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Looks fantastic ! Great paint and weathering.

That's what the digital download is meant for. The digital model is available for free in its 1st version on cults (link on the product page) I reworked it recently a little, changing a few thing for a better print, and adding pre supported structure. This version is available for a tip on the website. Just find a buddy with a printer, or a guy with a printer that will become a buddy, and get it printed. No shipping charge added. I try to have a little stock of the printed version, but its not really the philosophy of this model. As you said, shipping often overtakes the part cost. Cheers

Now that you mention it, I was fool enough to even think doing this But a Seafire XV is definetly a more reachable goal, and both served in the RN after all.. Cheers M

Hi In the hasegawa A5 boxing, there are 2 tail wheels as well. One is located on the original sprues originated from the D9, and is of 11,9mm diameter. There is another one on the "new" sprues produced for the Anton series and is approx 11.1 diameter. Hasegawa instructions direct to use the 11.1 for the A series. Maybe there something similar in ZM boxing.

Hi Tom, Great painting and assembly on the engine ! And what a lovely inclusion that stand. I like how you depicted the exhauts, the colors are spot on ! M

Lets start with the cockpit frames: Mr hobby british IG for the base. Silver highlights and chipping, oils and panel liner over. I intended to have a go at the Tamiya stock dashboard here pictured, but the story went sideways with me trying to reduce the overall deepness of the intruments. The excellent Barracuda resin sidewall are used, seen here before the detail painting. A great time saver for the plumbing already depicted. The decal sheet containing placards coming with the resin is also a great addition ! And then the dashboard drama. As said previously, I miserably damaged my sample trying to enhance it a bit, so back to the drawing screen. If I have to redo it, lets at least make it accurate for the mark: Here painted, Airscale Instrument faces, Barracuda, anyz and Airscale placards. being a multi part, it was easy to add a layer of clear on the instruments top. Lastly, I wanted to check my removal work of the "woodgrain" effect on the side cowls (a fine grit sanding session over a coat of aluminium), and could not refrain to have ago at a little more paint. Most of it will have to be redone when I mate the nose to the fuselage, but that was motivational. Cheers Mathieu

Hi guys, So this griffon madness originally started with a need, a need of building the most racefull line of the Spitfire breed. I had a PCM IX kit, a RB production Griffon nose, a Cammett Low back conversion, and the Aviaeology sheet. The sets were just good and I was all set for a great building journey but I may have been a little too ambitious wanting to do it a FR variant Grinding the Low back resin fuselage to integrate the photo ports was just too much to my unprepared skills. So it sat into a box, with its frankenstein multi material fuselage, and big scars on the flanks. Years later, I stumbled again on the forgotten blue box and decided to open it. I spend some time comparing it to the Tamiya MkXVI, toying with the idea of salvaging the nose and integrating it to the tamiya, but again, thoses FR blisters were in the way. It would be cool to do them in 3d, yeaah there something to dig there... But then, how do I match the Tamiya surface aspect, riveting resin is not the easiest job.. well why not giving the whole thing a go with 3D.. And that's how it started. The rest of the story is public already. I started slow on it afew weeks ago, as every time I tought i would make major advances, I was brought back to 3d design board, as I needed more parts (Cockpit, IP, and so on), and then production and making theses available added further delay. I look forward now to completing this without too much halt. This topic is not about to promote the product in first place, yes it could be a side benefit, or not if I screw myself ! So lets get it started with the subject presentation Extract from : https://acesofww2.com/can/aces/hall.htm Here is NH640 in flight, not the best picture of her, but we will come to it a little later. This subject thick all boxes to me: FR Variant, WW2 era, scored victories, an operational looking machine. And a nose art ... ! but we'll uncover that part later on. On the building front, the model is already cut up to pieces. I was clean enough in my cuttings to be able to re use the prototyping mule, so lets get this started. Mathieu

Hi Tom, I'm the one thanking you now ! Thank you for being the first (I'm aware of) to complete the conversion. I was convinced before, but now it has been proven the colorful way that this could be finished into a rather convincing model. Thank you for having coped with all the little glitches I have left on the set, making it look there was none in the end! and above all, Tthank you for your kind words toward the conversion all along, It was a real pleasure and joy seing this taking shape, and motivate me even more to move ahead on my modest own build. (will be sharing it when there is enough to show). Looking forward to your impressions on the ZM wurger, have just stashed it myself as well. Cheers. Mathieu

That’s my Tony dude, not starting with the right kit, but instead of going the easy way and swapping boxes, just spit in his hands and start making the right version out of this one. Congrats mate, that tail is looking better than on the G sprues Keep chasing the stars, that’s gonna be marvellous.

What a sight!! It’s hard to tell in the pictures if the rudder is painted white already ? Looks white on the first of the last batch, and still aluminium on the 2nd? Cheers.

Hi Tom, Unfortunately i am not allowed to share the pictures, but I can tell for sure RM807 had them when photographed at the end of the war. It was a 430th sqn (Canadian) machine with FR mods. I would not dare to say all Spits had them, but some did. cheers Mathieu

Really looking the part Tom !! Very nice work and fine paint ! I try to never be jealous of anyone, but I'm very envious to reach that stage myself. Keep it up, the code painting will bring another wow moment to many, myself included. Regards. M

Ha indeed Dennis. That’s all the subtility I had left after an hour at the dental cabinet. Now that the adrenaline is back at human level I see I could have done something a little more suggestive. Don’t expect this soon however, I have up to LFD-32010 to fill before that happen Cheers.

Awesome! I know that feeling too well…

Mhhm maybe I’ve spoken too fast. The line continuity will be hidden by the tail planes and elevators once in place, so it might be risky damaging the lip for so few. Keep it up! Mathieu