Shawn M Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 oooo need one of these as my in flight base! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 This is really different. Great project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 oooo need one of these as my in flight base! Shawn, that is a great idea! Would be really cool; go for it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn M Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 I looked into it, but yikes is that a pricey bit..looks so so nice though. Im trolling e-bay for spitfire parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Hello Ray. Did you manage to swap the parts for the cannon armed grip? It would be great to see any progress you may have made. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 OK, where was I? Sorry for the delay, Real Life got in the way: windows leaking in one place, second place flooded, and the wife is now undergoing chemotherapy. Still trying to finish my first book, too. Anyway, trying to get some work done on it. I am swapping the MG armed spade for the cannon-armed one. It is a little more classic Spitfire, in my opinion. Note I have also sawed the short post off. That is really a Hurricane style where the spade is on a tube. The Spit sits on an open trapezoidal-shaped arm. Will have to scratch something up. geedubelyer and Shaka HI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 Here is the worst part of this kit. It is supposed to be a sheet metal clamp that holds the gun camera switch. It is really thin and brittle. On both my kits (MG & cannon) it was broken during transit. Also, you are supposed to glue the piece that holds the button to the inside edge. Even by following the instructions, suggesting a pair of pins, it would be a very weak point. It would easily get broken during assembly, or by handling. So I got out the Dremel and ground it off. While I had the Dremel out, I also ground out the openings for the pneumatic piping. Probably going to need to clean those up a bit, but you get the idea. KiwiZac, Shaka HI, geedubelyer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Sorry to hear about your challenges..I'm lost for words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 To replace the clamp, I made a paper template before grinding it off. I then transferred the template to some sheet aluminum. I cut out the two halves and drilled the necessary holes. Here they are all cleaned up. I then worked them around the handle, and using some hardware that matched the kits, fastened them together. And here they are ready for paint. geedubelyer, Zero77, Whitey and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 I also thought instead of using the provided cable that you are supposed to paint like brass tubing, why not use real brass tubing? So I got some soft tubing and here is a length in place in one of the slots where it is visible on the real thing. I will put another piece in there (maybe two more) to finish that off. Hopefully it won't be so long before my next update! geedubelyer, Shaka HI, Whitey and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Terrific work, Ray! Looking great so far. Fingers crossed for your wife too, who is obviously much more important than this. Kev Bill_S, Shaka HI and geedubelyer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Very impressive Ray, I like the "multi-media" part of the build, it should look great with some paint on. Hope all goes well with Mrs Ray. Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Looking good. Just got me one of these kits and Im looking forward to hacking into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Nice work Ray! Really hope all goes well with the 'real life challenges'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 Thanks, guys! Hope to have another update later this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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