Robin-42 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Any of you experts have a photo of the interior of the retractable tailwheel well? I have some drawings in my references but they are unclear as to how far the “mudguard” section goes foward. There has to be some open area for the strut to retract. Most of the kits seem to jusy have a solid well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIkeMaben Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Don't know if this helps but, it looks like the forward end (rounded) ends just in front of where the wheel would pivot up. Mudguard #5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin-42 Posted October 3, 2019 Author Share Posted October 3, 2019 (edited) I have the same diagram, the way the cutaway goes through two seperate cutaways makes it hard to follow. It appears to me that there is just enough opening to allow the leg to swing through it’s arc, but a picture would be worth a thousand words! Edited October 3, 2019 by Robin-42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivor Ramsden Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 There are a couple of photos in the SAM Publications Modellers Datafile on the Griffon-engined Spitfires which might help. I can email them to you if you let me have an address by PM, or maybe somebody can post them on here - I can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silberpferd Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 A couple of pictures, taken by me a long time ago, partly showing the tailwheel well on the Spit XIV displayed in Brussels. HTH, Laurent 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin-42 Posted October 4, 2019 Author Share Posted October 4, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, silberpferd said: A couple of pictures, taken by me a long time ago, partly showing the tailwheel well on the Spit XIV displayed in Brussels. Perfect! Just what I needed, thanks so much! A picture only a modeler would take.... Edited October 4, 2019 by Robin-42 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 You know what this means: IPMS judges will get the mirrors out looking for that 1/72 list of tyre pressures! J 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin-42 Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 On 10/5/2019 at 3:07 PM, Bedders said: You know what this means: IPMS judges will get the mirrors out looking for that 1/72 list of tyre pressures! J I am safe, I never enter contests! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell209 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 It's actually a modification incorporation label, not a tyre pressure table 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuuumannn Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Here are a couple from my own website, This first one is from a XIV, although a little grainy owing to the shitty gear I had at the time: http://warbirdswalkaround.wixsite.com/warbirds/nh799?lightbox=dataItem-ioi8eliq This one is the tail section of an F.21 undergoing restoration, taken with a 35mm film camera, so not great quality. http://warbirdswalkaround.wixsite.com/warbirds/la198?lightbox=dataItem-ighlu0mo1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin-42 Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 Thanks, just goes to show how complex something seemingly simple can be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonT Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 https://images.app.goo.gl/VRHT5AAuMWdPH4vg6 Terrible quality but you can just about see how the hydraulic jack pushes the tail wheel and the motion it then takes. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 On 10/8/2019 at 12:45 PM, Bell209 said: It's actually a modification incorporation label, not a tyre pressure table 😉 An indicator of the quality of my eyesight, or of my knowledge. Or both. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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