David@ SBX Model Shop Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 I am just getting to the point of finishing touches on the Admiral Seafire 46. I have lost the 3 of the four undercarriage doors! Can't find them any where. I have one that fixes to the undercarriage strut so I have been able to copy that one to make another for the other side. I now have to make a pair of the doors that close over the wheels. However, I have a question. I lots of the pictures that I am looking, I think that these doors are closed again once the wheels were deployed. Is this correct> In the photos I am looking at of later mark Seafires and Spitfires these doors seem to be missing in the view which makes me think this. Can anyone put me right or confirm? I know that this isn't a 46 but it is Griffon powered http://www.flickr.com/photos/egwu/4905683400/lightbox/ David SBX Models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troffa Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Hi Dave, Looking at a few of the pics in "The spitfire story" by Alfred price I would go for the inner doors as dropped on the ground- there are a few Photos (well published ones of Mk24's in Hong Kong in the early 1950's) and the inner doors can be seen as dropped. The mark 24 Spitfire essentially shared the same wing design as the mark 46 Seafire. As far as I can tell, the 46, 47 and the equivalent 22 and 24 had the new wing shape (the final spitfire wing design) which introduced these inner doors for the first time- hence the Mk XVII that you link to, although griffon powered, had the old type eliptical wing which had no inner doors- (I understand that the Seafire XVII is essentially a navalised Mk XIV/ Mk XVIII) Best wishes from a former customer! Regards, Troffa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David@ SBX Model Shop Posted November 12, 2011 Author Share Posted November 12, 2011 Hi Dave,Looking at a few of the pics in "The spitfire story" by Alfred price I would go for the inner doors as dropped on the ground- there are a few Photos (well published ones of Mk24's in Hong Kong in the early 1950's) and the inner doors can be seen as dropped. The mark 24 Spitfire essentially shared the same wing design as the mark 46 Seafire. As far as I can tell, the 46, 47 and the equivalent 22 and 24 had the new wing shape (the final spitfire wing design) which introduced these inner doors for the first time- hence the Mk XVII that you link to, although griffon powered, had the old type eliptical wing which had no inner doors- (I understand that the Seafire XVII is essentially a navalised Mk XIV/ Mk XVIII) Best wishes from a former customer! Regards, Troffa Thanks for that. Why 'former' customer? David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troffa Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 I dont live near Ipswich any more and have enough kits in the stash to start a shop of my own- without any mail order action! Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Right in spirit, Troffa. The wheel-cover doors are actually "outer" doors rather than "inner"- they are most definitely open (down) on the ground. The Seafire XVII was more of a developed XV, which has more in common with the Spit VIII and XII than the XIV and XVIII. bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troffa Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Cheers bob- you are quite right! must have been thinking mustang or hurricane undercarriage when contemplating David's post... Thanks for the info on the XVII as well! Regards, troffa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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