its a nice kit, keep looking out for one because they are well worth having.

Hi Everyone,

I've not been around much due to work, hope all is well.

Seeing as its a while before this one gets started, I thought I would post a couple of pics of a build I did a couple of years ago.

This is Revell's 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Ia built OOB with the exception of some PE seatbelts. Its a fairly  simple kit but one of my favourites as I enjoyed building it so much. This one is in its Battle of Britain livery with decals mixed and matched from the kit.