SPITFIRE GROUP BUILD 2007-2008

Hi all, Just Got The Revell 1/48 MKII Yesterday for 7 bucks at Wal-Mart.  Ordered the Tamiya MKI too.  Can't wait to get started!!!

Chris 

Marc-

Ruddratt sent me some Aeromaster Mk.XIV decals for a Spit I'm building that has some markings from the Belgian AF.  Instead of the standard blue-white-red roundels, it has red-yellow-black ones.  Would you be interested in those?  If you are, I would happy to send them to you.

Kinda looks like this, with different codes (3R-C).  Also, in the dark grey/dark green camo.

phoenix7187 wrote:

Wing nut I did see some odd late spit decals but don't remember where. i came across them when looking for Mk 22/24's decals. I do think there were others to be had. Someone hit a pole in front of my house that had a transformer on it. not only did it interupt power to my house for week but also messed up the phone line and my PC as well. most of my favorites are gone. If a can find it again I'll pass it on.

Great I hope you can find it.... thanks.

Good onya Frank!  Good save.

All going well here.  Feeling a little overwhelmed as am busy at work, have a magazine article to write before Sunday, need to sort out some veterans' interviews and keep buying up gear for re-commencing modelling!  At least they're all things I enjoy.

John,

very nice work sir! I love youir choice of markings. I can't wait to see the next one!

Anyone familiar with any company that makes off the wall Spitfire marking for a Mk 14?  Something with teeth or a different livery?

Great work John!

Roy

wing_nut wrote:

Thanks Darren.  A question about the 2nd cannon being plugged.  Was the gun still installed and just mot used, hence the plug?  Seems nuts.  I only ask since the Academy kits has the plug for the 2nd gun, but both cannons in the gun bay. And we all know kit manufacturers NEVER make mistakes like that.

If the gun arrangement was 1 cannon and 2 MGs per wing, the plug would have been used, and the bay housing the cannons would have only had 1 cannon. If it housed 2 cannons per wing, then of course the cannon bay would have been full, but the MG bays would have been empty.

The plug would have been just outboard of the inboard cannon in the 1 cannon per wing arrangement.

Are the cannons molded in the bays, or glued in? If you can glue them in, leave the outboard cannon off. If they're molded in, and you're going to have the cover open, then you'd need to remove the outboard one.

I'm sending both the large and small blisters to you. If it were me, barring a reference pic of a particular aircraft, I'd go with the large blister. I think it just looks cooler.

Great Spit, John.  Johnnie Houlton's bird, IIRC.  Hope I can get my little Mk IX looking half as good as that!

Darren, I have a soft spot for Spits generally but Mk VIIIs in particular.  You've made my day with that post!

Marc, good score, mate.

I've seen a built Academy Spit recently with its two cannon installation but only one gun tube and thought it was rather screwy to put it nicely.  I've got a great book at home called Spitfires and Polished Metal by Barry McKee and some other bloke.  It's about restoring Spits by Historic Flying and there are that many beautiful colour pics of Spits in various stages of undress that you read it with a permanent smile on your face!  I'll have a look for wing arrangements but Darren's post above sorts it out!

Marc, 

I'm not near my books at the minute, but I am pretty darn sure that the second cannon was removed.

Glad you liked my Mk.VIII fella's

Marc, 

this should help you out mate.....

I think it was only the late C wings that had the thin cannon blister, the rest had the bigger one.

Hope this helps, 

Daren, Good looking Spitfire.

Roy

Darren-

Good looking Spit!  That's similar to what I want to do for this GB.

Marc-

Good score!  Are you going to build that one for the GB?

OK so now I am more confused than before. I want to do a MkVc for this build so have been looking into what the "C" wing entails. Everyone  talks about the large blister for the 20mm cannon(s).  I am finding model guys have done with large blisters made form drop tanks (I make a couple today... turned out pretty good).  Last night at my club meeting a guy is selling an Academy Mk XIVc which I scooped up.

(Also note the change in the picture somewhere in the printing run.  The instruction sheet art has 2 blister, bid and small, on the wing but the box top has 1)

Figuring to use the c wing as a guide.  Well it has a tiny blister for the wing insert.  And look at this Mk XIV...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Overloon_Spitfire_Mk_XIV_c.jpg

Those blisters look pretty small and narrow.  I read something about it depends if the cannon is belt fed of drum fed.  Is this true?  It's never easy is it?

OK enough of the serious stuff...

HEY GUYS... LOOK WHAT I GOT

Heh! Heh! I know what you mean Mike, my Mk.IX is screaming for me to get stuck in!! Oh well, not long now!

All the best to you and yours my friend.

Nice lookin' bird, Darren! ...and you & yours have a great weekend, too!

Seeing all these amazing Spits, is it any wonder I couldn't wait to start mine?!

By the way lads...............

Have a great weekend!

CHEERS!

Here's another one that lives on my display shelf.............

Its a Hasegawa 1/48 Mk.VIII OOB.

Nice work John!

Those masks work really well.

John, looking good Love the Camo Scheme might have to give those masks a shot!

Chris 

John, looking good.

Roy

John the camo looks nice.  I am definately going to give those masks a try.

Great looking bird daywalker.