Archimedes
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On 6/20/2020 at 7:44 PM, Astro32 said:
I might go for the Spud XIII. 24th I believe is the perfect scale for WWI subjects. Just call me Tater Salad.
Interesting point on scale: Whilst the fighters are nice in larger scales a Bloody Paralyser or a Gotha G.IV would present most with a space challenge....
. In the John Alcorn Book 'Scratchbuilt' he makes the point that 1/24th is probably the smallest scale within which every detail can be seen. I've often wondered whether that conclusion was due to the limitations of what could be done at the time (and those scratchbuilt models of George Lee, Alcorn et al are amazing) or is 1/24th a genuine limitation?
For me and with the space I have for display I'm happy with the relatively large range of what we have in 1/32. Being the curmudgeon that I am I only wish that Tamiya and others had seen fit to do armour and other vehicles in the same scale rather than what appears to have been the arbitrary choice of 1/35 scale.
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Hi all - sprue shots have been posted on HyperScale.
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Good catch on the (genuinely terrible) box art. On balance given the former employee's comments on F/B this seems to be the work of The Artist Formerly Known as WNW but I honestly don't care as long as the contents of the box are good. I will be buying this one.
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8 hours ago, Jennings Heilig said:
We've done this one, in which Grumpy Unwin bagged four Huns (3x Bf109E and 1x Bf110) between 15 and 18 Sep 1940. I could send you the vector art for the codes and serial to make your own masks for it...
Hi Jennings, I am long overdue a visit to your website! I'll be getting these from you and, if you are still doing the 1/32 BOAC Mosquito decals, a set of those too! The vector art would be much appreciated. Most kind of you.
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13 hours ago, 19squadron said:
Well you get the codes in the Revell MklIa kit, probably the best that can be said about that kit.
Thanks - Based on the feedback here I have snaffled up an Old Revell kit from FleaBay, I already have the Tamiya Mk.IX and have placed an order to get the new Revell kit for the decals.
I have a copy of the Bentley drawings. They are 1/24 scale. My plan is to scan them, scale to 1/32 and see what I find.
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4 hours ago, GrahamF said:
W2-W VN314
Thanks Graham - one more to add to the files.
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6 hours ago, pvanroy said:
You may be interested in Phil Listemann's booklet on the Spitfire F.24 (Allied wings 18):
https://www.raf-in-combat.com/downloads/aw18-the-supermarine-spitfire-f-24/
This booklet has a photo of VN 496 on p. 21, and a profile of this machine at the end. Also note that late production F.24s used the same gear covers as the Seafire FR.47.
Useful - thanks! I compiled what I could of 80 squadron codes but VN496 was the one I could not pin down for sure until Kagemusha found it as T/N but it looks to be as a Royal Auxilliary Airforce airframe in those pictures. THis is what I have so far:
80 Squadron
W2-A VN489/VN301
W2-B VN312
W2-C VN311
W2-D VN309/VN319
W2-E VN320
W2-F VN318
W2-G
W2-H VN484
W2-J
W2-K
W2-L VN308
W2-M VN495/PK678
W2-N PK642/PK682
W2-P VN317
W2-Q
W2-R
W2-S
W2-T VN307
W2-U PK***
W2-X
W2-Y
W2-Z
Royal Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force
T/N VN496
I hope that helps someone. All have been verified from photographic evidence not simply profiles.
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3 hours ago, Kagemusha said:
Kagemusha.....home run! Thank you. These images are new to me. Now I need to get into the pilot bio and whether these marking are truly 80 Squadron or Royal Aux Air Force. Much appreciated.
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1 hour ago, GrahamF said:
Not even that it was Silver with 'TN' flown by Wing Commander Tony Neil. Somewhere I have a picture of it in a scrapyard on it's belly [ silver ]
Graham
Ohhhhh....that is the first significant progress I have made on that question in a long time. Thanks for that Graham: interesting. Would love to see it if you do locate the photo - I found a Russian site with a profile with VN496 showing TN as you describe but nothing that is photographic evidence ....yet.
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Thanks All for the ongoing discussion and the pointer to the Grey Matters correction sets. I have the original Matchbox kit from when the molds were still quite crisp. As Tom Cleaver's MM review makes clear the decals are less than ideal (and about 30 years old in the kit I have so I suspect the majority of markings will get sprayed on my build. Did anyone unearth any data on 80 Squadron Spitfires? The final Mk24 airframe was VN496 and the only thing I cannot pin down is which squadron code it had: W2-?
But thanks for all the help so far chaps.
Best regards
Paul
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2 hours ago, Troy Molitor said:
I was thinking the same thing Carl had experienced the hard way. That would be something I would’ve seriously done had I known a replacement empennage was out there and available. Ouch.
So,so overdue for a decent Spitfire Mk-1, Mk-22/24 and Seafire 47.
I agree Troy
What is amazing, considering:
a) the iconic nature of the Spitfire
b) the staggering amount of reference material (both paper and existing airframes)
c) the sales potential (which presumably is only eclipsed by the Bf109)
I am staggered that there is not at least definitive Mk1, Vc, and Mk22/24 examples out there in 1/32.
Mind boggling that we have seen a beautifully done Gotha UWD in injection in 1/32 but no definitive Spitfires of three of the most significant marks in the same scale.
Best regards,
Paul
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5 hours ago, Kagemusha said:
Iconicair produce both a corrected nose and tail, though the latter isn't listed on their site, these are for the Matchbox/Revell kit, I don't think these will fit on any of the other kits.
Kagemusha - thanks! I'll look into an Iconicair nose...
