Still peeing down. Still in my Den!
I've finished the construction of Bader's Spitfire. Once the glue dries, I can get the paint brush out.
For a bit of variation, I have cranked the rudder over to stbd. Also, and to make life easier later, the tail planes are loose fitted, so once painted I can remove them and cut off, then omit or re-postion the two elevators.
With the arse end of the aircraft smashed off, all the control wires would be broken, causing the control surfaces to 'Do their own thing'
Lovely model to put together. No extra fitting needed. All the bits went together perfectly. Even the wing root join was spot on.
Great detail too.
Here's me man.
Because he had no legs, Bader had no use for flying boots and wore normal issue RAF trousers and shoes. I've scraped the boots off the kit pilot.
When he tried to abandoned his aircraft, his right prosthetic leg jammed behind the controls. When he eventually did bale out, his metal leg stayed in the aircraft. A flapping trouser leg will be fitted in due course.
Cheers.
Ron
