PeterB Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 (edited) Thanks Patrice and of course Enzo, That will take some of the pressure off and let my wife finish decorating my study/workroom, which has been slowing me down somewhat! Pete Edited July 5, 2020 by PeterB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Another week is excellent as it'll help me finish my final Seafire. Here's my tally so far. Seafire F46 finished, MkIb finished, MkIII finished, Spitfire MkVb just about done, MkXVII almost done and F45 airframe completed and painting started. And here they are in chronological order of service entry. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share Posted July 5, 2020 On 03/07/2020 at 15:44, PeterB said: Anybody happen to know if all FR XIV were low back with bubble canopy as that seems to be the case with all the pics I have found so far. I was thinking of doing a 430 Squadron (City of Sudbury) machine and I know they swopped the Mustang Mk I for XIV in November 1944, and given their "job description" it seems that the source that says they had FR is likely to be correct. Also, in one of Robertson's books I read that the RCAF dropped the use of Squadron code letters at around the end of 1943 I think, but 430 was technically RAF, so would they have carried the G9 code in 44/45 - again there is a shortage of pics. And finally, were all XIVe machines fitted with clipped wings? The planes I am looking at all seem to have RM800-900 serials. Pete Good evening Pete I think that You might be interested by this photo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire_(Griffon-powered_variants)#/media/File:Spitfire_F.R_MK_XIV.jpg And this link http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RAF_owned_RD100.html Best Regards Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_W Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 2 hours ago, 825 said: Another week is excellent as it'll help me finish my final Seafire. Here's my tally so far. Seafire F46 finished, MkIb finished, MkIII finished, Spitfire MkVb just about done, MkXVII almost done and F45 airframe completed and painting started. And here they are in chronological order of service entry. An extra week, another 6 and you have your squadron. 😉 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted July 5, 2020 Share Posted July 5, 2020 Thanks Patrice, According to Shacklady and Morgan the RM series were not FR XIV but about 2/3 were XIVe, the rest plain XIV. However it does seem that they were in many cases converted to FR spec, whilst retaining the high back. Very useful! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beazer Posted July 6, 2020 Share Posted July 6, 2020 Do we have all day Sunday to finish our model up or does it end at midnight on the Saturday, coming down to the wire here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share Posted July 6, 2020 13 hours ago, Beazer said: Do we have all day Sunday to finish our model up or does it end at midnight on the Saturday, coming down to the wire here. Good evening Beazer The Gallery ''Topic will be automatically locked July 20, 2020 at 00:59'' https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235070462-spitfire-stgb-gallery/#comments I really hope that you and all the participants of this Gb will have enough time tp finish their build .. Best Regards Patrice 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beazer Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 6 hours ago, TEMPESTMK5 said: Good evening Beazer The Gallery ''Topic will be automatically locked July 20, 2020 at 00:59'' https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235070462-spitfire-stgb-gallery/#comments I really hope that you and all the participants of this Gb will have enough time tp finish their build .. Best Regards Patrice Thank you very muchly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueNosers352nd Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 On 7/5/2020 at 7:23 AM, TEMPESTMK5 said: Hello I am pleased to announce that Enzo has decided to extend this GB by one week and to postpone the end date to July 19 , many thanks for allowing all those who still have builds in progress to finish them and post them in the gallery .. Best Regards Patrice Been gone all weekend and figured their is no way I was going to paint and weather by the 12th. Now I may have a chance if I can get some motivation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted July 7, 2020 Share Posted July 7, 2020 Oh good That means no rush-job on the last one. I will however withdraw this one, and finish that in the regular WIP. Should I contact one of the mods for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted July 8, 2020 Author Share Posted July 8, 2020 Good morning Alt I think that you can do some more work and even finish it before the end date .. Best Regards Patrice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 not likely with a 50+ hour work week! I can just about get the other four done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueNosers352nd Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 So is it bad that, other than the initial post of what I am doing for the group build, I haven't posted any updates? I did take some interior pics but never was totally happy with them so I deleted them. Guess I could cover only the painting process as I just started that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_W Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 22 minutes ago, BlueNosers352nd said: So is it bad that, other than the initial post of what I am doing for the group build, I haven't posted any updates? I did take some interior pics but never was totally happy with them so I deleted them. Guess I could cover only the painting process as I just started that. Post them anyway. The BM community is wonderfully supportive. We're all learning. A Spitfire GB on Britmodeller is daunting for us all however the level of enthusiasm for all builds is phenomenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueNosers352nd Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 30 minutes ago, Ray_W said: Post them anyway. The BM community is wonderfully supportive. We're all learning. A Spitfire GB on Britmodeller is daunting for us all however the level of enthusiasm for all builds is phenomenal. I should of been more specific.........never totally happy with them photographically speaking. In the process of painting the fuselage. I'll take some pics here soon before decals go on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Well, my four are in the gallery - on the very last day of the GB as per usual! Many thanks to the hosts for yet another thoroughly enjoyable GB. Oh... and this GB had a refugee from the Shelf Of Shame, who came along for the ride. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 Good evening Enzo I am very pleased to that you managed to finish your 4 builds you have done a very nice work .. Best Regards Patrice 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted July 19, 2020 Share Posted July 19, 2020 Thanks hosts, joined late but thoroughly enjoyed seeing everyone’s builds. Well done all! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 Good morning I would like to thank and congratulate all the participants ..This was a wonderful GB and I hope to see you very soon for the next Spitfire / Seafire STGB .. Best Regards Patrice 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_W Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 9 hours ago, LostCosmonauts said: Thanks hosts Yes, thank you hosts for your enthusiasm and support. Must of been a big job with so many builds coming together. I was able to complete and post 3 and enjoyed every minute. Now, trying to have a Spitfire break. Not for long, Eduard 1/48 Mk I dual combo on order. Hopefully sneak in in time for the BoB GB. Ray 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 4 hours ago, Ray_W said: Eduard 1/48 Mk I dual combo on order. Hopefully sneak in in time for the BoB GB Me too. I suspect that if they get on with distributing these there could be quite a few! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Livingston Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 (edited) Me too... Only a couple of weeks or so and it should be here assuming everything goes to plan with distribution. It should be something special... I saw they were doing a Merlin for it too... Now THAT could be interesting... And thank you from me, too. I have only just joined Britmodeller and this group build was so enjoyable. I 'met' a whole host of really helpful and supportive modellers and any improvement I have made over the course of the last couple of months was purely down to the support, encouragement and help I received from so many here on this group build... it was a fabulous welcome to the world of Britmodeller... I cant thank you all enough. Edited July 20, 2020 by Bill Livingston 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Thanks Patrice and Enzo. Thoroughly enjoyed this build. Really love Spitfires and Seafires. From right to left Seafire MkIb, Seafire LIII, Spitfire MkV, Seafire MkXVII, Seafire F45 and Seafire FR46. Just as well we ran out of time. Thanks again guys. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray_W Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 34 minutes ago, 825 said: From right to left Seafire MkIb, Seafire LIII, Spitfire MkV, Seafire MkXVII, Seafire F45 and Seafire FR46. Bravo!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 1602 Posted July 26, 2020 Share Posted July 26, 2020 17 hours ago, 825 said: From right to left Seafire MkIb, Seafire LIII, Spitfire MkV, Seafire MkXVII, Seafire F45 and Seafire FR46. Just as well we ran out of time. Thanks again guys Great line up! There’s a nice variation in Seafire schemes it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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