1/24 spitfire MK1A

[colin m]

I see great things happening here.

 

[mobear]

small update View attachment 56402and now putting engine bits together View attachment 56403 i think i made it easier to put the mounts and stuff together because of cutting it off the fuse,for some reason yesterday i was agitated :bash: and only worked on it for a couple of hours

mobear

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[mobear]

started to add pipe work to the engine next will be firewall wiring and hydraulic lines and electrical View attachment 56500will this do for now lol

mobear

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[treyzx10r]

The Mill looks really sharp Ole, impressive work for sure!

 

[mobear]

i changed the engine detailing and colours also added rivet detail to the tank View attachment 56625View attachment 56626View attachment 56627,i like it much better now,just abit more weathering on the tank to give the rivets more detail,and thnx for the CA glue idea

mobear

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[Caledonia]

Hi Ole, Just caught up with this one, you've certainlly given yourself a challenge, looks great so far. Derek

 

[mobear]

okay the bits and pieces of the engine are done View attachment 56648View attachment 56649.still need to put the exhausts on but that can be done later,also added weights over where the rear wheel will beView attachment 56650

mobear

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[Polux]

Love this build Ole.

Fantastic work so far mate!

Polux

 

[Kressy13]

This is coming along really well mate. Keep at it.

Cheers

Kresten

 

[papa 695]

A very busy not so little build going on there Ole, keep up the good work and keep those pictures coming

 

[mobear]

done the harness today,made the old style sutton harness,used old ribbon dyed it brownish,and attached it to a strut which was hard lol here you go some pics View attachment 56690View attachment 56691also done a dry fit to see what it looked like heres some more pics View attachment 56692View attachment 56693all comments wlcm

mobear

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[treyzx10r]

Loving this Ole ,had to go back and look at all the pics again ! Keep up the great stuff eagerly awaiting the next update,cheers Trey

 

[Vajled]

like it... nice work so far

 

[Ian M]

You're giving this the beans Ole. Its looking very good indeed.

Ian M

 

[CDW]

I'm still impressed .....

...... that is all

 

[mobear]

thnx fellas,will be on hold for a couple of days,i lost my duck egg paint lol,though there are bits i can scratch together for the wings and airbrakes

mobear

 

[CDW]

i lost my duck egg paint lol

Is that another of your hobbies then Ole .... painting duck eggs ????

I've got my coat ......TAXI !!!!

 

[Vajled]

Is that another of your hobbies then Ole .... painting duck eggs ????

LOOOOOOOL... I just try to imagine that... LOOOL

 

[mobear]

what you quackin about?you think i`m quackers?well i might just be lol

 

[colin m]

I was just thinking to myself how good this is going to be when finished, then thought - wings, what are the wings like ? Are we going to see opened up wings and machine guns ?