spacewolf

Awesome, Vaughn! How much did this kit cost you?
 
Kev

I have been slowly working away at it, adding scratch built and aftermarket details....used Airscales WW I instrument decals.
 

 

 

Hey all, been a long while sense I have been on here but I had to share. I first saw this kit late last year, a chap in Taiwan was just kicking off his business. He mostly makes parts/ extras for kits but he was about to put out this kit and I jumped at it.
 

 

 
The detail was insane !!
 

 

 

 
Needless to say the Muse bit hard ! I had to have it !!
 
 
 
 

Amazing and very ambitious build ! I like your spinner fix, I used something similar on a model and it turned out well. Keep up the great work !
 
Cheers
 
Vaughn

Mine is at the post office !! Picking it up after work !

Link, and of course all the money stays in the Ukraine.

IIRC most differences probably wouldn't be too difficult to model - French instruments, Vickers gun offset to port with a small windscreen to the right of the
gun, slightly different cowling panels etc. The way the bombs were loaded and stored in the fuselage was also different on French-built machines. The very early French aircraft came from British stocks and had RAF wires instead of cables. I think the French used the Le Rhone 9Jb engine, and the British used the Clerget 9Z but I'd have to check my references.
 
The other thing to note about French-built 'Strutters' - they were not clear-doped/beige as is often depicted. They were either aluminium-doped or camouflaged.

Hi Guys 
I am Ok and as Tim mentioned I'm far from the earthquake zone and I didn't even feel the earthquake.
However, the earthquake zone is quite wide and the destruction is huge. An area of approximately 400 km was severely affected. Two earthquakes of magnitude 7.8 and 7.6 occurred 9 hours apart. This is not usual. Turkey is an earthquake country, but it is still not ready. Especially buildings. Most of them were not built according to regulations. This greatly increases both damage and loss of life. To avoid this, the mentality needs to change completely, as Japan did. A large number of specialist rescue teams came from abroad and they are working now. People are still being rescued from the rubble. Unfortunately, the death toll is very high. Thank you very much for your interest and messages.

I have been working on the fuselage paint and some weathering, you can see the sub assemblies of the model so far
 

 
a closeup of the fuselage, next step is to paint the bottom gray and decals
 

 
and overall look of the model with all the modules on
 

 
and with the the engine nose section
 

 
 

hello all, i decided to start this year with a 1/32 scale kit instead of my regular scale of 1/48, this will be a OOB kit except for the cockpit instrument panels that came from Quinta Studio decals.
 
As always i started with the cockpit , then i did the engine as this model have interchangeable nose section one with the engine cowlings and one with just the engine

 

 

 
In this pictures you can see both nose sections in place with magnets
 

 

 
Next step will be the top camo on the wings
 

 

 
i know i have a different way of building and painting my models, i build them in modules and paint it in sections the models, then i put everything together.
Next is the R/H wing
 

 
so far this is what i have done so far
 

 
and this is how it looks all together
 

Hi Vaughn, will look through the pile today.

ok, so today was a tad hectic. Sunday mornings are usually quiet. Will dig out out the info for you.

I used to build 1/48 but made the jump to 1/32 in the mid 90s....haven't touched 1/72 sense I was in my teens. I have done some 1/24 but /32 is still my comfort zone.
 
Cheers
 
Vaughn 

I have gotten his Albatros... beautiful printing !

Sadly the link doesn't take you to the specific page, so here's the blurb, in which it contains in depth details of the three Spitfire Mk.I variants;
 
"117 high-quality injection moulded plastic parts - 35cm wingspan - Optional DeHavilland and Rotol propellers - Optional TR.9D and TR.1133 wireless controllers and aerials - Optional pilot’s seats with and without Sutton Type K harness detail - Optional open and closed cockpit doors - Optional open and closed canopy & hood - 28 page fully illustrated instruction manual - Hand pump undercarriage retraction and wheel well jack detail - Wheels with weighted tyres featuring correct alignment - High quality Cartograf decals with 3 mid-production Spitfire Mk.Ia colour schemes.
The legendary Supermarine Type 300 “Spitfire” is undoubtedly one of the most famous, and perhaps the most beautiful, aircraft of all time. Designed from 1934 under the guidance of Supermarine Aviation Works’ chief designer Reginald Mitchell, Joseph Smith and “Alf” Faddy, the 990hp Rolls-Royce Merlin “C” powered prototype first flew on 5 March 1936. It was immediately obvious that it was something very special and an initial production order was placed in early June 1936 for 310 aircraft. Numerous delays at Supermarine and many of the approximately 150 sub-contractors ensured that the first production Spitfire was not completed until mid-May 1938 and the final aircraft from the order was only delivered in September 1939.
 
Early production Spitfire Mk.I in the K9### & L10## serial number range (completed between May 1938 and September 1939), were initially powered by a 1030hp Rolls-Royce Merlin II engine and featured a 2-blade fixed pitch propeller, 8 Browning .303” machine guns, triple ejector nozzle outlet exhaust manifolds, a tall un-tapered aerial mastt and a rear fuselage adorned with raised rivets for ease of construction. The main planes and front of the fuselage were flush riveted and puttied and sanded smooth for improved performance. Numerous improvements were introduced throughout production, most of which were eventually retrofitted to earlier aircraft which included gun heating, Rolls-Royce Merlin III engine, 3-blade dual-pitch DeHavilland propeller, exhaust manifolds of simplified construction, a taller canopy hood for improved visibility, armoured windscreen glass and protective plating over the upper fuel tank which necessitated shortening the engine cowlings slightly. 
 
