Totalize Posted May 18, 2017 Author Share Posted May 18, 2017 Thanks guys, Just got back from my vacation to Punta Cana and started a new job so haven't had any bench time thus far. Long weekend coming up here in Canada so I hope to get back on the bench and post some updates. Cheers,Dave. mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 (edited) Revealing picture regarding the riveting along the fuselage of the Spitfire. Flush rivets in the nose fuselage and mushroom rivets starting right aft the cockpit. This was a deep discussion between Aerodynamics and Manufacturing groups, design right in the middle of the discussion waiting to execute the engineering drawings. Extensive flight test were done measuring speed and simulating mushroom rivets with split peas bonded to the skin in order to find a good compromise to speed up production because mushroom rivets are easier to smash. Supermarine determined such arrangement of riveting. Aerodynamics with flush rivets in the forward fuselage was more impacted than the aft fuse. On the wings there were no negotiations, Beverley Shenstone probably persuaded top managment that the architecture of the wing was the heart of the good performance of the Spitfire. Cheers I am about to put on the domed rivets for the aircraft using the Archer set. The Tamiya "How to" build the Revell Spitfire has the domed rivets going past the cockpit to the front of the fuselage above the wing root. In looking at some pictures on line and this does not look correct. It seems all the rivets from the cockpit forward were flush? Any input would be much appreciated. Edited May 19, 2017 by Maurice mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totalize Posted May 30, 2017 Author Share Posted May 30, 2017 (edited) Okay guys, Here are a couple of shots of the starboard domed riveting work now complete. I also added the additional bulges and intake scoop on the starboard side use epoxy putty. The darkened areas of some of the panel lines was the result of me giving it a primer coat using the Sytnl Rez acrylic primer. I decided to try this stuff based on a review of it by Will Pattison who raved about it on Youtube as I want to get away from my tried and true tamiya lacquer primer. due its toxic nature. I did this before I started the riveting and wiped the fuselage down with ISO alcohol before priming. I primed with said primer and came back to it 24 hours later. I tried the tape pull test similar to what Will did. i.e. put a piece of tape on and rip it off then a piece of tape and lift the corner and remove in a peel back motion. Well I was frankly surprised. Both tape removal attempts removed huge pieces of the primer to the bare plastic. Not good at all. So, I got out the old ISO alcohol and striped this crappy primer off the fuselage. For me the jury is still out on acrylic primers. Damn I wish I could find one that works as well as a lacquer primer but perhaps I am whistling in the wind on that one. Edited June 10, 2017 by Totalize Shaka HI, Fooesboy, Guyman1 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 I see the ends of the wing fillet in your kit is also rounded off, the same as on mine and the Mk IX, so shimming is needed to close the gap when the wings are fitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totalize Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 (edited) More update picture of the riveting now complete and wings mounted. Crees, yes that's an issue with this kit. Se last picture below showing the gaps. the one on the port side is not too too bad but the one on right is quite pronounced. Edited June 10, 2017 by Totalize Gazzas, Kendzior and Shaka HI 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totalize Posted June 10, 2017 Author Share Posted June 10, 2017 Time to add some resin accessories to this build. Here I replaced the incorrect kit oil cooler and radiator with the Barracuda resin parts. I dremneled out the radiator area on the wing and also drilled out a hole on the oil cooler side (not shown) to add the intake section of the oil cooler. Shaka HI and sandokan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totalize Posted June 10, 2017 Author Share Posted June 10, 2017 (edited) Next up was to add some additional details to the radiator. On the front of the radiator I added the L-shaped Fuel vent using a piece of 1.2mm lead wire that I glued to its housing that I punched out with my punch and die set. I also added a line of positive rivets to the area as well. Edited June 10, 2017 by Totalize TorbenD, MikeC and sandokan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totalize Posted June 10, 2017 Author Share Posted June 10, 2017 (edited) On the rear of the radiator I added the warming ducts using some 1.2mm plastic rod. These ducts fed warm air from the radiator to the eight .303 Machine guns to prevent them from freezing at altitude. I also added the brackets on the radiator flap with some plastic rod and grandt line bolts. There was a noticeable gap between the sides of flap and the radiator itself so I traced the outline of the flap sides on some thing plastic stock,cut, shaped and added them to the sides of the flap. The flap now fit properly. I also added the missing bolts on the sides of the radiator that hold the flap in place. Other updates on previous page. Edited June 10, 2017 by Totalize 109, sandokan, coogrfan and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totalize Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 I am looking for some drawings or information on the 3 blade rotol prop. Anyone have some drawings showing how the props were aligned? Dave. coogrfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totalize Posted June 15, 2017 Author Share Posted June 15, 2017 (edited) Primed. The exhaust is the kit part and just dry fitted. I will be replacing it with a set from Quickboost. The stabs are also just dry-fitted as is the Department of Correction Resin Rotol Prop & spinner. Fuselage panel lines re-scribed after priming. The time for paint draweth nigh. Edited June 15, 2017 by Totalize sandokan, MikeC, Shaka HI and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 That looks great! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totalize Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 That looks great! Kev Thanks very much Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totalize Posted June 23, 2017 Author Share Posted June 23, 2017 Well, I decided that I want to try the marble method for this build. I believe the technique has been around since the 90's (you veterans would know best) and its been reconstituted recently by modelers like by Matt McDougall and others. Matt calls it black basing.Here are some pictures of my work.Pic 1. Base coat of Stynlrez Black primer and initial coat. I Used Tamiya Sky for this part. Looks like crap at this point. See below why I chose this colour.Pic 2. Continuing with the Tamiya Sky I continued to merge the 2 colours but not completely. As you can see my spray mottling is kind of large compared to some of the other marbling I have seen. Looks more like a pattern of a Whale Shark than a marble pattern but not too worried. You can see the right side has more mottling and is the final coat. The left side still needs to be done. Starting to look better.Pic 3. Blend coat. Here's where I tie everything together with a diluted coat of Mr. Color Duck Egg Green. The Tamiya Sky is a bit darker and greener than the Mr. Color Version of Sky type S which I think provides some degree of colour shift between the two. Hard to see with the camera but more evident with the human eye. tomv87, moksha, sandokan and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totalize Posted June 24, 2017 Author Share Posted June 24, 2017 (edited) Thanks very much. Uppers surface camo laid out and some marbling done with RLM 79 Sand Brown, Propeller Brown, Cockpit green. All done using Mr. Color Lacquers. Edited June 24, 2017 by Totalize sandokan, Derek B, Shaka HI and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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