Dave W's 1/24 Spitfire Vb

[Dave W]

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Heres my kit for the large model build.Its the ancient Airfix 1/24 Spitfire.I will be doing it in the kit supplied scheme.The decal sheet is quite good and is really the best part of the kit.Ive ordered an 'Airscale' instrument decal set for the cockpit and some 'Master' turned brass 20mm cannon barrels for the wings.Plus 'Gern' very kindly sent me a PE Sutton harness for this build.All I've done so far is turn the end opening box into a tray to make things easier.Promise I won't start the kit until 1st Jan!.

[papa 695]

Very nice Dave

[Guest]

Nice one Dave!

I'm sure that with your ideas and your habitual hard work, this plane will be a great build

Ps: Thank for join in

[monica]

looks nice with the added detailing Dave,should turn out great

[Ian M]

I'm sure you will do a great job Dave.

Ian M

[Guest]

Hello Dave, we're on the same boat, I'm building the same kit.

How is the quality of your kit? Do you have flash and incomplete pieces?

Nice show of aftermarket, I should think about buying some.

[Dave W]

Hello Dave, we're on the same boat, I'm building the same kit.How is the quality of your kit? Do you have flash and incomplete pieces?

Nice show of aftermarket, I should think about buying some.

Quality is ok.A little flash.My fuselage halves are twisted.Hopefully I will be able to get them straight when I glue them together without having to do any 'Surgery'.I think the after market items I have bought are all there is for this kit.Apart from canopy masks that is.I hope to start it this evening.

[Dave W]

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Made a start on this yesterday.Every part has flash ,mould seams or ejector pin marks.Some parts have all three!.So I've spent a lot of time just cleaning up parts.The instrument panel is very thick.So I've thinned it a bit with a file.Then I noticed what I thought were raised circles representing instruments on the front of the instrument panel. These turned out to be ejector pin marks!.So they had to be removed.Then I fixed the after market instrument panel to a piece of plastic card,then to the back of the instrument panel.Lightening holes in cockpit bulkheads are too small.So I've enlarged them with a drill.

[flyjoe180]

Great start Dave.

[Guest]

IP is looking nice ,good catch on the injector pin marks Dave! Looking forward to seeing this build out! You buying the glue by the gallon or the case for this monster?

[Dave W]

IP is looking nice ,good catch on the injector pin marks Dave! Looking forward to seeing this build out! You buying the glue by the gallon or the case for this monster?

Don't know about glue,but I've got a tube of Squadron green for it !.

[Guest]

Nice start Dave!

I love this SSIG....we can see the different forms or build habits over the similar planes at the same time!!

Fantastic

[colin m]

Good start Dave.

[Gern]

Nice, tidy start Dave, but I see you've had to dig out the heavy duty grinder for it!

[Dave W]

Nice, tidy start Dave, but I see you've had to dig out the heavy duty grinder for it!

Yes.The last time I used it was when I built a vacform a few years ago.