Chris/Germany Posted June 7, 2004 Author Share Posted June 7, 2004 Not really close to be finished but i think most of you guys know this "syndrome": hardest work is done and you´re in the stage of preparing youre bird and some parts to be decaled and then this voice inside your head is wispering:......do a test-fit, I must see....I must see......MUST SEE!...............so I did it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolie Posted June 7, 2004 Share Posted June 7, 2004 And its looking gorgeous Chris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vernon Posted June 8, 2004 Share Posted June 8, 2004 A stunner Chris, well done that man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris/Germany Posted June 18, 2004 Author Share Posted June 18, 2004 puhhh.....although this build was a challenge because of it´´ s conversion I think I´ve been infected with the "spitfire-syndrome": have decided to start the second old MATCHBOX Mk24 and got a Hase Spit from a club comrade with a Paragon conversion set to to a MK XIV Bubbletop.......should I call my psycho-doc? Chris Wimmer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris/Germany Posted June 18, 2004 Author Share Posted June 18, 2004 other side... Chris Wimmer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris/Germany Posted June 18, 2004 Author Share Posted June 18, 2004 Backside.... Chris Wimmer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 I am not a Spitfire fan, but that is your best build yet sir, just sweet and clean, really nicely done. I would so love to see a movie of those props spinning though Does your camera do movies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris/Germany Posted June 19, 2004 Author Share Posted June 19, 2004 Yes, she does, I though about that too, but I´m not a specialist in this, only know that she´s doin´short films as AVI´s and the size is a few megs then and I´m not very familiar with compressing or resizing video-clips without loosing quality, any help from outthere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisS Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 I can resize it and convert it if you want to do one and send it to me. Would be cool to show it working. Let me know~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted June 19, 2004 Share Posted June 19, 2004 Chris, wirklich irre, toll......oh and btw...you are insane, spit-insane.....) Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcauchi Posted June 21, 2004 Share Posted June 21, 2004 I see you are also infected with the spitfire bug. Well, it has gotten to me quite a long time ago and I can assure you it is a pleasant bug to be infcted with. Great work Chris though I think some of the interior colors are not quite right unless it is the light playing tricks. I hope you don;t mind my pointing out. Its, one lovely stremlined mark of the spit and looks really fast and powerful. Also, you don;t see many modelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris/Germany Posted June 21, 2004 Author Share Posted June 21, 2004 Thanx Brian, maybe you´re right with the interior colours but i did not have any reference ( very hard to find for late mark Spits) than the walkaround from the ARC ( MK24) and the colours of the fresh restaured Seafire flying in Montana which both show this kind of green. Maybe it should have been a little bit brighter with a touch of a light blue......but anyway, she´s a nice one, as you stated she´s looking very fast with her long nose and the design of the late mark spits, especially MK 22/24, is very beautyfull. Was a lot of work with this conversion but also lots of fun and in the end that´s what it should be.... thanx again, cheers Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfgesquire Posted August 19, 2004 Share Posted August 19, 2004 Chris, I was truly inspired by your work, so much so that I went out and purchased the Airfix 1/48 Seafire Mk 46/47 kit. (1/48??? Oh my!) Anyway, the intructions state the following: "The two final versions, the Mks. 46 and 47, were the navalised equivalents of the Spitfire Mks. 22 and 24; although both of these Seafires featured contra-rotating propellors and could carry cameras for the reconnaissance role, the Seafire F/FR.47s also had a chin mounted air intake, folding wings and short barrelled cannons." The kit also shows that the outboard flaps were split at the wingfold, meaning that each wing's flap was in three pieces. As for the windscreen, the windscreen you used is the one called for on the Mk 46, and the more rounded one is used on the Mk 47. So for what it's worth now, to look at your finished model, it looks like a Mk 46 with a Mk 47 chin intake - this according to Airfix. Unfortunately, sometimes a good reference for building these old 1/32nd kits is a new 1/48th kit! The Airfix kit was only $15 at Squadron mail order. Where was I two months ago!!! Keep up the awesome work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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