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  1. I agree with all of the above. Awesomeness beyond compare. However, the one thing that made my jaw drop for the sheer brilliance of it.....the sponges in the jig. That is engineering genius.
  2. OK, back to the photograph posted by Crossofiron. This is a MkIX with four pipes running down frame 8. My comments are: 1) I was totally wrong about auto-cocking. The pipes for those were on the floor and none of them ran up frame 8 (I believe) 2) I was totally wrong about the Heywood compressor - I am pretty sure the line from this stayed low and went over or through Frame 8 at floor level 3) Two pipes are definitely from the brake pressure gauge. 4) I simply don't know about the other two. They could be two from the flap lever or one from the flap lever and another from the brake pressure gauge. However, I have a MkI drawing that clearly shows one of the brake gauge pipes running down the back of frame 8. Maybe this was moved for some reason on later marks? On early marks, I expect the three lines were one flaps and two brakes. I can't figure out why this changed later on. Anyhoo, here is the schematic, hopefully someone will know for sure, cos I don't.. (image posted for research purposes, I will delete it if this offends copyright,etc.)
  3. You may well be correct, I have looked at schematics for so long, that I have confused myself! One minor point, I believe the yellow labels are possibly swapped between browning lines and brake pneumatic lines. The thick pipes on the control stick are gun lines. I also agree that there were five lines on frame 8, my focus was on the ones coming through the hole from behind the instrument panel. If the landing lights were removed, that takes away two lines, leaving three.
  4. One line is from the engine driven compressor to the two air tanks on the port wall I think, two lines are from the brake pressure gauge to the brakes, via a load of other junction boxes (see caveat below) One is for auto-cocking(?) the guns (if that is the right term) I think the auto-cocking is for cannons only, which is why there are only three air lines on the early marks. Also, please note the "I think" in this post. It is a while since I researched the pneumatic system on the Spitfire. It is possible that one of the lines I said was from the brake pressure gauge is actually from the flap lever. I will dig some more later.
  5. I can enjoy building and painting a kit but then run out of interest at any random stage in the build. I do this hobby for the enjoyment, so if the kit has served its purpose, regardless of stage of build, I can justify discarding it. I should say, I finish kits most of the time. I have recently gutted my display cabinets of 50% of the built kits because they have no interest for me now (and they were going moldy in the humidity.
  6. If I wanted to make an S-70B, what would be the best place to start with one of these kits? Would it need major modifications? I know nothing about helicopters...
  7. I would be delighted if Kotare issued a Vb, but I think that is a long shot. It will need some important changes to the cockpit side walls and a new wing. I suspect they will issue as many A wing variants as they can before investing in significant tooling. I really hope I am wrong because I would preorder a Vb the moment it was announced.
  8. That looks great. The camo colours look spot on to me eye. A yellow spinner will look perfect with that!
  9. Thank you, I appreciate it. I was not aware of the difference, it is great to learn new stuff about this lovely aircraft.
  10. Well, this will be difficult if you have not appreciated the gentle tinkle of china tea cups on a warm summer day. The caress of leather against wood. Loud murmurs of approval for a tickle down the leg side. Groans as a thick edge is pouched in the slips. The Brits are coming in from left field with cricket references...
  11. Oh wow! That certainly came in from long leg, via silly mid-on, and hopefully will land cleanly in the keeper's gloves.
  12. Let's start with K32601. I agree and I did not refer to that in my post. It is wrong, it should have a cs lever. Who knows if Kotare will change this error of omission, but frankly, I am a modeller and it is a nothing fix for anyone who can cut a sliver of plasticard and paint it black. If you prefer more surgery, graft an aftermarket version. I was even wondering if I would bother as the chances of actually seeing it are low. Nevertheless, it is a miss in the kit. For K32001: I actually stated that Profile A is wrong and needs the cs control due to the Rotol prop. No argument there. I also stated that Profile B is misleading because the heading is August 1940. If you want to model this aircraft at this date, it does indeed need a cs prop. HOWEVER, this aircraft had these profile markings in early June and as I stated could be modelled with the two speed prop if you wish. Profile C - again I agree if you want to model a BoB aircraft, it has cs prop. Again, I stated it was a narrow window for that profile without a cs prop. Technically, you can do it without error. You may not wish to, in which case you need the cs control lever. I trust that clears things up. I refer you to my other post regarding wing tips. I have nothing more to add on that subject.
  13. OK, enough. I have the Supermarine drawings, I have the wingtips, they match. If you find it different, you have that right. We can just agree to disagree.
  14. Sorry, I have compared the Kotare and Tamiya wing tip to the drawing. They match the Spitfire drawings I have. That is good enough for me, I honestly don't know where else I can look and what else you may want, but I can't give it to you. You have also compared Kotare to both Eduard and Tamiya, if I remember correctly.
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