fozzy 1,128 Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) Hi to every oneI started this project when I lived in UK and 3 years down the line I am now living in SE Bulgaria and luckily I had a lot of time on my hands to finish this project,else I think another 3 years would have passed by!!!!I wanted to show in this project not just the normal Spitfire model but something different.I have seen many models of Spitfires but only have seen inside the cockpit and Engine Bay and I wanted to show more.....so I ventured out on this project .The more I saw pictures of the interior of the Spitfire the more obsessed I got....down to the point that I just had to be able to show whats underneath the seat and Fuel Cells......and so masses of scratch building had to be done.The biggest problem I had was with the Radio Bay...trying to find photos of that area was a nightmare!..............so to that end some of the areas in the Fuselage are not totally acurate as not finding info meant "Artistic licence" came into play.Having said all that.....I am happy with the end result and happy that the project has come to a close.The model Kit I used to hack to pieces was the old 1970s Airfix Kit....and the scratch built parts are built out of anything I could lay my hands on!1. Overall view Edited April 16 by fozzy 6 Bill Cross, Model_Monkey, Uilleann and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hans 114 Posted January 23, 2011 Well done Martin, great build! I especially like the engine. Cheers, Hans Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fozzy 1,128 Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) 2.DETAIL OF THE MERLIN ENGINE Edited April 16 by fozzy 4 Old Dog, MARU5137, Model_Monkey and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fozzy 1,128 Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) 3. THE FUEL CELLS....These two tanks can be taken out and put back seperatlyThe top Fuel Tank The bottom tank with the top fuel tank taken off Edited April 16 by fozzy 2 MARU5137 and Model_Monkey reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fozzy 1,128 Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) 4. THE FUEL CELLS TAKEN COMPLETELY OUTThe back of the Instrument Panel and Rudders can now be seen Here is a photo of both fuel cells and cockpit seat removed Edited April 16 by fozzy 3 MARU5137, Model_Monkey and Bil reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fozzy 1,128 Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) 5. COCKPIT WITH THE PILOTS SEAT IN PLACE...The pilots seat can be displayed in or out of the cockpit.... Edited April 16 by fozzy 3 Model_Monkey, Bil and MARU5137 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fozzy 1,128 Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) 6. PILOTS SEAT OUT...Showing the detail below the seat Edited April 16 by fozzy 3 Bil, Model_Monkey and MARU5137 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smudger 109 Posted January 23, 2011 Wow, that is some amazing detailing, thx for sharing. Martin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fozzy 1,128 Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) 7. FUSELAGE AND WING DETAIL Edited April 16 by fozzy 4 MARU5137, Model_Monkey, Rocat and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neo 717 Posted January 23, 2011 Looks amazing Fozzy You still going to build that base for the lights system? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fozzy 1,128 Posted January 23, 2011 Well thats all............thanks for looking in . Untill the next Project.... Happy Modelling Fozzy 1 MARU5137 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fozzy 1,128 Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) Well done Martin, great build! I especially like the engine. Cheers, Hans Thanks a lot Hans.... <H3> My Pleasure mate.... Edited January 23, 2011 by fozzy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fozzy 1,128 Posted January 23, 2011 Looks amazing Fozzy You still going to build that base for the lights system? Hi Neo Yes I will be building the Base for the light system at a later date....because I am thinking of sending it back to UK.. I'll do it there..........pity it couldn't fly its own Sortie back to the UK!! Fozzy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daywalker 719 Posted January 23, 2011 OMG... that is fan-freakin-tastic work! I can't even begin to imagine doing that much work to a kit- well done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hubert Boillot 5,698 Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) Martin, Your persistence and ingenuity are absolutely fantastic, and the end result is just ... Well done buddy ! You can genuinely be proud of this Spitfire ! Hubert. Edited January 23, 2011 by MostlyRacers 1 MARU5137 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
