discussion Eduard 1/72 Spitfire IXc

[Jim R]

Hi Pete
The cockpit looks great and I'm glad you got the fit sorted. Funnily enough on my 1/48 version my cockpit fitted between the two fuselage halves OK but would not go in square.
Jim

 

[stillp]

Woo-hoo! Pilot's headrest made and fitted, cockpit in place and fuselage halves joined!
View attachment 313835
Wings tomorrow, I hope.

Pete

 

[Guest]

Pete.
Boy that's some clamp ! Nice to see every effort being employed to beat it into shape .:thumb2:
John.

 

[Guest]

Treat 'em mean and they respect you.
It's the only way.

 

[stillp]

Boy that's some clamp !

That's one of the small ones in the set! Wolfcraft woodworking clamps.

Pete

 

[stillp]

Well, the wing/fuselage joint looks fine on one side:
View attachment 314148
The other side, not so good:
View attachment 314149
Going to need some serious scraping to get that to fit. Of course it all fitted just fine before I glued the cockpit in!

Pete

 

[colin m]

Looking nice. As for bits not fitting, I don't feel right if I'm not surrounded by polystyrene scrappings !

 

[Jim R]

Hi Pete
That fit does look pretty bad. I am sure that you will sort it - sanding and clamping :smiling5:
Jim

 

[Guest]

Good luck. This sort of challenge makes you stronger.
Keep persevering.

 

[stillp]

Thanks Colin, Jim, Dave.
Well, after much scraping(and swearing) the wing roots now fit. The area at the back of the wing under the fuselage is a bit of a problem, having to force it into place then add some Extra Thin. It's getting there though. Photos later.
I'm amazed that gunsight has (so far) survived all the rough handling!

Pete

 

[Guest]

Well done. For keeping control if nothing else.
Revell's Hurricane was very similar.

 

[stillp]

Thanks for the warning Dave, I have one of those in the stash!

Pete

 

[colin m]

I'm amazed that gunsight has (so far) survived all the rough handling

Oh no, don't worry. That will drop off at the end of the build, right down into the bottom of the fuselage -gone forever.

 

[stillp]

:smiling3::smiling3::smiling3:

 

[Guest]

Thanks for the warning Dave, I have one of those in the stash!

Pete

It's the Hurricane IIC, 1/72nd.
When the wings go onto the fuselage there's quite a misalignment.
Otherwise it's a nice kit.

 

[stillp]

Yes, that's the one I've got, in a set with paints, brush, and glue.

Pete

 

[stillp]

Starting to look like a Spit now:
View attachment 314190

 

[Guest]

A vertical bank!

 

[Steve Jones]

Shame about the poor fit but it looks like you have overcome the issues. Looking great

 

[stillp]

A little more progress:
View attachment 314910
I'm planning to build it with the canopy and door open, but I'll use the closed canopy and door, temporarily stuck in with Maskol, to mask off the cockpit. The door is already fitted in the photo above.
Next task is to paint the underside, and the parts that need painting Sky before assembly (radiator covers, u/c doors, tailwheel leg). Actually I think I should paint the white stripes first, as I'm going to do one of these schemes, probably the Tangmere one on the left. Anyone know how wide the invasion stripes should be?

Pete