Airfix 1/24 Supermarine Spitfire MK VB
- Thread starter Alan 45
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Cheers folks I'm glad your enjoying it 
Dave I think I've worked out why the wings are so straight ! The underside wings are very flexible and the upper wings are not this is causing the wings to straighten so what I'm going to do is fix the underside to the fuse and let that dry overnight then tomorrow fix the upper wings to the wing roots with superglue so it drys quicker , I did a dry fitting earlier and it made them look a bit better\ said:
Sounds like a good idea.Hopefully it will work.\ said:Cheers folks I'm glad your enjoying it
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Polux
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Looking very good Alan, you are doing a lovely work!
I like it!!
I like it!!
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Deleted member 3568
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You will sort it Alan I have no doubt wish I had half you're skill set.
Something different for this time , I've painted my pilot View attachment 94317
he looks so miserable lol
View attachment 94317he looks so miserable lol
not surprised Alan , somebodys nicked his pint!!\ said:Something different for this time , I've painted my pilot
Simple question did all spitfires in North Africa have the Vokes intake ?
I have one in the kit and want to do the desert version but it doesn't fit properly so I was wondering if I can get away with the standard one
I have one in the kit and want to do the desert version but it doesn't fit properly so I was wondering if I can get away with the standard one
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noble
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You seem to have the tiger by the tail Alan it's going good keep it up.
scott
scott
Nice pilot. Like many others I've got one of these as well. I think Debenhams sold a few off cheap some time ago. Nice to see someone else run through the old dear first.
Just a little update
I've put the main pieces together now so it now looks like a spitfire View attachment 94376
my plan to make the wings more angled like it should be didn't work , the wing roots need filing back a bit to work , the theory is sound but needs work View attachment 94377
the engine panels have little guide pins on them but these actually throw the panel out and they don't fit properly so it's best to file them off and with a little bit of filing on some edges you get a pretty flush fit View attachment 94381
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Like here View attachment 94384
just some bits to fit and I can start filling the gaps and there are a few
I've put the main pieces together now so it now looks like a spitfire View attachment 94376
my plan to make the wings more angled like it should be didn't work , the wing roots need filing back a bit to work , the theory is sound but needs work View attachment 94377
the engine panels have little guide pins on them but these actually throw the panel out and they don't fit properly so it's best to file them off and with a little bit of filing on some edges you get a pretty flush fit View attachment 94381
View attachment 94383
Like here View attachment 94384
just some bits to fit and I can start filling the gaps and there are a few
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steve scan
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Looking good, the fit does not seem as bad as I remember when I first had a go at this years ago.
I'm fitting the Aboukir intake it's a better fit than the Vokes intake and I have some mesh so I'll be fitting an intake grill just to make it look betterView attachment 94398
the grillView attachment 94405
and the intake finished
the grillView attachment 94405
and the intake finished
Some great work Alan the fitting does look poor but your doing a grand job of putting it together
I believe the lack of dihedral is fairly well known with this kit. Someone somewhere will have detailed the fix, I suppose.\ said: