discussion Airfix 1/24 Supermarine Spitfire MK VB

[Dave W]

Looking good Alan.Looks like your on top of all the problems so far.

 

[Alan 45]

Cheers folks I'm glad your enjoying it

Looking good Alan.Looks like your on top of all the problems so far.

Dave I think I've worked out why the wings are so straight ! The underside wings are very flexible and the upper wings are not this is causing the wings to straighten so what I'm going to do is fix the underside to the fuse and let that dry overnight then tomorrow fix the upper wings to the wing roots with superglue so it drys quicker , I did a dry fitting earlier and it made them look a bit better

 

[Dave W]

Cheers folks I'm glad your enjoying it Dave I think I've worked out why the wings are so straight ! The underside wings are very flexible and the upper wings are not this is causing the wings to straighten so what I'm going to do is fix the underside to the fuse and let that dry overnight then tomorrow fix the upper wings to the wing roots with superglue so it drys quicker , I did a dry fitting earlier and it made them look a bit better

Sounds like a good idea.Hopefully it will work.

 

[Guest]

Looking very good Alan, you are doing a lovely work!

I like it!!

 

[Guest]

You will sort it Alan I have no doubt wish I had half you're skill set.

 

[flyjoe180]

Nice progress Alan

 

[Alan 45]

Something different for this time , I've painted my pilot View attachment 94317

he looks so miserable lolView attachment 207340

 

[yak face]

Something different for this time , I've painted my pilot View attachment 95403he looks so miserable lol

not surprised Alan , somebodys nicked his pint!!

 

[Alan 45]

Simple question did all spitfires in North Africa have the Vokes intake ?

I have one in the kit and want to do the desert version but it doesn't fit properly so I was wondering if I can get away with the standard one

 

[Guest]

You seem to have the tiger by the tail Alan it's going good keep it up.

scott

 

[colin m]

Nice pilot. Like many others I've got one of these as well. I think Debenhams sold a few off cheap some time ago. Nice to see someone else run through the old dear first.

 

[stona]

Simple question did all spitfires in North Africa have the Vokes intake ?I have one in the kit and want to do the desert version but it doesn't fit properly so I was wondering if I can get away with the standard one

They all had a tropical filter, Vokes or Aboukir.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Alan 45]

They all had a tropical filter, Vokes or Aboukir.Cheers

Steve

Cheers Steve ive got the Aboukir so I can put that one on as it fits better

 

[Alan 45]

Just a little update

I've put the main pieces together now so it now looks like a spitfire View attachment 94376

my plan to make the wings more angled like it should be didn't work , the wing roots need filing back a bit to work , the theory is sound but needs work View attachment 94377

the engine panels have little guide pins on them but these actually throw the panel out and they don't fit properly so it's best to file them off and with a little bit of filing on some edges you get a pretty flush fit View attachment 94381

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Like here View attachment 94384

just some bits to fit and I can start filling the gaps and there are a few
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[Guest]

Looking good, the fit does not seem as bad as I remember when I first had a go at this years ago.

 

[Alan 45]

I'm fitting the Aboukir intake it's a better fit than the Vokes intake and I have some mesh so I'll be fitting an intake grill just to make it look betterView attachment 94398

the grillView attachment 94405

and the intake finishedView attachment 207421

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[papa 695]

Some great work Alan the fitting does look poor but your doing a grand job of putting it together

 

[Dave W]

Coming along nicely Alan.I can see Im going to have problems with the fit of that wing.

 

[flyjoe180]

Nice work so far Alan, you're going to need a lot of filler though

 

[colin m]

Coming along nicely Alan.I can see Im going to have problems with the fit of that wing.

I believe the lack of dihedral is fairly well known with this kit. Someone somewhere will have detailed the fix, I suppose.