Kahunaminor Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) Well time to belly up to the bar and get back to something suitable for LSP and finally crack open on of my Tamiya Spitfires. In honour of our 100th Anniversary of the Gallipoli Landings and the birth of the ANZAC legend in 1915, it will be finished in the scheme of 485 Squadron (NZ) RAF, based at Fassberg in Germany in 1945. Coincidentally, my construction of said aircraft will be guided by the build of Dave Johnson, whose build appears in the September 2011 (issue 005) of MIM and has been an addition to the latest iteration of Tamiya's "How to Build.." series on the 1/32 Tamiya Spitfire.Enough waffle on with the obligatory pre build layout:Some marking options and accessories (I have also ordered a set of Miracle Masks from Mal as he originally did a set for Dave's build):The aftermarket emporium (I should have bought shares in Barracudacast), Master E wing barrels, RB harness and intakes and some MDC oxygen hose:The reference library (short version):Now to actually hit the books and articles to see what the fun is about and maybe put blade to plastic sometime over the next few days.Well I'm off to a cracking start...Drilled the holes in the seat frame, cut the fuselage halves from their sprues and attached the canopy retraction handle so I could say I have glued something! I also punched out some discs to fill in the mould ejection pin marks that will be visible. I have also marked out the kit area to be removed so I can install the resin starboard wall:I have also primed the metal parts.Time for a breather!Regards, Edited March 17, 2015 by Kahunaminor MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Cool project, Kent, and nice to see you building something in 1/32 again! Kev Kahunaminor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 8, 2015 Share Posted March 8, 2015 Very cool project ! Lots of goodies too.....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahunaminor Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 I have spent most of the past 48 hours pouring over references and the www for information on the Mk XVI. I did manage to actually do some work on the build. I also decided to start by putting the sidewalls to the fuselage. The kit part was ground down on the starboard side and the kit sidewall cut off the accomodate the Barracudacast piece: The port side was simply attached: I hope t add more to the sidewalls tonight before laying down some paint tomorrow. Regards, MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiner Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Nice start....I take a chair and beer to watch your job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
322SqnNL Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Ejector marks if I ever saw them, not very Tamiya-like You're off to a great start, can exactly imagine how you went through all the resources from doing my 1/72 Fujimi Spitfire that now has all the bells and whistles in the pit (see topic in non-LSP works). Kahunaminor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Great project! Dave is a personal friend and I saw his Spitfire in the flesh and it looks amazing, the photos don't do her justice! Great to see a Spitfire with a Kiwi connection Cheers Anthony Kahunaminor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahunaminor Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 Thanks fo the nice words. I have a lot to live up to as Dave has set the bench fairly high. I also want to complete this by ANZAC Day.... Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Kent very nice start on the Spit and glad to see you're grafting in the Barracuda parts. Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahunaminor Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 (edited) A little progress today... All the lightening holes have been deepened just a tad with a .80 drill bit. I have attached the MLG control to the starboard sidewall after deepening the holes to accept the wiring which will come later: I then went over the to port sidewall which doesn't have a resin insert and added some wiring and a few of the pieces such as the radio and the relocated voltage regulator: I have started on the cockpit assembly, gluing the lower seat assembly to the support and the PE armour plate: The front firewall and lower instrument panel, rudder pedals and assembly have been joined: Thanks for checking in and regards, Edited March 14, 2015 by Kahunaminor MikeC and Anthony in NZ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahunaminor Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 Slowly moving forward. Finished adding the wiring from .3 and .4 lead wire. I added some more to the starboard sidewall. I had to cannibalise my Mk VIII kit for one of the two switches just aft of the morse key. Moved the morse key forward a bit and added the fuse box just above. Gunsight selector added and all wired up. There are a couple of more wires from the fuse box to the gunsight to be added later. Added the voltage regulator and wires plus wired the fuse panel on the port sidewall: Then shot MM RAF Interior Green: Also coloured the large armour plate, control column and door interior as well as some other bits. Thanks for looking, MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahunaminor Posted March 15, 2015 Author Share Posted March 15, 2015 Worked on the seat assembly. I have a reference with an unrestored Mk XVI that shows the flare rack so in it goes: I hollowed out the flare rack holes to make them a little more realistic. The seat was painted MM Rust. The back pad will be either black or leather (I haven't decided yet). I have some small touch ups to do on the mounting points then the work on the harness before weathering. Regards, MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 That makes a change from the Boomerang Kent, I like the way you work so I'll be tuning in on this build! Max Kahunaminor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kahunaminor Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 Back again, Made a decision and painted the seat back MM leather. I will weather it with oils to try and get a more worn look then a wash to bring out the details: I addes some highlights with a Faber Castell water colour pencil (cool grey III) toi areas of the sidewalls that were Interior Green and the same (cold grey III) to the black areas. A lot of the cables were shielded so they got a touch of silver and grey. Brass fittings for the oxygen control: Same for the port side. The throttle is WEM colour coats Sky Grey: Same for the lower IP and firewalls.Picked out some instruments and a few highlights. I also added the compass mount before I forgot!: A little test run to see how it will fit together: Finally the compass in Sky Grey and MM Aircraft Interior Black (which I have used throughout): It all looks a bit stark at the moment but after a gloss coat, stencils, oil wash and dullcote it will all hopefully blend in nicely. Regards and thanks for looking, ShotMagnet and MikeC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Very nice work Kent! Looks great. Where are you getting your Model Master enamels from these days? I can't seem to find them locally anymore. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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