elger Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Dear all, After lurking on this forum for a long time now I thought it's high time for my first post here. I've been working on a Spitfire PR XI in 1/72 scale by combining the Airfix IX with parts from the MPM XI kit. Above you can see the Airfix fuselage, below that the MPM. The Airfix fuselage is slightly longer, and the nose in front of the cockpit is less curved. Below are the wings from the two kits. The Airfix wings are broader than the MPM wings. This picture illustrates the length issue of the fuselages. In this picture the Airfix upper wing half is held up to the MPM lower wing half, illustrating that the Airfix wing is about 2 mm broader. I have also added the Pavla cockpit set for the IX kit, and I've added the cameras from the PR XIX detail set. I know that's not 100% accurate but I just wanted to cram as much detail into it as possible. It's all about fun with this one Here the construction of the cockpit is finished. I also added some Eduard instruments and seat belts. I'll be adding control surfaces (also from Pavla) and I tried to position the control stick in accordance with the positions they will take. It looks a bit awkward though. Thanks for looking! Comments & feedback are always appreciated! Elger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topgear29 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 That look very nice just picked up same kit last week. I am on a bit of a spitfire thing at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moofles Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 blimey that cockpit looks rather good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elger Posted October 20, 2011 Author Share Posted October 20, 2011 Some more progress: I marked the panel lines on the wings that needed to be filled, and scribed some new ones. several bulges had to be removed, and others added here you can see the new chin from the MPM kit. The MPM fuselage is slightly wider, but with a bit of sanding the front pieces fit quite well. Also note the bulges on the undersides of the wings which I transferred from the MPM wings. The radiators are also from the MPM kit because I liked their shape a little better. I was going to use the MPM carburettor intake, but that didn't fit so I ended up just using the Airfix piece. almost ready for paint and the base coat on. I painted it with Citadel Mithril Silver. Thanks for looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigec Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 She's looking good like the cockpit detail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Looking good and progressing at a great pace. Been thinking of a Mk.XI using the older Airfix IX so enjoying your thread and picking up ideas. Also keen to see what colour scheme you use on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elger Posted October 24, 2011 Author Share Posted October 24, 2011 this is where the model is now (started back in june, only working on it on and off) It's going to have the MPM kit markings of an aircraft of the 14th PRS, 7th PRG, USAAF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elger Posted March 25, 2012 Author Share Posted March 25, 2012 (edited) done! Actually, it's been done for a while but I hadn't been able to upload any images and post them. Not having looked at the pictures for a while I'm actually quite pleased with how it turned out. By the end of the project I had lost interest somewhat and rushed it; I wish I had spent more time getting the PR windscreen to sit right. May have even put it in place the wrong way round. Oh well. Thanks for looking! Edited March 25, 2012 by elger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggers Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 Excellent job. I love the PR.XI. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalkeEins Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 like that very much... I'm using Colin's Freightdog set for my PR XI. Can you point me in the right place for photos of this particular machine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
occa Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 (edited) like that very much...I'm using Colin's Freightdog set for my PR XI. Can you point me in the right place for photos of this particular machine? Or this one in PRU blue, they say the serial is MB943: The photos are taken from: http://www.ww2color.com/search/webapps/slides/slides.php Edited March 25, 2012 by occa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalkeEins Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 (edited) thanks very much for the pointer ..also came across a couple of nice shots on littlefriends.co.uk and the Ventura booklet on American Spitfires http://www.littlefriends.co.uk/gallery.php?Group=7prg Edited March 27, 2012 by FalkeEins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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