Biggles87 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Sorry I didn’t explain myself very well and I can’t do those photos with arrows and circles. I am not referring to the two small “ teardrop “ bulges on the wing fillet, I know what they are. If you look at this area from directly above, just outboard of the bulges the fillet edge has a slight kink just where it angles out again from the fuselage. Hope this makes more sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 On 6/21/2019 at 3:49 PM, Denford said: The only answer to 100% complete, fault free, kits is 100% inspection: not really practical. Perhaps, with going too much off thread, someone with Industrial Experience of Quality Control and Selective Sampling could make a posting or perhaps start a new thread about this. Meanwhile, despite all the grumbling and reports of faults, omissions and shortcomings you 1/48 modellers are lucky, very lucky, and should be grateful to Airfix for their choice of this subject. Those of us who model in God's scale (1/72) must try and make what we can of the Fujimi, Academy or Sword though I must admit I've not tried the last named. I had hoped that a runaway success of the kit, with perhaps a follow-on 18, might persuade Airfix to break their practice on not down-scaling and give us renderings in 1/72 . I have much less hope now. Take it from me, the Sword kit is NOT good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattheCat Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 (edited) Built a first Airfix 1/72 Hurricane Mk I and had problems (parts breaking when carefully removed from the sprues, front of the fuselage warped). Then I bought a second one and it was a joy to build. Was it me and did I learn my lesson so things went better the second time, yes partlally for sure. Still I'll keep thinking Airfix is sub par concerning quality control. But that won't keep me from buying and building their kits. Edited June 28, 2019 by PattheCat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NPL Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 On 6/27/2019 at 9:11 AM, Welkin said: I have a feeling that Airfix are correct here - I can't find the exact reference but I think that it is part of the wheel folding mechanism? Eduard's Spitfire IX kits also have a bulge in the same location. I finally got down to inspect my two kits: Perfect in any aspect. Even the cover over the oil tank fitted perfectly. It seems that during the rush to get the kit out, a series of imperfect molding slipped through. Control cannot be 100% but imperfect examples as shown here are so obviously not OK that even a casual kind of industrial control should have discovered the problems. As such Airfix got a lot of negative attention which had not been the case if the control of the sprues at the factory had been more effective. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 On 6/25/2019 at 5:44 PM, GMK said: You’re referring to @Paul Budzik, a member here, presumably? You’re all ‘online guys’ to me - and all worthy of equal respect. Nope I was referring to this one: I don't think I was disrespectful to him- just that he appeared to value good fit over accuracy - as he seemed to gloss over the woeful shape of the Trumpeter P-40F in another video and I pretty much quoted what his view was. I think his view is wrong. Cheer Jonners Paul is a member here but hasn't posted since April 2018. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank152 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Another clip, this time with a couple of fixes. I see this time he hasn't fixed in the cockpit sides first 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Jones Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 1 hour ago, tank152 said: Another clip, this time with a couple of fixes. I see this time he hasn't fixed in the cockpit sides first He's probably fished the instructions out of the bin 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 Thanks for posting that tank 152, very interesting. They say a picture paints a thousand words and his highlighted exactly what I meant about the shape of the fillet around the teardrop bulges. It’s interesting that his solution was to file a corresponding shape in the wing rather than try to straighten the fillet edges. My solution to the fit of the tank cover would have been something very similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 So to paraphrase the fixes video: Apply a spacer. Use a bit of filler. Jonners 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 On 6/21/2019 at 3:49 PM, Denford said: Meanwhile, despite all the grumbling and reports of faults, omissions and shortcomings you 1/48 modellers are lucky, very lucky, and should be grateful to Airfix for their choice of this subject. Those of us who model in God's scale (1/72) must try and make what we can of the Fujimi, Academy or Sword though I must admit I've not tried the last named. I've nearly finished two Fujimi low back Mk XIVs. I really didn't find the kit too bad, although I did buy the Quick Boost cowling and Barracuda wheels . I did initially buy two Sword kits, but I just didn't get on with it at all. So I used the Sword cockpit, canopy and radiators on the Fujimi kits and ended up with a couple of half decent looking Mk XIVs. I've heard people have problems with the fuselage spine, but mine seemed fine with a bit of test fitting. Of course, a new XIV in 1/72 would be nice of course, but I quite liked the Fujimi kit. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank152 Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 7 hours ago, Andrew Jones said: He's probably fished the instructions out of the bin Exactly what I thought! The way he got the saddle tank to over hang towards the rear was useful. I've seen 4 built up now on forums and no one has got that correct up to now, they've all been fit flush along the full length. 