Silenoz Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 cutting up a kit means there's no way back... Looks good so far the residue is easily cleaned away with alcohol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share Posted December 7, 2018 Thanks Roger and Ced, the choppng continues. I've removed the areas for the rear cockpit, but rather than post photos of every piece of plastic I remove I'll wait until I have everything in place on the fuselage halves, hopefully soon. Thanks for the tip Silenoz, I've broken out the IPA. John. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Good to see your project is underway. You seem to be making a great job of the surgery! Hope you have a great weekend. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Interesting stuff and I'll follow along as I'm thinking of a similar project in 1/72. Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted December 8, 2018 Author Share Posted December 8, 2018 Thanks Styx, I just have to stick it all back together again now! Hi Justin, welcome aboard. If you're panning one in 1/72 you could start wth the AZ kit then you would only need to change the area between the cockpits and make a new rear canopy, which would not involve as much chopping. Jhn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted December 21, 2018 Author Share Posted December 21, 2018 Seasons greetings everyone. This has proved to be a more time consuming project than I had expected and combined with many other domestic and social demands on my time recently means that progress has been very slow. I have spent most of the time collecting components for the new rear cockpit, which have mostly come from another Eduard Spitfire ( I still have an Aires set to replace them with ) and adapting them to fit, so I will not post any photos until I have them in place and have applied some paint. I have put everything away now until after the festivities when I might have a little more time for the important things in life. All the best John. PS Winter Solstice today, all downhill to next summer now. Yippee! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 Seasons greetings to you and yours too John. Have a good one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 Hoping to resume this afternoon, SWMBO has gone to lunch with her gang of ' Ladies who lunch, behaving badly ' as I like to think of them and I've finished my chores. I might even post an update with pictures soon, but don't hold your breath. Happy New Year. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveWilko Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 I used to see PT462 now and then gracing the skies of our area(South Cheshire)transiting to or from a show when it was owned by Anthony Hodgson as the "Dragon Flight Spitfire". He hangared it at his private strip on his farm next to the A55 in Rhaullt,North Wales. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 I finally got re-started, by attaching the cockpit side panels. I shortened the rear side panels at both ends so that the slots for the instrument panel and ' floor ' and rudder assembly would fit into the correct position according to some drawings I have found . I have cemented the starboard fuselage pieces in place and filled the gap left after removing the front part of the tank with a spare cockpit door, but the port side which now consists of three smaller pieces will be easier to attach after the fuselage halve have been joined. I have also made up the rudder assembly and floor parts, seats and attached the front seat mounting brackets to the frame, I will have to make a frame for the rear seat as the supplied part will be too big. Not a lot of progress you might think, but very time consuming as the floor/rudder assemblies and seats consisted of fourteen small parts in total and my manual dexterity is not what it used to be. More soon I hope, comments and suggestions welcome. John 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Like what you are doing with the cockpits Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Nice work John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Don't know how I missed this, John! Super interesting, and great surgery so far 🍻 Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 Thanks for the kind words guys. I had originally intended to use Ultracast's seats with late war harness for his build but the kit seats ( which are only dry fitted in the above photos ) are so secure that I decided to go with them and invest in some Eduard " Superfabric " harnesses instead. I sometimes find that Spitfire seats are a little wobbly when attached only by the scale mounting points, especially with no back armour, and are easily detached. Ask me how I know! John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 On 1/3/2019 at 7:47 PM, DaveWilko said: I used to see PT462 now and then gracing the skies of our area(South Cheshire)transiting to or from a show when it was owned by Anthony Hodgson as the "Dragon Flight Spitfire". He hangared it at his private strip on his farm next to the A55 in Rhaullt,North Wales. The number of times I’ve driven down (and up!) Rhaullt Hill and never realised it was there. Glad you’re back in the case John. Have you considered putting a ‘mini me’ in the rear cockpit?! Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 Thanks Trevor. I might consider a' mini me ' standing by the nose holding on to a prop blade if I can find a1/48 'Fat Controller ' figure to modify. John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveWilko Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, Max Headroom said: The number of times I’ve driven down (and up!) Rhaullt Hill and never realised it was there. Glad you’re back in the case John. Have you considered putting a ‘mini me’ in the rear cockpit?! Trevor If I remember correctly Trevor,google "Rhuallt Country Caravan Park"(or similar). When it comes up on Google Maps, copy this map co-ordinate into the search box,click onto the "sattelite" option and then zoom in,you should see the Spit parked outside the farmhouse. 53.269117, -3.357466 Edited January 8, 2019 by DaveWilko 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 13 hours ago, DaveWilko said: When it comes up on Google Maps, copy this map co-ordinate into the search box,click onto the "sattelite" option and then zoom in,you should see the Spit parked outside the farmhouse. 53.269117, -3.357466 It works!!!!!!! Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 Isn't modern technolology wonderful! 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 For the benefit of others I have done a snap from Google Earth BUT IS THAT A BRONTOSAURUS???? Sorry for the thread drift. Move along. Nothing to see here. Well not much..... Trevor 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 If I could have a farm with a Spitfire parked outside, I too would have a Brontosaurus on guard. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveWilko Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, Max Headroom said: It works!!!!!!! Trevor Jolly good. It must be rather nice to have a farm with a private strip,a nice farmhouse and your own personal Spit to park on the lawn. Anthony also used to have a nice Harvard too,but I believe he sold that when he bought PT462 because he wasn't flying it, he preferred the Spit instead(who wouldn't I wonder). Here's the article from 2009: http://www.paulsquires.co.uk/spitfire.html I'm not sure what he's flying now though having parted with PT462,possibly the Twin Beech 18 mentioned above. Sorry for plundering your thread John with all this waffle,sometimes though it's rather nice to know a little of the recent background of your subject Edited January 9, 2019 by DaveWilko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 No problem Dave, as you say it's nice to have some background. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 Weekend plans for further progress went pear shaped yesterday when our horses decided to seek pastures new, literally.I was just about to start but decided to check on said horses first, imagine my surprise when I saw two sections of the electric fence broken and no sign of the beasts. We eventually found them two fields away grazing happily ( no grass in any of our fields ) and brought them back along the normally quiet road to the hamlet where we met two large tractors,a car travelling much too fast and a small yappy dog! After that I wasn't really in the mood. Most of this afternoon has been spent rebuilding the fence, including bracing a corner post which was about 30deg from vertical but then I did manage a little cockpit painting, although not enough to warrant any photos. Better luck tomorrow, I hope. John. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Sad to hear the modelling time was curtailed John but pleased the horses got back OK 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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