tonyot Posted April 22, 2021 Author Share Posted April 22, 2021 51 minutes ago, MACALAIN said: Hello Tony, is it the good spinner for the Malta's Spit Vc ? And where do you have find the set ? Alain Hello Alaine,.... yes it is the De Havilland propeller which was mostly used over Malta,.. the set can be bought direct from High Planes; https://www.hpmhobbies.com/high-planes-plus-vs-spitfire-mk-vc-raaf-defence-of-australia-detail-set-accessories-1-72/ I think they might also sell the bits separately? Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACALAIN Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 8 hours ago, tonyot said: Hello Alaine,.... yes it is the De Havilland propeller which was mostly used over Malta,.. the set can be bought direct from High Planes; https://www.hpmhobbies.com/high-planes-plus-vs-spitfire-mk-vc-raaf-defence-of-australia-detail-set-accessories-1-72/ I think they might also sell the bits separately? Cheers Tony Thank you very much for your help Alain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACALAIN Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Good morning Tony, I had just order one, it was the last one. Alain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 10 hours ago, MACALAIN said: Thank you very much for your help Alain No worries mate. 9 hours ago, MACALAIN said: Good morning Tony, I had just order one, it was the last one. Alain Crikey that was lucky,..... well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 Hiya Folks,.... a bit of an update,...... I started off by cutting the cannon bay panels out, to replace them with the resin replacements,.. I`ve also started to paint the resin wheels, exhausts etc; And made a start on the pre painted cockpit too,..... I decided to cut out the cockpit entrance door,..... so need to find a replacement panel as the kit part is too thick to be used,..... so maybe an idea for another part for this set if it is re vamped at some time? A close up of the kit cockpit,.... with the HPM resin exhausts and one of the resin wheels,.. part painted. And the fuselage has been joined now,..... while both of the new resin cannon bay doors with narrow bulge are now in place,..... they took a bit of fettling to get to fit,... but nothing too demanding; The wings being assembled,.... with the wheel well bulkheads in place. The HPM resin spinner has also been assembled and test fitted,.... the blades can be seen behind. They are very thin and look excellent but are slightly bent,..... however,... this is mentioned in the instructions and HMP advise to just heat them with hot water and to bend to shape,..... so no worries there; A close up of the excellent DH spinner showing its much better pointed shape and also the resin cannon bay door in place; The wings were then assembled,... added to the fuselage and the tail feathers fitted along with the Vokes filter under the nose. To make the model more realistic I have sawn the tailplanes and re positioned the elevators in a drooped position; A better view of the tail; So,.... that is it so far,.... time to leave it to dry,.... ready to sand at a later stage! Cheers Tony 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Excellent progress Tony, very quick too. The set from HPM looks great and the model looks wonderful . Chris. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Nice update Tony, she’s virtually completed! I’d be happy to get to that stage after two weeks of solid modelling. I also like the dropped elevators, it creates so much character at the back and ought to be separate parts on all models IMO. Cheers.. Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 24, 2021 Author Share Posted April 24, 2021 1 hour ago, bigbadbadge said: Excellent progress Tony, very quick too. The set from HPM looks great and the model looks wonderful . Chris. Cheers Chris,....... yes it is a nice set, it helps complete the Airfix kit well. 9 minutes ago, Rabbit Leader said: Nice update Tony, she’s virtually completed! I’d be happy to get to that stage after two weeks of solid modelling. I also like the dropped elevators, it creates so much character at the back and ought to be separate parts on all models IMO. Cheers.. Dave Thanks Dave,... the pre painting beforehand does help to get assembly done more quickly,.... plus the kit is quite simple and goes together well. Glad you like the elevators,..... with the earlier Spits it is quite easy to do,..... the later counter balanced ones are harder to separate. Shame the Eduard 1/72nd Spit``s dont have seperate elevators really. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Great progress, Tony, as Dave says you're almost done! It's shaping up to be a great set, looks like I've missed out on the first run, though! Looking forward to seeing the next steps. Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 24, 2021 Author Share Posted April 24, 2021 2 hours ago, 2996 Victor said: Great progress, Tony, as Dave says you're almost done! It's shaping up to be a great set, looks like I've missed out on the first run, though! Looking forward to seeing the next steps. Cheers, Mark Cheers Mark,... oh I don`t know about nearly done,.... a long way to go yet mate! Didn`t realise that they were almost sold out until Alain said he had bought the last one,.... I`m sure Christopher will have some more ready soon? