Spitfire Mk.XVI (Revell 1:48)

[AlasdairGF]

OK advice needed. Have had a disaster with my Spit XVI. Started this back in April, and while it was a problematic build pretty much from the get-go, things took a turn for the worse when my wife dropped something on it in a cleaning frenzy. Result:

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You can see also the trouble I'd been having with the wing root, as well as my pride & joy of this build, the cockpit, which seemed to have worked really well...

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So, what I want to ask is, how recoverable do you think this is? The fitting of the engine block onto the fuselage mounts was tricky even before the breakage, and trying to dry-fit it as it is reveals something of an issue that I'm not sure how to resolve...

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As you can see, the whole engine is way out of whack with the rest of the plane, and no amount of fiddling seems to get it all to line up. I'm loathe to give up on this - but at the same time, I really don't want to waste ages and ages on a hopeless task.

So - what do you all reckon? Cut my losses? Or just man up & get the job done?

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(Oh, and that very front piece is upside down, too!)

 

[John Huggins]

Alasdair, where there's a will there's a way, keep at it & it will all come together in the end.

John

 

[Ian M]

Cut the upside-down front bit off drill it and make a new propshaft. The two motor mount frames fit in the notch and that should line it up. Check with the panels to see that things are lining up.

Ian M

 

[steve scan]

Agree with above, when this sort of thing happens to me I tell myself that I am modeller not just a builder and get stuck in, it is very satisfying when you succeed, good luck.

 

[flyjoe180]

Correct it Alasadair, seems there is more than one way to do it. Otherwise go without an engine and create a propeller attachment inside the nose and cement the cowls in position.

 

[AlasdairGF]

Right - seems like the advice is pretty clear: put yer big boy pants on and get it sorted. Fair enough.

Now. Where did I pack my big boy pants?

 

[Ray Scheller]

Build a dio around a crashed Spit. You're already half way home.

Ray

 

[Stuart H]

I'm with Ray, crash scene diorama or maybe even turn her into a barnyard/scrapyard find?? How about some kinda crane hoisting the engine out?

 

[rickoshea52]

Don't bother with the engine and just fir the cowl.