Ian M's Spitfire Vb Tropical

[stona]

Looks good. The landing gear control is one thing I won't have to worry about on my version!

Cheers

Steve

[Dave W]

While the wind has been doing its best to take the roof off, I have been hiding in the cave and "playing".[ATTACH]97803[/ATTACH] These landed in the post box today, I am really going to enjoy those. lol

[ATTACH]97804[/ATTACH] Fish-tails painted, just need a bit of weathering...

[ATTACH]97805[/ATTACH] Seat painted along with the IP.

[ATTACH]97806[/ATTACH] They give you both props and spinners, now which one was it I needed...

[ATTACH]97807[/ATTACH] Got the office painted and just needs the used look added.

So far the fit has been rather good. and a test fit gives a very good join on the fuselage halves.

Ian M

Nice cockpit.All that equipment on the R/H cockpit sidewall apart from the landing gear lever is not included in the Airfix kit.Im going to have to make most of it.My seat doesn't have the back rest padding either.Might have a go at making it from Milliput.You will have fun with the paper harness.I tried assembling a 1/48 one but messed it up.I should have ignored the instructions that said to screw the harness into a ball before threading the buckles on.Good luck with yours.

[Ian M]

Having used an hour putting the harness together, I noticed its a QK... Do you thing I was miffed!

Oh well. Only I will know.

Ian M

[Guest]

Looking good Ian.

Nice work so far.

[stona]

The QK was introduced in 1943. You don't need the wires going back through the fuselage to frame 15 for the QK, but it and the earlier harness (just Sutton or F or L type...who knows?) are essentially the same thing.

Just fit yours with wires going back either side of the antenna support into the fuselage and who'll know!



Don't forget the little wire running up to the brace between the two frames behind the pilot which stopped the harness pulling through the seat and falling down the back!

Fitting the QK was conditional on a strengthened seat as it now attached to the seat frame.

Cheers

Steve

[Ian M]

Cheers Steve. I will as you point out run the double wire.

Ian M

[stona]

Don't forget this one!





Steve

[Ian M]

Thanks Steve I see you are a Spitfiresite user as well

I was thinking of scratching the mast support frames as well but chickened out.

Ian M

[Dave W]

The voltage regulator on the back of the headrest is missing from the Airfix kit as well.Theyve moulded it as another headrest!.Is it included in the Trumpeter kit Ian?.

[Ian M]

The voltage regulator on the back of the headrest is missing from the Airfix kit as well.Theyve moulded it as another headrest!.Is it included in the Trumpeter kit Ian?.

Well yes it is Dave. And it is the same as your'ne. lol

We'll just have to say that ours are converted MkI's

Ian M

[stona]

Yep, the early regulators were in a round box. I had to scratch build one for my Mk I 1/32 Spitfire recently. I'll be scratch building one like the photo above for my floatplane.

Cheers

Steve

[Ian M]

Unfortunately for me I only really noticed the regulator was for a Mk I AFTER I had fitted it and mounted the frame so that ship has sailed. lol

Right then had a couple of hours to myself this afternoon so got a few bits sorted:

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Office sorted. I even got the seat hung up on the "adapted" mounting.
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Wrong harness or not, it don't look to bad...
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Da daaaa. Buttoned.
The observant would have noticed that there was no stick in the cockpit. not a mistake as it was easier to put in through the bottom and could be done after the fuselage came together.

I think my CA has finally gone off. I am now on my third attempt at trying to attach the resin elevators to the plastic tail wings. So now cleaned off and sitting in a clamp with some Gator grip to see if that can do the job. Hope so as I don't want to have to drill and pin them.

Ian M

[Wendall]

That's looking pretty sweet Ian.

[Guest]

Very good Ian, cockpit is very realistic.

Francesco

[colin m]

Looking very nice.