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Supermarine PB31 - the Spitfire’s great grandad


Marklo

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Hi Marklo,

 

your build has really come a long way. It is really inspiring to see how it comes together, made from nothing else than plastic card and a lot of determination. Can't wait to see how the engines turn out.

 

Cheers

Markus

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resized_31792051-40b4-44ed-8dfa-339ac5f8Filler on the wings. Just one rigging wire and two control wires left.

 

dad55806-7138-498e-920e-5c9ad2a525a0.jpeTwo plastic assemblages not entirely unlike Anzani ten cylinder radials. Just need the cylinder heads and exhaust manifolds.

 

Broke out my little lathe and managed to get a fair semblance of fins on spruce so they will be sliced up and attached.

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resized_04818de5-e78e-4148-9eb7-de4811cdProps from the spares box.

 

resized_08f8c49d-bc67-492f-a15d-71c0b27fCylinder heads and manifolds as well as a coat of dark iron. The crank cases look dark on my photos so I’ll either leave them this colour or possibly paint them black, but in any photos that f the engine I can find they’re bare aluminium hmm..,

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resized_66b1288a-4eda-4cb5-8a3d-3fe32406After checking my photos again I changed my mind on the crankcases and painted then aluminium. Just need to paint the prop bosses and give the props a coat of clear orange.
 

Working away in the struts and final cleanup on track to  scrape the weekend :) 

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resized_c7befb99-b2cb-46cb-a7be-9135e6afLots of things done. Roundels, rear glazing a lot of cleanup.

 

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Tail skid added. Just the missing struts general strut cleanup and a few missing rigging wires left. Oh and of course got the engines. I Need to decide if I’m going to fit the Davis most of the photos show it unarmed, and make one if I do decide. 

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resized_4144c5d5-b198-4499-9b3e-4f5c55afEngines on. Struts finished and painted. Fix the rigging, make a spotlight and a Davis gun and it’s just about done. And the roof rack and gun mounts.

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No photo but I have now got everything bar the three guns on the bus, so notwithstanding completing the Davis ( which is almost there), just a tiny bit of assembly and some minor paintwork left :) 

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