Grizly Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 And, no, I don't have an advanced copy of the soon to be released Airfix 1/24 Spit IXc. I do, however, have one on pre-order. Years ago, I converted the Airfix Mk.1a and thought you might be interested in seeing what the new kit will look like beside their Typhoon. The pilot figure is that offered by Imrie Risley 59 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 Nice work on both. I assume you have massive display shelves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Oh yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Impressive pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 great work on the pair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Very nice indeed , the work you put into converting the MK1 to a Mk 9 is very impressive , was this scratch built or did you use a conversion set ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 4 minutes ago, keith in the uk said: was this scratch built or did you use a conversion set ? An Airfix magazine annual in the late 1970s did a Mk.IX conversion, using the two stage Merlin engine from the 1/24th Mustang which I suspect maybe part of the source here. Very neat work @Grizly, be great to see some close up shows of the engine and details of the conversion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizly Posted July 7, 2022 Author Share Posted July 7, 2022 Keith/Troy, No conversion sets were used in my conversion back in the early '90s. I instead used parts from a second Spitfire kit and the Hurricane, Mustang, Stuka and Tamiya Hummer kits plus the Waldron cockpit set and a bunch of scratch building. The conversion was a two part feature in the Nov & Dec 1996 issues of Scale Models International. While I still have the model, I'm looking forward to having the new Airfix kit join the display perhaps as KH*B, an aircraft that Beurling flew while with 403 Squadron. Shots of the aircraft and engine... 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikT Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Simply gorgeous! If you built that back in the 90's, I can't wait to see how well you build the new kit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantherhawk27263 Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Wow! Those are absolutely amazing. That is very impressive work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Robin Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Beautiful builds. The pair look good together. Regards Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Very nice. I used the Waldron set in my Mk.1a, great shame they are no longer available. But (optimistically) I'm looking forward to the AM goodies that will follow the new Mk.IXc. Might we have a cockpit shot? Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizly Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 Unfortunately, the Spitfire cockpit isn't camera friendly. I tried and this is as good as it gets. The parachute in the seat was a copy based on that provided with the Series 77 RAF pilot figure. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 What a fantastic conversion, it looks awesome, great work all round, looking forward to the arrival of the new kit. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 2 hours ago, Grizly said: Unfortunately, the Spitfire cockpit isn't camera friendly. I tried and this is as good as it gets. From what I can see the cockpit looks as good as the rest of your Spit. As Chris says, 'awesome work'. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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