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The photos of the kit box and contents are in this post https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235070764-spitfire-prototype-cmr-and-spitfire-prif-airfixairkit-172nd-scale/ as TempestV asked me to separate my builds which is fair enough. limited progress has been made as I am trying to finish my Mach2 Avro York for the Lancaster Group Build. So far I have cleaned most of the parts up and primed them and made a start on the cockpit using the photo etch instrument panel and seat belts and they seemed to fit well. I bought some of the Mig Ammo Ultra Glue for photoetch and clear parts and I am quite pleased with it. It is a bit like Rocket Glue n' Glaze, but thicker and higher grab. The fuselage halves had a bit of an issue as they were warped, but have responded well to being attached to a steel rule with elastic bands and dunked in hot water for a couple of minutes. After much reading the interior colour is some Vallejo model Air 'Eau de Nil' 71009, supposedly matched to BS216. There seems to be a very similar colour in their 'standard' range named 70974 'Green Sky' The photo shows the interior parts before I added the seat belts last night. I hopefully will get on with this a bit more this week as most of the cupboards in the house have been cleaned out and the conservatory has been cleaned inside and out. -
Hi all, So after 7 months out of the hobby with a house-renovation move which involved packing/unpacking/packing again and unpacking again, i'm finally back to the hobby that keeps me sane in life. It feels good to be back. I missed taking part in (but followed with interest) lots of the GBs here during that time and this was on my plans but is only now finally seeing the light of day. So as a tribute to Edgar and all involved, I'm going to try and bodge a 1/72 Mk 1 Spitfire into the one that started it all off, the (Vickers) Supermarine Type 300. I'm also building this for a Spitfire GB on my own home forum in Ireland. Hello again Mr Worbench! Some notes to remind me of some of the changes I need to make... Before I go further, a big thanks to BM member and all-round decent bloke John (rs2man) who supplied the decals for this one - it wouldn't have happened without him. And thank you to all out there who've built this type, whether as a conversion or straight kit - your work, links to photos and passion for K5054 have really helped me prepare for this. I'm sure I'll make some errors along the way and my build won't be 100% faithful but I'll interpret the best I can! So made a start by tackling the top surface of the wings, filling in and sanding away most of the panel lines/access panels so I could rescribe back to the prototype version - left wing is done, right in progress. Did some small filling around the nose cowling and closed the flap on the radiator. Also cut out the cockpit access door and made a start on the cockpit. The seat should be less tall but I can live with it. (Note - I discovered the open door might not be accurate for the first flight but I'm going with it) And the top wings almost done. I used the scriber from RB Productions and it's a great tool. Thanks for looking and more soon! Dermot
