1/24 spitfire MK1A

[mobear]

yes open wings with the guns on show plus cabling for trigger,also the the hot water dispersal for the icing up of the wings and hydraulic lines for undercarriage, control lines.(what have i started arrrrrrghhhhhhhhhhhhh)lol,must admit this build is fun,though taxing with the amount of stuff ive lost coughing,sneezing and exhaling lol

mobear

 

[michaelm]

Been watching this Ole, getting more impressive with every update, really fantastic job. I'm glued to this. M

 

[yak face]

Ole , you da man!! Stunning work , mate ,i love this build! cheers tony

 

[Sky Raider]

Wow Ole, you are moving on with this one, i missed loads of posts. Nice work mate.

Andy

 

[backonthecase]

Christ on a bike mate, this is stunning! That's the kind of genius normally associated with mental health issues lol! Well maybe after you're done you'll be insane, wouldn't blame you!!

BRILLIANT work mate, and you're just down the road from me too! Stick the kettle on I'm coming to see it first hand! haha!

Stuart

 

[Doggy]

It is pretty amazing.

 

[mobear]

here we go again,now with the wings started gun mounts and framing here you go View attachment 57367View attachment 57368 also landing gear wells View attachment 57369having never done it before was quite errrmmm,then it hit me lol,also the airbrakes are made View attachment 57370,hope you all like it

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[Kressy13]

This is looking amazing mate. Truly great work so far. These wings should look pretty good all open. Keep it up.

Cheers

Kresten

 

[papa 695]

Stunning work so far Ole just stunning

 

[yak face]

great stuff ole , keep at it matey! cheers tony

 

[CDW]

I'm with Stuart, i'm going to nip over the bridge to see this first hand ...... and to make sure you're not just nickin' pictures off the t'interweb .... kettle on mate !!!

 

[Caledonia]

It only gets better Ole, going to look fantastic when finished. Derek

 

[mobear]

you are more than wlcm colin doors always open brrrrrrrrrrrrr

mobear

 

[geegad]

nice scratching mo..this is one of them models ive gotta build..look forward to seeing more of your work buddy

 

[stona]

Good stuff Ole.

Your airbrakes are flaps,giving extra lift for landing. They were not usually used for take off on Spitfires.

Cheers

Steve

 

[Dave W]

Some superb scratch building going on here Ole.You will have to do the Airfix 109E or Stuka after this one!.

 

[mobear]

thnx people,steve can they be left in the open position when it is at rest? i would like to leave them down for show.well i have managed to finish the guns framing guns are in place just having to lay the trigger wires and hot water lines aileron actuators and other bits,only on one wing though otherwise i will go mad lol heres pics of guns and framing View attachment 57409View attachment 57410

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[stona]

If you want them down then have them down,maybe they need a bit of maintenance

Cheers

Steve

 

[mobear]

okay have been working on a hydraulic ram for the undercarriage only on one wheel though as two would have drove me mad but this film is for Colin who laid down the challenge lol View attachment 57531View attachment 57532,once i get the small video uploaded colin will see it moves lol

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[mobear]

[video=facebook;125217624319607]http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=125217624319607&set=vb.100004941093054 &type=2&theater this is video moving hopefully

mobear