Fishbed Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 For you delectation and entertainment (if you are old enough to remember the reference) here is one of two Airfix spitfire XIV that I have finished. With a bit of effort the kit comes up nice. With this kit I replaced the 20mm barrels with some spare Edurard ones I had going unused. The wheels with some resin 4-spoke jobs as these had better detail Eduard seat belts Freightdog decals from the "Brits Abroad" sheet. Drilled out the openings for the two downward facing cameras that could be fitted. Looking at the photos I see the long range tank is drooping a bit. It was only held on with blue-tak 😉 Tim 47 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 That's a fine looking Mk 14. It really looks smart in the SEAC scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Sherratt Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Nice work! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Nice work John I have one of these on the go at the moment and with a bit of effort a nice end result can be had. Thanks for sharing James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shashman Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Good job. I've got one in Belgian Air Force colours on the bench at the moment 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Lovley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoohoo Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Lovely result Tim. I also have one of these on the go at the moment but will probably go for the 'lazy lady v' option. Looks like you got a decent fit on the wing roots and fuel tank cover, I have found these need a bit of work (filler and a slim shim respectively) how did you get on? Either way it's a nice kit and I'll definitely do more in the future 😀 Cheers, Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) Very nice that indeed. Very like the one that flies in New Zealand & is based not too far from where I am. Photo on Flickr. Steve. Edited March 10, 2020 by stevehnz 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Looks good, where can I see the other one you've done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishbed Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 14 hours ago, stoohoo said: Lovely result Tim. I also have one of these on the go at the moment but will probably go for the 'lazy lady v' option. Looks like you got a decent fit on the wing roots and fuel tank cover, I have found these need a bit of work (filler and a slim shim respectively) how did you get on? Either way it's a nice kit and I'll definitely do more in the future 😀 Cheers, Stu The fuel tank cover took a bit of bending to get it to the right curvature to fit and the wing roots again took some fettling to fit. Took a small amount of filler to blend in. 5 hours ago, Adam Poultney said: Looks good, where can I see the other one you've done? Sorry Adam, taken me longer to get the images up that expected. Try here - Tim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Looks good in the SEAC scheme. I remember reading a biography of Ginger Lacey. He was CO of 17 Sqn in India, when bubble top Spits were delivered he said "Take them back & give me something that looks like a Spitfire!" Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Long nosed Spits and SEAC camo, what's not to love? 😍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Very nice SEAC Spitfire, great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Very nice job on the Spit, lovely build! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Excellent Mk.XIV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 Excellent job - I love those Griffon Spits! Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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