Pascal

Hello, I just bought this Spitfire, has anybody "build" (or rather assembled) this kit ? It want to add some extra details, and hope to turn it into the "centerpiece" of my Spifire collection. Greetings Pascal

Another update : I make a couple of round strips from plasticard : This is the look I want go get (Tamiya Spitfire Mk Vb, scale 1/48) : With the dremel I made the semi-circular openings : The landing gear needs some extra work : And this is a dryfit with the wheel : Greetings, Pascal

Another update : these are the brackets that will hold the pressure tank, made from a sheet of aluminium : Fitted to the tank : Made this little item from plasticard and a toothpick, does anybody know what it's for ? The only info I could find is : R 3002 destruction push buttons Added some detail on the wheelbays : Till next time. Greetings Pascal

Hi Graham, It was me who posted this question (Aircraft Related Subjects => Real Aviation => Spitfire upper wing reinforcement strakes). Thanks a lot for your answers. The Mk Vb from Hasegawa, scale 1/32, and the Mk Vb from Tamiya, scale 1/48 have these vents represented. The Hasegawa kit has decals for 3 versions : EP 689 Sicily 1943, AB 183, Spring 1942 and AB 326, May 1942. The Tamiya kit also has decals for 3 versions : EN 821, BL 479 and AGM (Wing Commander A.G. Malan), without any dates. Greetings Pascal

I filled the hole in the seat with a piece of plasticard : Compared with the Aires seat : And this will become the cushion for the back of the seat : Started detailing the cockpit "walls". Some boxes have been removed, and the hole has been filled : Made the "pressure tank" to lower the undercarriage in case of hyrdaulic failure from a wooden cocktail stick : Greetings Pascal

Thanks Edgar, What do you think about the scale plans in the books by Robert Humphreys ? Greetings Pascal

Wow, that's a great looking Corsair, and a very nice paintjob on the engine. Greetings Pascal

Thanks Chris I'm looking for scale plans of Spitfires, if anyone has a site that has them, info is more than welcome. I've got these two books by Robert Humphreys : Both have scale plans, but are they accurate ? I've compared the plans with the Hasegawa 1/32 and Tamiya 1/48 kits, and there are some differences in the panellines. So to sum up my question : where can I find accurate scale plans of Spitfires ? Greetings Pascal

A little update. The ribbing of the fuselage is ready, so it was time to do a dryfit of the bulkheads : I'm pleased with the result, comments are always welcome. Greetings Pascal

Thanks for the replies, Since AB910 was build at Castle Bromwich, I won't add the flare rack to the seat. Greetings Pascal

Did some work on the seat, the one from the Aires-set is a little bit too big and the armorplate is too high : Since I will be using the seat from the kit, I started by making the hole at the bottom. The seat will also receive the backrest, like the seat from Aires : Does anybody have an idea what those 8 round things in front of the seat are ? Greetings, Pascal

Thanks for the info Keith I had not noticed the sinkmark on the wings, I sanded the starboard one, and it started to show, it runs from the aileron to the wing-fuselage "connection". Did a lot of sanding, and now it's gone, because of the sanding the trailing edge it a little bit thinner, looks better. It will try to paint the roundels so I won't be using the decals. The seat is the same size as that from the Aires kit, but it needs some extra detailing. As for the wheel wells, no idea if I will alter them. Did some work on the frames today, a lot of dryfitting was needed to get the right shape. I hope that it looks a little more like the original : Greetings Pascal

Thanks Nick, I just looked at the instruction sheet of the ICM Mk VIII Spit, it has the bands above and below, and the stars-and-bars overlap the bands. So if you ask me, the guys from ICM did a very good job with this kit. Greetings Pascal

Thanks Nick , Are the yellow bands on the upper and lower wings ? Greetings, Pascal

I've seen drawings of this Spitfire flown by LT Leland Philips Molland, CO of 308th Sqn, 31 FG USAAF, Italy 1944, that have the code HL-X and HL-K. Does anybody know which one is correct ? The X or the K ? Greetings Pascal

Thanks for the replies. Now I know what TYRES to put on my Spits, I hope that nobody fell asleep with my question about TIRES Thanks again Greetings Pascal

Thanks Edgar, Do you know if the 402 Sqn Spits had short or long spinners ? Greetings Pascal

This Mk VI kit has a 4-bladed propellor and matching spinner. I also have the Mk Vb kit, that has a short and a long spinner, and De Havilland and Rotol propblades. But there's only 1 propellorhub : So I made a hub from a curtainrail wheel and some messing tube : And did a dryfit of the new hub, the short spinner and the DH blades : I'm pleased with the result, but it will be tricky to ge the correct angle of the blades. Does anybody know if this Spitfire had a short or a long spinner and DH or Rotol propblades ? Greetings Pascal

Very good looking Spitfire Did you use a mask to paint the camo ? Greetings Pascal

I started work on the rudder pedals. This is the cockpit-floor of the Aires-set : Nicely detailed, but not correct. So I decided to scratch this section : This photo shows the pipes of the rudder-pedals, they are oversized. I will try to make new ones from brass tubes : Still a lot of work on the cockpit Greetings Pascal

Thanks for the reply Did some more work on the "ribbing". Before : After : Glued both halves of the wheels together, the tires have no tread. I asked a question about Spitfire tires in the 'Real aviaton' section : Greetings Pascal

Hello, I've found pictures of "treaded" tires, one version has "stripes" and the other has "blocks". Did all Spitfires tires had a treaded surface ? Or was there also a "flat" version ? And what kind of tire was used on the Mk V ? Greetings Pascal

How is the build coming along ? Interesting information about the hot air exits. Greetings Pascal

I started work on the cockpit. First I made a new "bulkhead". I used the one from the kit to make a template from cardboard, and then made one from plasticard : Dryfit in the fuselage : Alost 99% of Spitfire kits have a flat piece of plastic for the cockpit floor. Since this is not correct, I started making a round one from scrap plastic : The new floor will be sandwiched between the 2 fuselage halves, and will be glued on the reinforcement strips (the bottom white strip) : I'm hoping that all goes well, there's still a lot of work on the cockpit. Greetings Pascal

Thank you for the tip Edgar, I had not noticed it. Do you know which mark of Spitfire has this little window ? Greetings Pascal