fightersweep Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 (edited) Hi Carl; Well, to keep you going, here's the first of a few photos of TD248 that I took around 1993/94 at Earls Colne.. This one was taken of 248 departing for an early evening sortie on a lovely July summer's evening...what a time to fly a spit! This was 248 on the ramp outside her hangar at Earls Colne. She wasn't hangared on the airfield, but on a farm just off the NW peri track of the former 323rd Bomb Group airfield.. 248 just before engine start on the ramp of the old Bulldog Aviation hangar at Earls Colne. The guy standing on the wing is Phil Parish, chief engineer. And finally for the moment, your's truly on the right posing with my favourite Spitfire with my good friend "Surefire" Sherwood on the left.. I'll post more up as I find em! Best regards;Steve Edited January 8, 2017 by fightersweep geedubelyer, Out2gtcha, MikeC and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Hi Carl; Well, to keep you going, here's the first of a few photos of TD248 that I took around 1993/94 at Earls Colne.. {~snip~} I'll post more up as I find em! Best regards; Steve Please do. Great photos Steve, especially the first one. Cheers, Out2gtcha and BloorwestSiR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Thanks guys! 248 was certainly a sleek and beautiful looking aircraft. I find it a bit of a shame that that she now carries a bog standard camouflage scheme. Steve. sharing yyour youthful days and photos...How lovely. thank you. ...And how I wish I could get those youthful days back sometimes...but then again I think that I prefer my gained wisdom over the youth I once had Happy to share. I will try to find more photos. Best regards;Steve BloorwestSiR and Jeff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Please do. Great photos Steve, especially the first one. Cheers, +1! That is a great shot...... monthebiff, Shaka HI, MikeC and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 (edited) Thanks! I appreciate that. I think I was just lucky catching that shot just right as I'm no David Bailey! A couple of points about that photo. Eddie was just about to swing her to port to taxi up to the airfield for take off. As can be seen, the grass strip from the hangar up to the airfield was on a slight incline. As I mentioned to Carl already, TD248 tended to have a problem with her port oleo, so she often sat with a slight wing down tilt (until we got our backs under the wing to hoist her up again!) That's the reason that she looks fairly straight in the photo even though the ground rises upwards. Bit of useless TD248 trivia there! Best regards;Steve Edited January 11, 2017 by fightersweep BloorwestSiR, Out2gtcha, Jeff and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 Thanks Steve for all that info. It truly is awesome getting that set of knowledge and information from someone who was there and was involved. I got distracted a bit at the bench by a pancake so I haven't got much new finished on any of the Spitfires but hope to be moving forward again on them shortly. Carl MikeC and Shaka HI 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 OK, so I managed a bit of progress over the weekend on the build. I assembled and painted the engine cradle: I painted the coolant pipes in metallic brown and then attached those. The finished cradle assembly: Shaka HI, BradG, KiwiZac and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 (edited) I also painted the cockpit in interior green. Steve, do you know if it was flat or more of a glossy finish as seen in a lot of warbirds? Carl Edited January 16, 2017 by BloorwestSiR BradG and MikeC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Hi Carl; All the interior green areas on 248 had a slight sheen, as you rightly suggest, like most warbirds. Nice progress! Best regards;Steve MikeC, BloorwestSiR and Shaka HI 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 Hi Carl; All the interior green areas on 248 had a slight sheen, as you rightly suggest, like most warbirds. Nice progress! Best regards; Steve Thanks Steve! I appreciate the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 Carl, WHOA! those pipes look like proper metal.. Awesome paint job. the whole assembly is IMPRESSIVE. Thanks Maru! I used Tamiya metallic brown for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 So I did a bit more painting of the interior green on the cockpit bits. I then got myself into a bit of a pickle.i couldn't figure out which parts belonged to which build, especially after my cat decided to mix them up. I finally got them sorted and this time I separated them into their own tubs. I also received two sets of Mastercasters three spoke wheels from Hannants. I then started painting the IP(s). I used semigloss black and then detail painted the dial surrounds. I then installed the dial faces onto all of them. Hopefully this week I'll get more done, but it is Robbie Burns Day on Wednesday and then Chinese New Year Saturday so we shall see. Carl Bill_S, BradG, kkarlsen and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 Carl Awesome progress and after I struggled with various copper colors for my Mossie's Merlins, yours look spot on. I'm guessing the metallic brown is the Tamiya call out color. Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaka HI Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 K..I'm confused, why do you have FOUR IP's? BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 (edited) Carl Awesome progress and after I struggled with various copper colors for my Mossie's Merlins, yours look spot on. I'm guessing the metallic brown is the Tamiya call out color. Keep 'em coming Peter Thanks Peter! Tamiya actually call for interior green but I've always liked them in the copper color. I've seen a few pictures of them that way so that's what I used. Carl Edited January 23, 2017 by BloorwestSiR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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