Navy Elephant Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Does any reader have any suggestions as to: Best Tamiya donor kit, OR if not Tamiya then whose? Who does a conversion kit - with Griffon engine profile nose, arrestor hook (A frame or Stinger tail), other required external/visually obvious changes (e.g. air intake, radiators etc.) Foolish plan or possible to achieve without massive heart ache? Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I can't help you with your questions, but I'd like to say: welcome aboard! I'm sure one of our more knowledgeable members will be along soon with some answers for you. Kev Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3Putt Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Here's a nice scratchbuilt conversion of a Tamiya Spitfire to a Seafire 47 with fantastic drawings. Actually if you peruse this person's site there are a bunch of fantastic builds and his drawings seem pretty darn good. Not aware of any specific conversion sets but others may know more. Hope this helps, Bob http://www.geocities.jp/yoyuso/spit47/spit47e-1.html Harold, cbk57 and reconspit 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 AA Models - you can find them on ebay - produce a few Seafire conversations, intended for the Revell kit, but should be able to use on the far superior Tamiya offering. If the Seafire you wish to model has a retractable tail wheel, go with the Mk.VIII, if fixed, Mk.IX, the ailerons are different between the two, so that would be something else to check, but I think both kits have either option. Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 (edited) Grey Matter Figures do a Seafire XV conversion for the Hasegawa V kit. It may be a good starting point but I don't know how well the nose would match up. The VIII has both short and full span ailerons but the IX only has the full span ones. Hope that helps. Carl Edited October 24, 2017 by BloorwestSiR MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 You might want to look at the Revell 1/32 Spit Mk 9 as a basis for these conversion , Its a Lot easier to cut up £25 a kit than a £100 one I built a Seafire XV using the AA Spitfire Mk12 conversion, along with various Grey Matter bits , but the AA full Seafire set is a much better option these days ColinR nmayhew and MikeC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Jim Brown does conversions for the Seafire 15 and 17, I *think* he sells as AA on ebay but I'm not certain. I have a review here on LSP for the seafire 15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Elephant Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 Thank you all for the welcome and recommendations. I agree with the recommendation for using Revell vs Tamiya. Tamiya is a know quantity and some of the early Mk IX and VIII kits are appearing on-line for not a lot of money. Which means I know what I am getting! Evil Bay is my next stop. Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justjim1 Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Hi navy Elephant I make two conversions for the Seafire MKXV and the MKXVII these are available direct from me on ebay . regards Jim http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/lroybrownmodels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Elephant Posted November 6, 2017 Author Share Posted November 6, 2017 Justjim 1 - many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 Very frankly, I do not recommend either the Tamiyas kit for another reason: the surface details. The Tamiya ones are so fine that adding resin parts, scribing new lines and sanding will probably not result in an even look in spite of the best efforts. Moreover, if you do not want to expose the engine, you are losing a lot of the benefits of the kit. I have a PRXI and a Mk XII on my desk and concluded quickly that the Revell kits are a far better option in spite of the fact I have the Japanese kits. I put part of the saved money in Brassin cockpits, wheels and exhausts and Eduard LG well details. Alburymodeler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alburymodeler Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 ^^^^^^ is why we need either a totally new conversion for late Spitfire/Seafires which is matched to the Tamiya kit, or a totally new kit. Even putting non detailed resin bits onto the not quite so great Revell kit would result in a mismatch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamF Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 (edited) As I've said before I'm working on a detailed Griffon set long and short with cowlings which will be a drop in set for the Tamiya Spitfire. The master parts as usual are CNC machined with engraved lines (also CNC machined) to match the manufacturered quality of the kit parts. I'll be releasing them about march next year. Graham Edited November 7, 2017 by GrahamF Shoggz, BloorwestSiR, Alburymodeler and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 ^^^^^^ is why we need either a totally new conversion for late Spitfire/Seafires which is matched to the Tamiya kit, or a totally new kit. Even putting non detailed resin bits onto the not quite so great Revell kit would result in a mismatch. Indeed but at least it is possible to match the panel lines and rivets with a little bit of patience. It is totally impossible to do that by hand on a Tamiya lit as the rivets are too shallow. Do not ask me how I know! I did experiments for ages... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted November 7, 2017 Share Posted November 7, 2017 As I've said before I'm working on a detailed Griffon set long and short with cowlings which will be a drop in set for the Tamiya Spitfire. The master parts as usual are CNC machined with engraved lines (also CNC machined) to match the manufacturered quality of the kit parts. I'll be releasing them about march next year. Graham I know some think my request is silly but may we please have a propeller that rotates? Props that don't turn remind me of my efforts as a seven year old. Tony, hoping to turn a XVIe into a bubble top five-bladed Griffon mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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