Seversky Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 (edited) Hi guys!I assume his new job.I'm afraid that colors green/brown is not correctAnd bonus from Airfix. Edited August 10, 2015 by Seversky 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Wrong colours or not that's still a nice build , love the figures and the dog is a nice touch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NPL Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 fine model, but did this early bird really have the IFF equipment? Checked with fotos. Can't see them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doozer1974 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Very nice build and figures. fine model, but did this early bird really have the IFF equipment? Checked with fotos. Can't see them. Apparently yes, have a peek at http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/spitfire-masts-and-aerials.html/2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackG Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Have to agree, the lively colour scheme doesn't reflect wartime paint, but it still is a great build - congrats! regards, Jack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Very nice build and figures. Apparently yes, have a peek at http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/spitfire-masts-and-aerials.html/2 Apparently not. ;-) Quoted from that excellent page: "When modelling a Battle of Britain era Spitfire Mk. I four combinations are possible: Early rod mast, HF TR 9 radio with wire to the rudder. Tapered mast with triangular prong, TR 9 radio with wire from fuselage to mast and from mast to rudder. Tapered mast without triangular prong, VHF TR 1133 radio, no wire although the rudder post may still be fitted. Ditto 3; IFF fitted wires running from fuselage roundel to leading edge of tailplane tips. An insulator in the form off a small dot is visible just forward of upper part of the red centre spot." The way I read it, BoB Spits with aerial wire from the antenna post to the rudder did not have the IFF antennas fitted. The only version with IFF wires appears to have been case #4 above, which refers to #3 with no radio aerial wire (because it had the VHF radio fitted). Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Very nice if not 100 per cent accurate as regards the colours and the combination of radio aerial wire and IFF antennas. Excellent modelling! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lipkicker Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 I like it , the colors might be a bit off but love the weathering and staining 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted August 10, 2015 Share Posted August 10, 2015 The colours as already mentioned but agree the weathering is quite good. I can remember seeing pics of real aircraft where your technique will be suitable if they were built as models. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proper Plane Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Nice build - congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NPL Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Very nice build and figures. Apparently yes, have a peek at http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/spitfire-masts-and-aerials.html/2 If you look at the first, a Mk.I from 19 sqdn, QV&I, definitely has no wires at all, not for the radio nor for the IFF. I copied the foto into GIMP and sharpened it a couple of times, but still I cannot see anything. This is expactable, as the IFF only began to be introduced in late September, according to the very same article. So I would very much like to be directed to a foto of QJ&B having all these antennas. The next foto is a Mk.V from Gilbraltar, with the IFF antennas. By the way, in another discussion only a few weeks old, it was maintained that you never saw a Spitfire with both radio antennas and IFF wires, as the radio system was exchanged in the summer of 1940, and the VHF didn't need an aerial antenna, while the IFF system evidently was introduced a few month later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NPL Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 There was a short discussion about this plane here: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/40592-tamiya-spit/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NPL Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 this link: http://www.worldnavalships.com/directory/airframeprofile.php?FrameID=2864 has the following information aboy this plane: Type : Spitfire Mark : IaFirst Flew : 27th September 1940Built at : EastleighPowered by : Merlin IIIKnown Codes :QJ-B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Amazing model! Love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watcher Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 Very nice modelling which would certainly catch the eye in any show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted August 11, 2015 Share Posted August 11, 2015 A very nice bit of modelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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