7 hours ago, Jon Kunac-Tabinor said: So to paraphrase the fixes video: Apply a spacer. Use a bit of filler. Jonners So now you've got no excuse to build your 2nd kit with the saddle tank fit correctly! 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 The problem with the overhang at the rear of the saddle tank being though, that while it is "there" in 1/48th scale it's so minute as to make any attempt to meaningfully replicate it look like a pice of battleship armour has been bolted over the tank. I'd say we are talking a few thou of an inch in scale, and creating that subtlety subtly will be hard. If you look at photos of the real thing it's hard to spot sometimes at anything other than "walkaround" close up distance, or when the sun is at the correct angle. I'm not saying modellers shouldn't try if they so wish, but that I have a feeling that if we start seeing saddle tanks with more lip than Hanging Rock then that too will look awful. This might be a case where an aftermarket resin piece could be cast with the correct dimensions ( or would resin suffer from the risk of unpredictable shrinkage?) Cheers Jonners 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bradley Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 6 hours ago, Jon Kunac-Tabinor said: The problem with the overhang at the rear of the saddle tank being though, that while it is "there" in 1/48th scale it's so minute as to make any attempt to meaningfully replicate it look like a pice of battleship armour has been bolted over the tank. I'd say we are talking a few thou of an inch in scale, and creating that subtlety subtly will be hard. If you look at photos of the real thing it's hard to spot sometimes at anything other than "walkaround" close up distance, or when the sun is at the correct angle. Indeed - here's the RAF Museum's 14, currently at Pima: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
224 Peter Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 It looks, to be honest, as if a couple of "erks"have failed to properly fit both the engine cowls and the fuel tank cover. In 48th scale it means the panel lines need to be obvious, and not hidden. Compare with the joints round the camera window, which is all but invisible, even though it is frequently removed, likewise the cockpit side door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Nice update: Plus a conversion to a high back. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 On 7/1/2019 at 3:13 PM, 224 Peter said: It looks, to be honest, as if a couple of "erks"have failed to properly fit both the engine cowls and the fuel tank cover. In 48th scale it means the panel lines need to be obvious, and not hidden. Compare with the joints round the camera window, which is all but invisible, even though it is frequently removed, likewise the cockpit side door. That's quite common for engine cowls and other large quick release panels and not just on the Spitfire. It's not surprising that a small hinged panel like the cockpit or camera door fits well in comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 It’s also very noticeable on the Bf109, especially the G6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rickoshea52 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 On 01/07/2019 at 15:13, 224 Peter said: It looks, to be honest, as if a couple of "erks"have failed to properly fit both the engine cowls and the fuel tank cover. Some aircraft panels, doors and hatches have ‘in to wind, out of wind’ clearance tolerances. This means that a panel may need to be near flush, for example, on the edge facing into the airflow - in to wind - while the edge facing aft - out of wind - can sit proud to a certain degree within published AMM limits. Nimrod main landing gear D doors are an example of this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caughtinthemiddle Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Surprisingly, this seems to be the first dedicated decal set for the Airfix kit that I'm aware of. Source: https://exito.site/en_GB/p/EXITO-DECALS-ED48005-148-Sweet-Fourteens-Supermarine-Spitfire-Mk.-XIVe/51140 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted November 15, 2019 Author Share Posted November 15, 2019 New resin cockpit set expected in December 2019 - ref 129-4397 - Spitfire Mk.XIV "Bubble" Canopy Cockpit Sources: https://www.specialhobby.eu/en/our-own-production/cmk-kits/Spitfire-Mk-XIV-Bubble-Canopy-Cockpit.html http://www.specialhobby.info/2019/11/news-from-special-hobby-122019.html V.P. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) New boxing in Autumn 2020 - ref. A05139 - Supermarine Spitfire MkXIV Race Schemes Source: https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/shop/new-for-2020/supermarine-spitfire-mkxiv-race-schemes.html Provisionnal schemes V.P. Edited January 6, 2020 by Homebee 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ththtttu7 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Fantastic! 👍👍👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ka-Efka Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 That is a really cool thing Airfix is doing here imo. 👍🏻 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Yep they can do G-FURY as well.... and G-HUNT with some mods to the F.6... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) Given the love many UK enthusiasts have for G-FIRE this is a truly inspired choice that should do very well, bravo Airfix! Also as pointed out elsewhere on BM, TZ138's rego should be CF-GMZ. Edited January 6, 2020 by k5054nz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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