ShotMagnet Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 My first build log for LSP. Starting out with the obligatory box shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Sorry, no pic......Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShotMagnet Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 My first build log for LSP, the subject being the Pacific Coast Models Spitfire IXc. I was going to start off with a shot of the box, but I don't see anything obvious which will let me post an image. I know I'm doing something stupidly obvious, but I'm not apparently smart enough -sorry, meant to type 'enuf'- to figure out what I'm doing wrong. Any help will be appreciated. Shot Jeff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShotMagnet Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 Yeah, see the edit to this post. I'm having a hard time figuring out how to attach an image. Shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 There is a page on LSP that tells you how to do it. Perhaps someone else can help..........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Yeah, see the edit to this post. I'm having a hard time figuring out how to attach an image. Shot It sounds like you might be trying to upload your images directly into your post, which is something you can't actually do. You'll need to host them elsewhere, and then link them in to your posts here. Most people use a service like Photobucket, and we have a tutorial for that (though admittedly somewhat outdated now): http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=46600 You can use any site or service you like, though. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShotMagnet Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 Okay, thanks. I'll give it a try. Shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShotMagnet Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 (edited) OK, trying this again. My first build log, blah, blah, blah, blah.... Shot of the box Shot of the side walls I'm not a Spitfire expert, so feel free to sing out if you see something wrong. You may note the sidewalls are maybe darker than they should be. That's because of the lighting. I plan to build this as Johnnie Johnson's mount, but I also plan to give it clipped wingtips. I'm given to understand that the tips were readily interchangeable, so I think I'm okay there, but again, if you know that it's wrong, let me know. I probably won't change how I build it, but it's always nice to know the right answer. Shot Edited October 9, 2016 by ShotMagnet TaffyMan, MikeMaben and Vandy 1 VX 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Photos! Glad it worked. Kev Jeff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorbenD Posted October 9, 2016 Share Posted October 9, 2016 Well you're in the right place for Spitfire expertise in these forums Shot. At the high risk of being shot down myself by one of them I'm pretty certain Jonny Johnson never flew clipped wing Spits operationally - a well documented aircraft, I believe JE-J as a IXc always had the full C-Wings. Good luck with this build Torben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShotMagnet Posted October 9, 2016 Author Share Posted October 9, 2016 Cheers, mate. Yeah, I'm not really sure about the whole clipping thing, but unless I find a way to gin up some different codes I'm just going to go with it and hope for the best. Kevin, the advice was most helpful, thanks. Shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Glad it worked for you Shot ! Now, start building and posting.......Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShotMagnet Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 (edited) Was working on the cockpit, which was a bad idea since I was also under the influence of my sinus meds. I ended up amputating part of the right seat support as a result. The amputated bit immediately disappeared into that dimension where missing socks from the laundry go. A call to PCM set them to hopefully sending me a replacement. Meanwhile, went to work on the wings. The upper wings were given splotches of black so as to minimize effects of light entering through the casing-ejection ports built into the lower wing. I've yet to paint the upper wing gear bay, something I noticed a second after taking the shot. Here is the lower wing. The ejection ports mentioned earlier were either flashed over or had to be drilled out with a pin vice. It looks kind of sloppy in this picture, but the outermost port will be covered by the underwing roundels on each side. For the inner port between the outer and the cannon port I might have to use some epoxy putty, but then again considering that it's not entering a contest and it's not baldly obvious I might not bother. The cannon covers come in two pieces, and the cover part itself has to have a slight curve induced into the part so as to match the aerodynamic profile of the upper wing. This meant giving the blisters which go on top of the part a gluing the likes of which they will never forget. More in the next few days. Shot Edited October 16, 2016 by ShotMagnet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShotMagnet Posted October 16, 2016 Author Share Posted October 16, 2016 By the by, the marking and coloring options appear to show a slight bulge in the upper wing surfaces, proximate to the wheel well and presumably there to make room for the undercarriage tires. There are no parts in the kit which would be of the right shape and size to be those bulges, however. I also can't find any references indicating that they should be there. Anybody know the right answer to this one? Shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShotMagnet Posted October 18, 2016 Author Share Posted October 18, 2016 Did a quick tape up to see how well everything fits. As you can see from the first picture, it doesn't. Not particularly well, anyway. Some experimentation suggested that fixing a length of sprue toward the rear of the fuselage where it meets the wing might help, but that's still a pretty big trench. I swear you can see tiny X-wing fighters being chased by tiny Tie fighters... The underside looked not quite as bad. Nothing some stock and some epoxy putty can't fix, but you can tell that this isn't a Tamiya kit. Speaking of the wing root, here's a close-up of where it meet the fuselage. That mismatch between the wing and the fuselage is also going to require some filling and sanding. The left wings cannon cover fit just a little more loosely than the one on the right. I might not give this a second thought, but you can see from the marking guide that the cover is within the white part of one of the invasion stripes, and that's going to stand out . Not a problem, though. Maybe the paint itself will help fill it in. Or I may just fill it with some white glue and be done with it. A close-up of the area on the left wing I'm referring to, in case you couldn't see it in the other picture. Shot DonH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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