ROB61 Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 (edited) This link shows your kit being built the Spitfire xiv propellor, on the Fujimi version has a small circle near the bas that goes in to the base. Or get a quickboost Spitfire XiV propellor for Academy it has a Jig. The blades are angled with the rear to the left the opposite to a merlin spitfire http://www.spitfireperformance.com/spit14v109.html Edited July 31, 2021 by ROB61 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF67 Posted July 31, 2021 Author Share Posted July 31, 2021 Many thanks Graham and Robb. I’d looked at the build thread before I even started this - then promptly forgot all about it. Shameful. I can continue with some confidence thanks to you both. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 I like what you're doing with this Bill, not quite a shake & bake kit but the end results can be good, you're well on the way to that. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF67 Posted July 31, 2021 Author Share Posted July 31, 2021 Well thank you Steve, very much. I appreciate that. I’m hoping to get a fair resemblance out of this. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF67 Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 After a day spent filling and sanding, I think it’s starting to look like something! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BillF67 Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 I started to paint up the canopy frame (no masks, but using a well sharpened cocktail stick to remove stray acrylic paint). At this point I noticed that there was no rear view mirror included in the kit although there is one on the painting/decal guide. Although I have a fairly strict “if it’s not in the box I won’t build it” rule, I felt that the mirror was quite important. I cut two identical(ish) pieces from the ends of the spare wing tips provided, glued them together, shaped as best I could - flipping small - then painted and “silvered” it. The end result may not be strictly correct or to scale, but I think it looks OK. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF67 Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 And this is it in place 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF67 Posted August 3, 2021 Author Share Posted August 3, 2021 Nearing the end now. Primed and ready to paint, but nothing to see really. However………. 1. Canopy doesn’t sit flush with some noticeable gaps but I think easily sorted. 2. Navigation/identification (and signalling?) lights. Nothing on the instructions or paint schemes for these, but (having learned my lesson from previous questions🥴) a trawl through these forums suggests that they should be there. I’ve marked up the instructions with where I think they should be. Am I close? I haven’t marked the dorsal white as I believe this was covered over? (but if not it’s to the rear, behind the whip aerial). Cheers Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF67 Posted August 6, 2021 Author Share Posted August 6, 2021 ………and then it all went pear-shaped. The assembled undercarriage just wouldn’t go where it should and getting the rake and pintle to pintle spacing was at the edge of my current skills - in fact just over it. The canopy was terrible. Major gaps all round. I filed and filled and fettled and it ended up a mess. The cockpit never recovered from my first efforts to build it. All in all, I’m so disappointed with myself. I don’t blame the kit for this. It does say for experienced modellers. I should have believed it. So what next? Do it again, of course. I have my “Lessons Identified” list and will keep it to hand as I have another go once I’ve got a new kit. My learning curve went to vertical on this - let’s hope it was worth it. To quote Robert Browning, “A man’s reach should exceed his grasp else what’s a heaven for”. A few shots - no decals or varnish. Thanks for the support. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 You have done well on this limited run kit and paint looks good. Great job really. I was building their TR.9 kit and had similar acanopy issues and tried correcting it but went too far and scrapped it in the end lots of spares for when I build the Brigade models conversion for the italeri kit instead. Keep up the good work Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 What a shame to have come so far! The paintwork looks really good and as Chris said, it's not the easiest of kits. Is there a vac-form canopy available? Might be worth a shot. Either way, chin up and on to the next one!!! As someone once said, experience is what we get when we don't get what we wanted. Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF67 Posted August 7, 2021 Author Share Posted August 7, 2021 Thanks for these kind words. It will sit on a shelf - perhaps not of doom, more a bit of a calamity. Maybe one day when I’m a big boy modeller (I should coco) I’ll disassemble it and try again. For now, an Airfix Mk1 Hurricane has been waiting for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 1 hour ago, BillF67 said: Thanks for these kind words. It will sit on a shelf - perhaps not of doom, more a bit of a calamity. Maybe one day when I’m a big boy modeller (I should coco) I’ll disassemble it and try again. For now, an Airfix Mk1 Hurricane has been waiting for me. The Airfix Hurricane Mk.I is a great little kit - you'll enjoy it! I've had a few issues with the lower wing panel being slightly distorted, but it doesn't seem universal. Staged assembly starting at the centre section helps, and also strapping the upper wing to a solid surface and then using hit water to gently improve the shape. Looking forward to seeing your build! Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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