dennismcc Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) Time to start my second planned build of 3 Spitfires for 2016 as the other Hobbyboss Spitfire Vb is at the paint stage, this one will be a USAAF desert Spitfire, as for the Vb I will be relying on the contents of my "Edgar" files, it's sad to think that he will not be chipping in with information, but on with the photos; Box art Contents, I will not get into too many details as I have already done so in my other build http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=59520&hl= The differences are mainly in the instructions, markings and one sprue with the Trop parts. The decals are nicely wrapped up and as I am not going to use them I have left them alone Cheers Dennis Edited October 1, 2019 by dennismcc Replaced Photobucket photos monthebiff, geedubelyer and MikeC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Go Dennis go....Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) For this build I will be using some after market resin and I hope to finish off with paint masks for the markings, first up is the excellent Barracuda parts, I've used the same p[arts on the other build and they are great. And those nice people at HPH sold me this set, the main part of which for me is the clear parts as the kit parts are wrong for a Vb Trop. And fabric seat belts, I used RB productions belts on the other kit and they were a revelation, I hope these ones are as good. These will be another new thing for me, paint masks for the camouflage finish, they must be faster than the blu tac sausages and paper that I normally use. And for the identity of the finished article I have the following to choose from, Ans so onto the build Cheers Dennis Edited October 1, 2019 by dennismcc Replaced Photobucket photos MikeC, Harold, geedubelyer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 Go Dennis go....Harv Thanks Harv, this one should go a bit faster, but I have already found myself referring to my other build to see how I did things ! Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Shall be following with interest Dennis, pretty well mirrors my build, which scheme are you thinking of going for. Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 That's a lot of juicy looking AM stuff Dennis. Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted January 24, 2016 Author Share Posted January 24, 2016 Shall be following with interest Dennis, pretty well mirrors my build, which scheme are you thinking of going for. Regards. Andy Have not decided yet Andy I will be scanning through my books looking for photos and will decide on the basis of which one I can find photos off. That's a lot of juicy looking AM stuff Dennis. Max Thanks Max, I've still got another of those great Yahu IP's on the way, plus some Quickboost exhausts, and a resin prop from the guys at Grey Matter Figures coming my way which tends to defeat the object of doing a cheap build !!! Cheers Dennis geedubelyer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 That's a super bunch of aftermarket to spruce up the base kit Dennis. I look forward to seeing how she looks. I've used HGW belts before and they look good even if they are a smidge fiddly. (I suspect I may end up getting some for my project.) Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 24, 2016 Share Posted January 24, 2016 Nice one, Den! You've certainly got enough there to whip this Hobbyboss kit into shape! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted January 25, 2016 Author Share Posted January 25, 2016 That's a super bunch of aftermarket to spruce up the base kit Dennis. I look forward to seeing how she looks. I've used HGW belts before and they look good even if they are a smidge fiddly. (I suspect I may end up getting some for my project.) Cheers. It's nice to hear that the HGW belts are good, I'm now totally converted to fabric rather than PE. Nice one, Den! You've certainly got enough there to whip this Hobbyboss kit into shape! Kev I certainly hope so Kev Cheers Dennis geedubelyer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phartycr0c Posted January 25, 2016 Share Posted January 25, 2016 That aftermarket collection is a site to behold. One question, does the Trop kit have the same rear elevator issue as the "normal" Vb i.e riveted one side "fabric" the other. Im interested to see what the aftermarket does for the kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted January 26, 2016 Author Share Posted January 26, 2016 That aftermarket collection is a site to behold. One question, does the Trop kit have the same rear elevator issue as the "normal" Vb i.e riveted one side "fabric" the other. Im interested to see what the aftermarket does for the kit. Yes the elevators are the same but I have the Exito replacements ready to go as per my Vb build, http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=59520&page=5 The HPH detail set also has replacements for the kit items. Cheers Dennis geedubelyer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted January 28, 2016 Author Share Posted January 28, 2016 (edited) On with the build, as usual I have started to cut parts from their sprues and where necessary I have mounted them ready for painting. A little bit of hole drilling and this time I will cut a slot for the bracing between the two frames before I assemble the cockpit, and make sure that I can run the seat belts through the bulkhead. Cheers Dennis Edited October 1, 2019 by dennismcc Replacing Photobucket photos geedubelyer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted January 28, 2016 Share Posted January 28, 2016 The epitome of organisation Dennis! Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 The epitome of organisation Dennis! Max Not quite I just had to rescue the oxygen bottle from my waste paper bin as it went walkies ! Cheers Dennis mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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