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Ian M

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Well it's here THE build you have all been chomping at the bit for. The 1/24 scale aircraft SIG.

12 whole months to build the best large scale aircraft you can. No need to rush it, Ask for all the help you need, and help those that ask. (Not that you need telling).

You may open your thread now and post the box art and the sprue photos and all the extra eye candy you have. (Except Alan45 he has to post his sprue shots the 1st of January, with a copy of the days paper, 'cause he said he can always cheat and start now. :P :D ;) .)

If you are mad enough to be building more than one, a separate thread for each one please.

Building may commence the first of January.!!!

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\ said:
Just posted mine Ian
Added Harrier to the title for you as GR3 is a general title 'Ground Attack' for many different aricraft. :smiling3:

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Added Harrier to the title for you as GR3 is a general title 'Ground Attack' for many different aricraft. :smiling3: Ian M
Many thanks Ian must be my age forgot to put the Harrier bit in the title
 

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Ian I will do that as I start the build :D
 

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I am impressed over the amount that have joined in! Well done.

If you so wish general chat and photos for reference of real aircraft can be posted in her so they are easy for all to find.

Your build posts and pictures in the normal place please. lol

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Dear Ian!

I posted this reply on my thread....anyway I will post here too. :smiling3:

I was looking at my reference photos, and as Barry has mentioned on his thread, the major part of the chassis is painted in green colour, not on aluminium as the airfix instructions mentioned.....

Anyone knows if is for some special reason like late version or similar....?

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Thanks for your help

Polux

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I've seen pictures of early car-door-type Typhoons with the tubing painted black. Later versions probably had the tubing aft of the firewall in interior green to speed up production. I can't provide a definitive answer Polux, just thought I'd mention that as a possibility.
 

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As there is a good few building a Spitfire V you might like to have a ganders at these photos of a restored Mk V

Done in Kiwi land over 30 it is said to be authentic as when built...

http://spitfiresite.com/2010/07/anatomy-of-spitfire-cockpit.html

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Thanks Ian,

Exactly what I was looking for.

Anyone know a place where is it possible to find tech drawings for cockpit and 45/50 Merlin (possibly free)?

TIA

Francesco
 
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Polux

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Hi.

Anyone knows if there are some wood parts on the structure, wings or fuselage on a Typhoon...? :confused:

Thanks

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The construction was I believe 'Duralumin' throughout Polux. I'm, unsure however about the propeller blades.
 

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Just to keep this simple. When done shall we not just mark the thread completed and leave them in here along with the completed photos.


It will be a lot easier to keep track of who built what and in Which SSIG it was...


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Just a heads up if any one wants to still join in. Just been in hobbycraft they aer doing me109, spitfire and huricanes for 30 quid a go
 

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Just a heads up if any one wants to still join in. Just been in hobbycraft they aer doing me109, spitfire and huricanes for 30 quid a go
You're optimistic....its taken me 11 months to get to the point where all I have to do is add aerial wire!
 

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lol, i was in there for something and saw the big pile of them, thought it was a bargain if you are after one :P
 
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