1/24 spitfire MK1A

[Sky Raider]

Yep. you could have saved some money if you only wanted half the kit lol. Looking forward to the end result mate.

Andy

 

[treyzx10r]

Great start Ole ,thats major surgery for sure!

 

[flyjoe180]

Wow Ole, this is going to be a fascinating build!

 

[papa 695]

And i thought i was bad cutting up my Lancaster Ole. a very nice start will watch with a twisted fascination

 

[mobear]

put it this way fellas if it had cost £50 then this would never happen,but i got it for the princely sum of £23.99,so really i`m mad but not certifiable :badcomputer1: YET!!!

mobear

 

[Scuff]

I am looking forward to seeing this one take shape. I'm hoping to learn a lot as I haven't really ventured into building bits from scratch.

 

[mobear]

hi graham ive only done 4 models since joining here,but this scratch building is just the bees knees,big models are just waiting for a refit,and though sometimes taxing and time consuming,is really fun,and there are lots of reference pics everywhere on the web.So you just take the bull by the horns and go for it lol

mobear

 

[mobear]

here the work so far added rib detail and made top fuel tank View attachment 55976View attachment 55977 more updates as build progresses

mobear

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[Kressy13]

Hi mate. This is an interesting idea and will look awesome when it is done. Will be watching for sure.

Cheers

Kresten

 

[mobear]

another update gubbings from wing root and transmitter,fuel tanks are done but not painted yet View attachment 56003View attachment 56004if you want to see the tanks just ask?

mobear

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[treyzx10r]

Yes lets see the tanks! This is looking great Ole !

 

[mobear]

okay here you go and another view of the wing root View attachment 56005View attachment 56006they are all made from plastic card and stretched sprue,took me awhile as measuring is not my strong suite

mobear

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[Polux]

Looking good so far Ole!!

Keep up the good work.

Polux

 

[treyzx10r]

Tanks look great Ole,nice scratchin'

 

[mobear]

hey people,you know i work on a strict budget,well i need some helpful hints on an easy way to put rivet detailing on some of the parts,all answers will be tried lol

mobear

 

[Sky Raider]

Nice progress Ole.

Andy

 

[phalinmegob]

i read somewhere about the cartridges in water filters, they are full of tiny balls and the idea is to just start a hole with a drill bit, just a couple of turns and then drop one of these tiny balls in so it sits proud. all a bit useless if you dont have a water filter cartridge

 

[mobear]

hmmmm very cool idea,sadly i have normal filters in my fishtank, darn!

mobear

 

[CDW]

go buy some fine fishing lead shot for pole fishing..... they're tiny.... they're already split so you can cut them totally in half with a scalpel and get two rivet heads from each one

 

[mobear]

thnx for the ideas,i have painted the tanks without rivet detail tell me what you think if they are okay i`ll go with it,if not then i`ll have to make another rounded tank View attachment 56056,please be honest about this as i`m in a quandry

mobear

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