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PCM Spit XIV-FINISHED


moksha

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Hi All,
not sure on the specific plane yet but keen to stop rummaging in the box and start work on what looks to me like a bit of a beauty.
I've booked some leave starting tomorrow & off I'll go.
Meantime here's a pic of the box !

Cheers

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Cool!

 

If this is anything like the PCM Mk IX I turned into a Mk XIV (with the help of RB Productions conversion of course), it really is a VERY nice kit.

 

No mass run alignment pegs or anything like that, but the fit and accuracy were great, and the included resin and color PE was a really nice touch.

 

looking forward to some progress!

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All, thanks for the words of encouragement-I was called into work today so start on this delayed a bit. It's made me more impatient to get on with it !

 

Brian-I reckon it's more or less the same kit with some lumps and bumps added to depict the griffon goodness (forgive me spit dudes
:)
).

I've been to your thread(s) and read with great interest, some of the pics have gone to the photobucket in the sky unfortunately but the info and queries threads 'll help a lot (retractable tail wheel etc)

cheers!
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  • 1 month later...

Derek & Marus--thank you for the kind words.

 

We're off..

Well the leave got cancelled and real life's slowed me down -but at last some (small) progress!

 

Here are a few shots of what PCM give you

the Resin's pretty nice:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The plastic ..fuse and wings are rendered beautifully..plastic's on the soft side, but detail's not impaired which is ok ;)

 

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The Brass is Class ~ ok it's not brass but you get the gist

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And the instructions are printed super clearly..though as I found they can be ...vague !

 

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cont....

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the IP-you have a choice of plastic or PE

Since there were no instrument decals I went with IP

 

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The PE is coloured--a kind of blue grey...looked wrong so repainted with Citadel black ink

 

 

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So having got the IP sorted for now I moved onto the rest of the cockpit-walls

 

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Seat - I wanted a fairly scuffed seat so I could play with hairspray :)

Undercoats

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Glossy coat = new leather.. over hairspray

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scuffing with brush and toothpick + some PE belts inthe offing..

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So the seat was too wide and the armour plate behind it...too wide to fit between those lovely resin cockpit walls. So I adjusted the plate by thinning it in depth and width before attaching to the frame and seat

 

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Control Column :

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Apologies for the photo quality -banished to the shed and using a mobile

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Nice work, box art brings back old memories - I've liked the MkXIV, ever since I built the original Frog offering with V-1 missile.

Look forward to seeing more.

 

;-) I never saw that model but the pic of the Spit and V1 is what sold me on this kit when I was wavering ! Thanks for looking in SinuheH !

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While the cockpit dries/gets hacked for final fit I did some more dry fitting of the fuse and wings

The fuse halves join ok (note to self include tailwheel before closing up -not shown in instructions -)

The wings join ok top and bottom with plenty of room for the resin wheel bays.

 

But there's a wee gap between wing and wing root ;-) (It's not too clear on this pic but the detail on the wings -top and bottom is excellently represented-I'm going to be very careful trying not to eliminate or disfigure it when sanding...

 

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So I painted some exhausts whiile stirring up some filler..

 

 

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more later as my new leave is booked... -)

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