Spitfires - IX & XIX = XIV?

[Col.]

For a while I've been planning to cross-kit the ICM IX with the Airfix XIX to provide the majority of bits for a PR.XI in 48th scale. At the moment I'm favouring using the majorty of the XIX mated to the IX nose, tail, underwing radiators etc.

So that leaves the Griffon nose, bigger tail, deeper radiators along with the IX wing and center fuselage. Does that make a XIV?

[wellsprop]

It does (near as makes no difference anyway).

Tonyot has done it http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234972560-spitfire-mkxiv-in-148th/?p=1832605

Ben

[Troy Smith]

For a while I've been planning to cross-kit the ICM IX with the Airfix XIX to provide the majority of bits for a PR.XI in 48th scale. At the moment I'm favouring using the majorty of the XIX mated to the IX nose, tail, underwing radiators etc.

So that leaves the Griffon nose, bigger tail, deeper radiators along with the IX wing and center fuselage. Does that make a XIV?

basically, yes.

you need a retractable tailwheel on both.

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234936590-theres-more-than-one-way-to-skin-a-cat/

though it maybe easier to swap the entire fuselage, and add the detail parts.

[NPL]

If you use an ICM Mk.VIII you should have the retractable tailwheel.

[Troy Smith]

If you use an ICM Mk.VIII you should have the retractable tail wheel

IIRC all the ICM VIII/VIII/IX kits use the same basic fuselage, with lines to cut out the doors, but not the tailwheel itself. These are a spare option in the Hase kit, though it woul not be hard to make one.

[gingerbob]

Oops, now that I look more closely I understand the question- trying to multi-task!

bob

p.s. Troy, early ICM boxings were type specific, but later they "opened the floodgates" and gave all the various parts.

Edited November 4, 2015 by gingerbob

[Col.]

It does (near as makes no difference anyway).

Tonyot has done it http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234972560-spitfire-mkxiv-in-148th/?p=1832605

Ben

basically, yes.

you need a retractable tailwheel on both.

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234936590-theres-more-than-one-way-to-skin-a-cat/

though it maybe easier to swap the entire fuselage, and add the detail parts.

Thanks lads - useful links to read through again

If you use an ICM Mk.VIII you should have the retractable tailwheel.

Alas it's a project based on what I have in the stash and that's the IX kit.

IIRC all the ICM VIII/VIII/IX kits use the same basic fuselage, with lines to cut out the doors, but not the tailwheel itself. These are a spare option in the Hase kit, though it woul not be hard to make one.

Oops, now that I look more closely I understand the question- trying to multi-task!

bob

p.s. Troy, early ICM boxings were type specific, but later they "opened the floodgates" and gave all the various parts.

Alas an early IX at that. Some scratch-building or an appeal to he BM massive for any spare bits will get around that issue I'm sure.

[Col.]

Had a longer look at the box of bits this evening and sure enough there is parts for the VIII type retractable tailwheel Then a quick search on Hannants shows a few decal options;

Some Belgian machines for a bit of colour and change from the ordinary

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SY48908

or a pair of unusual RAF examples

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/FSD48001S

MJW Models also have these

http://www.mjwmodels.co.uk/x48127-148-supermarine-spitfire-mkxive-mkxviii-decals-7-2485-p.asp

http://www.mjwmodels.co.uk/x48130-148-supermarine-spitfire-mkxivmkxviii-decals-7-2488-p.asp

which seem to give a selection of RAF options.

So no shortage of decals then. There's also an Aires cockpit set but given it's 'designed to fit' the fat Academy kit (we all know how much shaving, sanding, filing, scraping it can take to make that happen with Aires) I very much doubt it'll squeeze into the ICM fuselage.

[Tail-Dragon]

I continue to hope that Airfix will release a Mk XIVe. They are almost there with the Mk XIX

[Col.]

I continue to hope that Airfix will release a Mk XIVe. They are almost there with the Mk XIX

Dare say they will announce the XI & XIVe around the time I start hacking up the two donor kits

[Tail-Dragon]

Dare say they will announce the XI & XIVe around the time I start hacking up the two donor kits

That is the exact reason that I haven't started chopping - the moment it becomes irreversible, Airfix or Eduard or somebody will announce a state of the art kit!

[NPL]

That is the exact reason that I haven't started chopping - the moment it becomes irreversible, Airfix or Eduard or somebody will announce a state of the art kit!

But think how much more boring life will become when the Mk XIV (and PR Mk.XI) are readily available. Then it will be possible without any (almost) surgery to produce the entire Spitfire and Seafire series in 1/48!