Brad-M Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 Hi Alan, Truely nice work here. I am a big Spitfire fan too, and hope it looks as good as the 2005. I have a question though with your build. With the shim going all the way towards the wind screen, will the wind screen fit now that you have widened the forward fuselage? TIA and great work Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted August 11, 2007 Author Share Posted August 11, 2007 Thanks for the nice words Brad, yes the canopy fits even better now that the shim is in place... however if there is no shim, it also fits nicely too! Personal choice really! If you look cloesly at the wing to fuse joint... it is looking just great! That seam has required almost no work....straight out of the box... whoever tooled this kit up has done a great job on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted August 11, 2007 Author Share Posted August 11, 2007 Decided to finish the landing gear area up, and got the bird up on her own feet for a shot... Hope you like her.... I sure do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted August 11, 2007 Author Share Posted August 11, 2007 a few more teasers... Here is the tail wheel.. the yoke can be set to any position, which I think is clever!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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alaninaustria Posted August 11, 2007 Author Share Posted August 11, 2007 ......and the last one for tonight... Just look at that outline...gotta luv it mates! On a different note, does anybody have any good refs for this aircraft?.... I can't really find anything substantial, perhaps because only 30 or so were ever finished? I would like to see the wheel wells, cockpit, and the general weathering from period photos... I have googled and trolled the web, but only managed a few photos! Any help is much appreciated! Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 ......and the last one for tonight... Just look at that outline...gotta luv it mates! On a different note, does anybody have any good refs for this aircraft?.... I can't really find anything substantial, perhaps because only 30 or so were ever finished? I would like to see the wheel wells, cockpit, and the general weathering from period photos... I have googled and trolled the web, but only managed a few photos! Any help is much appreciated! Cheers She's looking awesome T Allen. Have you looked on the Italian SIG Stromo for some pictures? This site might help Troy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesMetz Posted August 11, 2007 Share Posted August 11, 2007 On a different note, does anybody have any good refs for this aircraft?.... I can't really find anything substantial, perhaps because only 30 or so were ever finished? I would like to see the wheel wells, cockpit, and the general weathering from period photos... I have googled and trolled the web, but only managed a few photos! Any help is much appreciated! Alan, my friend, The best Re.2005 detail references may be: Alegi: 'RE 2005' (Ali D'Italia series, No. 16; La Bancarella Aeronautica [italy], 2000; in Italian and English; 56 pages) -- AIRCRAFT TYPES INCLUDED: Re.2005; COCKPIT DETAIL: Re.2005 (p. 10, 51, 53, inside back cover); WHEELWELL DETAIL: Re.2005 (p. 12); MISCELLANEOUS DETAIL: Re.2005 canopy (p. 31, 53), cowl (p. 18), engine bay (p. 48, 51), flaps 9p. 54), landing gear (p. 32, 33, 44, 50), radiator (p. 52), ventral bomb rack (p. 49); CUTAWAY DRAWINGS: Re.2005 (p. 46); MULTI-VIEW DRAWINGS: Re.2004 [side view only] (p. 27), Re.2005 (p. 28-30), Re.2006 [side view only] (p. 27); SPECIFIC MARKING PROFILES: Re.2005 (inside front cover, inside back cover) and: Di Terlizzi: 'Reggiane RE 2005 Sagittario' (Aviolibri series, No. 4; Instituto Bibliografico Napoleone (IBN Editore) [italy], 1999; in Italian and English; 64 pages) -- AIRCRAFT TYPES INCLUDED: Re.2005; COCKPIT DETAIL: Re.2005 (p. 20, 50, 51); WHEELWELL DETAIL: Re.2005 (p. 24); MISCELLANEOUS DETAIL: Re.2005 canopy (p. 20, 21, 47), engine bay (p. 10, 40, 52, 53), landing gear (p. 4, 22, 24, 25, 41); MULTI-VIEW DRAWINGS: Re.2005 (p. 32, 37, 44, 45); SPECIFIC MARKING PROFILES: Re.2005 (p. 46, back cover). I'll take a careful look through them later this evening if no one else is able to help you before then. Let me know ,,, Charles Metz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted August 12, 2007 Author Share Posted August 12, 2007 Thanks Charles, trust you to come up with the best! Thanks, I will have a search! Cheers!! Today, I have started with the gun troughs.... started drilling with the smallest drill bit then worked my way right up to the final size of 4.5mm diameter.... took awhile, but it is looking okay... I alyways consider this part of the kit one of the tedious... The kit came with the one trough part, and two seperate resin troughs (gun muzzle) like tubes, but I think it is a mess to grind away the plastis and insert them, so I will go with the "Me 109" look in the troughs.... Does anybody know if the Italian made "Breda machine guns" were similar to the German Machine guns that were engine mounted? Troy, thanks for the tip on the Stormo site, I will go and have a look... every bit of detail helps! Thanks for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted August 12, 2007 Author Share Posted August 12, 2007 Fwd shot of them... the part itself is quite well done... some people might find it easier had the part already been drilled. But with a bit of patience, it can be done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted August 12, 2007 Author Share Posted August 12, 2007 And mounted up on the fuselage..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted August 12, 2007 Author Share Posted August 12, 2007 Next I moved over to the air scoop... this is quite the part.. very long (probably to avoid ingesting the exhaust gases and to increase pressure of the incoming ram air)... I decided to pin it to the fuselage. This will add stability and ease construction at a later date! What you see here are the three holes drilled from the inside to accomodate the air scoop. The pins are mounted to the scoop, for ease of removal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted August 12, 2007 Author Share Posted August 12, 2007 Here is the air scoop after being drilled and the pins in place.... I use a 1.0mm drill bit and 1.0mm styrene rod... small enough to work and large enough to provide the strength required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted August 12, 2007 Author Share Posted August 12, 2007 Here is the scoop temporarily attached to check fit... the fit is great OOB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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