Nigel Bunker Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I pulled this out of the loft and have started work on it. Two fuselage halves, wings and the tail (which needed to be thinned down a lot). My son watched me rubbing down the filler on the joins (that is every joint done so far) and commented "I didn't know Stevie Wonder designed kits". I think this could be a tube of filler model, but I will persevere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Hmm....... I looked at the Pegasus one to maybe do a threesome but I decided to leave it on the swap and sell table even though I was offered money to take it away! http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=53729 I pulled this out of the loft and have started work on it. Two fuselage halves, wings and the tail (which needed to be thinned down a lot). My son watched me rubbing down the filler on the joins (that is every joint done so far) and commented "I didn't know Stevie Wonder designed kits". I think this could be a tube of filler model, but I will persevere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilneBay Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I pulled this out of the loft and have started work on it. Two fuselage halves, wings and the tail (which needed to be thinned down a lot). My son watched me rubbing down the filler on the joins (that is every joint done so far) and commented "I didn't know Stevie Wonder designed kits". I think this could be a tube of filler model, but I will persevere. Which one? I have three Pegasus Mk22s. Two early issues, one in clear plastic the other in white and the later boxed kit which replaced them. I built that about 14 or 15 years ago and as I recall, the model is now retired, it actually came out passably well, although the canopy was a bit high it seemed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I've still got one of these filed away. I tried to sell it on the local auction site recently & got no response. I've decided to use the bits on other build now, wings to build a Spitfire 21 & maybe the rear fuselage on a Mk XVI. Mine is appears to be a little different to the one I saw reviewed on Modelling Madness, there is no mention of the tail fin as a seperate part moulded in clear plastic. I was never too happy with the shape of it. I hope your build goes OK, pics would be good. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The wooksta V2.0 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Again, which one? I have 3 - a really early one in white that looks to be very similar in style to a Merlin attrocity, another, more refined moulding in grey in a clear bag, and a third boxed example, even more refined and with white metal bits. Plus I've one or two of the Pegasus Seafire FR47s. The first will stay in a box until I feel brave or foolish enough to tackle it. The others may get built but I suspect I'll be replacing some of the smaller parts with resin examples. I quite enjoy building the Pegasus kits. The plastic thick but it's soft and quite workable. I've had some quite presentable results too. The MB5 is a cracking little kit, as is the Spiteful, although it does need some replacement bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Bunker Posted February 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 9, 2011 This is the grey bagged one, though I do have the whitemetal set from the boxed one to add to it (amazing what gets found in boxes under tables at model shows). I like Pegasus, but it is annoying when you flatten each side of the fuselage to get a good join and they don't match in cross section. But I will persevere with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don McIntyre Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I had both the Seafire 47 and their Spit 22. IIRC the Spitfire was molded in white plastic and the Seafire was molded in a very soft Gray plastic. I had to do so much filling and sanding on the wingroots of the Seafire 47, that before I realized it, I probably had the first ever gull wing Seafire… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 This thread needs PICTURES. For what its worth, mine is in white plastic with clear tail. It came bagged with green header card. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The wooksta V2.0 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 The original kit came with a blue header card and no decals. The wings had the cannons moulded integral with the wing. Later releases had the guns as separate plastic and then white metal bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkennerley Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I have partially built one of these and I have another to go, both being built as Southern Rhodesian AF planes Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The wooksta V2.0 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 That looks like the third and final release, going by the very nice prop and the gun barrels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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