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 14 minutes ago, tonyot said: I`m sure Christopher will have some more ready soon? Hope so! I don't want to be left out 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 24, 2021 Author Share Posted April 24, 2021 Having decided upon building this kit as Caldwell`s CRC,...... I`ll be using the decals for the silver 85 Sqn RAAF aircraft from this set on a KP Spitfire Mk.Vc,.... this kit has better surface detail than the Airfix kit so should show this scheme off well,.... hopefully,.... here is the link; 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Blimey! You don’t hang around. Wonderful stuff. Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 12 hours ago, Max Headroom said: Blimey! You don’t hang around. Wonderful stuff. Trevor Thanks Trevor,..... wait until you see what I`ve been up to today LOL!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 Hiya Folks,...... been busy today with the two KP Spits as well as this Airfix/HPM one,...... here is where they were at lunch time,... Airfix/HPM to the left; And here it is closer,...partially sanded but with some filler added; Then got into more sanding,.... the two KP Spit`s have had a piece of plastic card added to their nose as the subject aircraft,... (one of which will be the silver decal option from this set) had an oil collector ring behind the spinner,..... they will be sanded to shape later. The KP propellers can be seen in the background and they had rather thick blades,... plus the spinners are quite bulbous,.... more so than the Airfix kit! Sanding finished,.... I have next added a coat of Humbrol 29 Dark Earth,...... but I`m still trying to decide whether Caldwells CRC had RAF Dark Earth or RAAF Earth Brown camo,..... the brown and green sections on the real thing do tend to be quite dark and of a similar tone! Cheers for now, Tony 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Wow! Tony, these are looking great! You've got those elves hard at it Seriously, though, you've made great progress and I'm quite jealous! Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 I'm a bit late to the party, in fact I suspect there's no seats left, but I'll stand at the back! What's not to like about watching Tony knock another spitfire together and learning something new? Cheers Neil 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Excellent work Tony, crikey another two Spitfires too, wowsers fella, you have been busy today. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 9 minutes ago, 2996 Victor said: Wow! Tony, these are looking great! You've got those elves hard at it Seriously, though, you've made great progress and I'm quite jealous! Cheers, Mark LOL... thanks Mark,.... yeah cracking the whip today mate!! 8 minutes ago, woody37 said: I'm a bit late to the party, in fact I suspect there's no seats left, but I'll stand at the back! What's not to like about watching Tony knock another spitfire together and learning something new? Cheers Neil Cheers Neil,..... nothing you don`t already know tenfold yerself bud! 5 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said: Excellent work Tony, crikey another two Spitfires too, wowsers fella, you have been busy today. Chris Thanks Chris,.... yeah been grounded today so had a day to kill! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Positively zipping along. You mentioned that the kit spinner and exhausts are too big. Is this very noticeable as I can see a ‘few’ of these making their way to me sometime. Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 25, 2021 Author Share Posted April 25, 2021 (edited) 38 minutes ago, Max Headroom said: Positively zipping along. You mentioned that the kit spinner and exhausts are too big. Is this very noticeable as I can see a ‘few’ of these making their way to me sometime. Trevor Cheers Trevor,.... yes the exhausts of the Airfix kit stick out too much and the spinners are wrong,.... the DH spinner is too bulbous and the Rotol spinner is too long. I have altered these myself in previous builds,.... but this set include replacement items plus narrow cannon bay covers and two sets of wheels which are better than those in the kit..... plus a rear view mirror which is missing from the kit,..... plus decals for 3 x Aussie Spits. If you do a search here on BM for Airfix Spitfires by myself you should find a few builds,..... if they are of interest Cheers Tony Edited April 25, 2021 by tonyot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 Another update,.... rightly or wrongly,.... I`ve decided upon using RAAF Earth Brown on the uppers,.... so added a coat from Polly Scale. I`ve also started on the spinner,.... done the back plate brown and roughly applied a white ring,.... I`ll tidy it with black using a small brush,.... I hate painting spinner rings! Cheers Tony 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Looking great Tony, the spinner looks good too, although I know what you mean, they are awkward little blighters to paint. Great work. Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 26, 2021 Author Share Posted April 26, 2021 4 minutes ago, bigbadbadge said: Looking great Tony, the spinner looks good too, although I know what you mean, they are awkward little blighters to paint. Great work. Chris Cheers bud,.... I don`t think I`ll ever master them,..... a bit like rigging LOL! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 31 minutes ago, tonyot said: Cheers bud,.... I don`t think I`ll ever master them,..... a bit like rigging LOL! Yep me too, although rigging I like, but as you know I am a masochist!!! Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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