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8 hours ago, jenshb said:
I may stand to be corrected, but from what I recall, the wing planform was initially identical to the original Spitfire wing with the extended wingtips. These were later cropped so that the wingspan was identical to the elliptical Spitfire wing, but with differently shaped wingtips. Can't recall if the aerofoil would be the same or different, but it probably won't be noticeable on the model. The structure underneath the skin was totally different though, so all panel lines would be different.
Jumpei Temma converted the Tamiya Mk XVI into a Seafire 47, which is probably not going to be less effort than trying to get the Matchbox kit (later released by REvell) to a modern standard.
http://www.hyperscale.com/2014/features/seafire4732jt_1.htm
Thanks for this information - I think you are correct on the wing issue: that is what the Bentley drawings appear to show.
Best regards,
Paul8 hours ago, jenshb said: -
I have built the Aerotech Spitfire prototype K5054. Now I want to bookend it with the final production Mk.24. The last airframes of the 54 built, according to Morgan and Shacklady were assigned to RAF 80 Squadron flying out of Kai Tak. So in the spirit of the Spitfire Mk1 thread what I am looking for are 2 things:
1. The best kit route to get as close as possible to an accurate Mk24?
2. Which 80 squadron code sign was the last airframe assigned? All had W2-(insert letter here) squadron letters on the sides.
Thanks in advance of any help anyone can provide.
Best regards,
Paul
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On 3/28/2020 at 10:39 AM, Iain said:
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Iain
'want' +1....
My wallet hurts.
Best regards
Paul
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On 5/21/2020 at 9:11 AM, nmayhew said:
and if it's all in the quest for accuracy, the builder has forgotten that the MkI wheel wells and angle of landing gear are different from the universal wing...
Thanks for raising that point: can you clarify what the difference is between them? (meaning what is the angular difference as I've noted the detail in Derek's post).
Best regards,
Paul
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1 hour ago, thierry laurent said:
Monforton Spitfire drawings are known to be the most accurate but they only cover the MkIX. Plans in the Bracken books are quite good but do not include the Mk.I either. With regard to that initial type I'm not sure there are really better plans than the quite old Cox ones.
As far as I know Arthur Bentley only made outlines and no detailed drawing of any Spitfire mark.
Hi Thierry - yes you are correct. I'll not show an image here but I posted the link on my original post - Arthur did only GA outlines and wing sections.
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This is a fascinating thread: Accepting the limitations of drawings; What does this forum consider an excellent set of drawings for the Mk.I Spitfire? Arthur Bentley's drawings of aircraft are generally well regarded. Having looked at his website he has a set of Spitfire drawings but it appears he has put several variants on one sheet as overlays. Thoughts?
Best regards,
Paul
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I'd prefer to see British subjects (yes to a DH Mosquito B.IV please) but given the question, if it had to be American I'd like to see a P-38J. If they went over to the dark side I'd like to see them do a 1/24 Me 262 A1 as then they would have made a kit of all of the most beautiful aircraft of WWII (and I could do a giant size in flight diorama of THAT Roy Cross 'Dogfight Double' box art....)
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For me I do have several categories that I build and they do all have specific reasons:
1. My favourite period in history to read about is 1900-1920ish so early aircraft and the aircraft of the WWI shall always sit at the top of my list after reading Cecil Lewis' Sagittarius Rising' and researching my own family's history and it relationship to the RFC. 1/32 is the perfect scale so thank you Roden, WnW, CSM Aviattic et al! I also have a predilection for 1/32 Airfix cars (the two Rolls, the Darracq etc, that fit that period as I like to have a vehicle as a size comparator to the aircraft.
2. I used to work on ocean liners so have built a couple in 1/350 scale but still have Titanic and Lusitania to do which I am looking forward to
3. Le Mans winners in 1/24. I have been working my way back ward in time on those and do one each year. The first time I went to Le Mans Mercedes won then the next time Jaguar took the win. Just a single Jag' being chased by hordes of Porsches.... If you ever wanted to see tens of thousands of Englishmen in tears that was the day! Hooked ever since
4. German WWII armour: the increase in size and firepower as well as the changes in design so quickly over time fascinate me.
5. All civil aircraft kits in 1/32 I can lay my hands on: Revell have served us well in this respect; a nice series of gliders, the Dornier Do27 and Piper PA-18. I also like all aircraft that wear clown shoes - float planes are always fun!
6. Motorcycles in 1/12. This is primarily driven by the fact my Dad used to be a 'ricer'; AJS 7R, BSA Gold Star etc and also the bikes I have owned and ridden. I still fear to crack open the resin Honda VFR800 kit that I have though...
Then finally, like many who have posted here, some things will just randomly pop up that I like and have no connection to anything, they are just cool models such as the Revell 1/48 Junkers Tante Ju in 1936 Olympics markings or the Tamiya 1/48 Lancaster or Airfix 1/72 Blenheim Mk IV in French markings.
Sorry no pictures as I haven't figured that part out yet! I have enjoyed reading everyone's input into this trail! It is uplifting to see how deep many get into their chosen subjects and the passion they bring to it.
Best regards,
Paul
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Thanks Quang and Thierry! Perfect.
best regards,
Paul
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Hi All
I am currently building the Matchbox Bf109-E and dressing up the cockpit. I am using airscale instrument decals and photo etch instrument bezels. the decals went down nicely. What is the recommendation for the best method of attaching the brass bezels?
Many thanks in anticipation of your advice.
Paul
1/32 Fokker Dr.I from Meng
in LSP Discussion
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Sorry if I missed this Steve but where did the idea of potential 1/24 WnW come from? Interesting that the choice of 1/32 kept you away. I felt that 1/32 was a solid choice given the likely space that many modellers may have and am happy with it. I do like 1/24 though - for aircraft of a different era I was always torn between the 1/32 Tamiya and 1/24 Airfix Mosquitos until I bit the bullet and went 1/32 in the end.