Mid production Mk.Ia in the N3### & P9### serial number range (completed between September 1939 and April 1940), saw the introduction of an improved lever-operated “dual position” cockpit door catch, reflector gun sight, tapered aerial post, voltage regulator positioned behind the pilot’s headrest and a constant speed DeHavilland propeller. On selected aircraft, a constant speed Rotol RX5/1 propeller and the temporary installation of the TR.1133 VHF radio, which did not require an external aerial wire. 
 
Late production Mk.Ia in the R6####, R7### & X4### serial number range (completed between May 1940 and April 1941) and AR2## (from July 1941 to January 1942) saw the introduction of constant speed DeHavilland propellers and armour plates behind the pilot’s seat & headrest (which were retrofitted to earlier production aircraft) as well as engine driven undercarriage retraction. Other incremental changes were introduced such as a composite “plastic” seat, fire-proof bulkhead, revised “raised rivet” radio access door, station keeping lights in the fuel tank plating, re-installation of the TR.1133 VHF radio and saw the elimination of the gauge for the top fuel tank, fuel pressure gauge, priming cock and front parachute flare tube. Some Mk.I were armed with 2 Hispano 20mm cannons and were designated the Spitfire Mk.Ib (at which time the 8 gun armed aircraft was re-designated the Mk.Ia). The cannons proved to be so unreliable that the Mk.Ib was withdrawn from service until improvements had been made in late 1940. Numerous engine, airframe and armament improvements were made to the Spitfire before production ceased in 1948, by which time over 22000 had been produced in 2-dozen variants with the most notable being the 1030hp Mk.I, 1470hp Mk.V, 1720hp Mk.IX, 2035hp Mk.XIV, the photo-reconnaissance Mk.XI and the navalised Seafire Mk.III. 
 
Spitfire Mk.I colour schemes are surprisingly varied and complicated. Interior areas were primed with light grey before being painted aluminium, except for the cockpit between frames 8 & 11 which was painted in a colour described as “Supermarine green” and “apple green”. Note that this is different from the paler, greyer, “Grey Green” (of which various colour mixes have additionally been noted) used on later production Spitfires built by other manufacturers. Major internal components supplied by sub-contractors could be delivered in various shades of grey-green or aluminium or even black.
 
The underside paint finish varied greatly throughout Mk.I production and service, initially being painted aluminium until late April 1939 when the port side was painted Night (black) and the starboard white (split along the centreline). Then from late February 1940, supposedly all “white” except for the port main plane (only) which was Night, although photographic evidence indicates that the undersides of the nose, rear fuselage and tailplane were usually painted with aluminium. From June 1940 the undersides were supposed to be painted “Sky Type S…duck egg bluish green” but sky grey and sky blue also appear to have been used and then from November 1940 the port main plane (only) was again finished in Night. Aircraft were re-painted in various interpretations of these specifications in the field as time and supplies of paint (including local mixes) allowed, which ensured that a wide variety of finishes were possible.
 
Contemporary photos confirm different shades of Dark Earth and Dark Green (even on the same airframe) which were applied with a hard demarcation line. Spitfire Mk.I camouflage was applied in 2 designs, the A and B schemes which were mirrors of each other. Spitfire sub-assemblies were usually supplied pre-painted so a single aircraft could exhibit a variety of shades, and sometimes the camouflage pattern would not match perfectly from one sub-assembly/component to the next. Additionally, extensive weathering and re-painting also helped ensure that a wide variety of tonal differences could be seen. The fabric covered rudder, elevator and ailerons were undercoated in red-brown dope before being painted and frequently appear paler than the adjacent camouflaged metal parts. Therefore, unfortunately, there is no “one true” Dark Earth, Dark Green, Sky Type S or interior grey-green paint colour suitable for all Spitfire Mk.I models so, while we have tried our best with our paint suggestions, there is no doubt many will disagree with us. Which is OK."
 
Mark Styling has produced a great many profiles, which you should be able to match up to the kits. Link

Yup, just ordered my kit. $22 shipping to Canada is very reasonable to me. 
 
Carl

from here:
 
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/heres-why-a-toilet-is-hanging-on-a-navy-f-a-18-super-hornets-wing
 
Jari

An all-time classic.
 
Sincerely,
Mark

The place Quinta is in a league of there own is the instrument detail.
They get the actual instrument faces and colours spot on something none of the others do.
If i can get Quinta i get them over and above every other producer.
 

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Trumpeter 1/24 BF-109 G 10 .. airscale panel and decals & placards....
 

 

Trumpeter 1/24 BF-109 G 10 .. airscale panel and decals & placards....
 

 

Aside from the fact the GBs for this year are already scheduled, this seems to have a political slant to it in that it’s essentially taking a side in a ongoing conflict.  I’m assuming that a Russian aircraft GB would be roundly rejected, but if you really wanted to make it non political, how about a Russian-Ukraine GB?  I’m not in any way supporting Russia, I’m just against politics creeping into this board, and even if people claim it’s about solidarity or other high minded principles, it’s still political in the current context, and there will be comments taking one side or the other, as has already happened.  If people want to start their own WIPs, that’s great!  But as an officially sanctioned GB of this forum, I don’t think it’s the right way to go.

And I’ll bet if someone had taken you there blindfolded you still would have known exactly where you were.

I worked on CP 121 Trackers for 7 years.. many years later when I got the chance to walk through the CWH Lancaster it had the exact same smell.. not anything I can describe but a distinct essence.