New Grey Matter Figures Seafire Mk XV/XVII conversion coming soon

[MustangManiac]

Hi Boys and Girls,

 

I have some awesome news for all of us itching to do a Seafire Mk XV or Mk XVII. I sent an email to Tim Skelton at Grey Matter Figures earlier this week asking if there was any chance there may be a Seafire Mk XVII conversion from his company and he said that he was currently working on one for a Seafire Mk XV/XVII conversion in 1/32 scale!! As of now it isn't going to have folding wings like I personally had hoped but it will have everything else we need. Tim told me that folded wings may come as a different conversion later on, but we are going to get a Seafire Mk XVII conversion set sometime soon from Grey Matter Figures!!!! I'm excited to see what comes of it. Tim didn't say what base kit he was focusing the conversion around as of now, but I did get his permission to tell you all this information first.

 

Cheers,

Brady

Edited April 28, 2017 by MustangManiac

[Alburymodeler]

Wonderful, I shall need one of each for sure.

I expect it will be made to fit the new Revell Spitfire Mk 9.

[MikeC]

That's interesting news, thanks for sharing. 

[MustangManiac]

No problem Michael!

 

Cheers,

Brady

[Troy Molitor]

Wow. That would be fantastic.

[ColinR]

Thanks for that , I'm not sure if my initial enquiries last weeks started the ball rolling to any extent , but however its come about I'll be having a set , probably a XVII as soon as its available

 

ColinR

[32tragic]

but how do you order anything from Grey Matters?

I placed an order on January 3 this year and have heard nothing so how does this work?

[MustangManiac]

Hi guys,

 

Jennings, I'll email Tim and ask him what kit he's using as a base kit to start from, because he didn't tell me that yet. I'll get back with you on that when Tim tells me.

 

Terry,

 

I'd be using the Contact Us part of the Grey Matter Figures website to find out what the status is of your order. I can't say anything bad about getting an order from them, I've always gotten my order and I'm on the other side of the pond from them.

 

Cheers,

Brady

[ColinR]

Jumping back in to this topic, re Jennings's query about which kit, 

 

I'm about half way through my Seafire XV, using the Revell kit, and to be honest its as good a basis as any , I know its approaching heracy to say that , but its easy to work with , its fully engraved which is something of a relief after re-scribing several Hasagawa kits, ok some of the surface detailing is a touch heavy , but classically I can live with that.

 

And for some of us there's the question of cost , I'd LOVE to use Tamiya Spits as the basis for the various conversions I have planned , BUT there comes a point when I have to justify my spending to my SO/Bank Manager and various credit card companies , and £100 for a kit to be chopped up is simply unsustainable in the long run. 

 

But this is just my very personal view .. and shouldn't be taken as anything other than the views of an increasing impoverished modeler who wants to have a decent collection of Seafire and Spitfire versions not currently available .

 

Now if Grey Matter would produce a set of Spitfire Mk 21/22/24 wings , I'd be very happy  man , and if a complete Seafire 47 kit finally saw the light of day .. then I could die happy!

[Cees Broere]

Our very own Derek Bradshaw mastered a set of Mk 21 wings, don't know if they were ever finished.

 

Oh and please refrain from using a disclaimer after you have aired your opinion. Others seem to do that to without any guilt thrust upon them. This is an open forum isn't it?

 

My IX is in the decalling stages and this kit will serve as a basis for many Spitfire subtypes such as the Mk XII.

May the joy continue.

Edited May 18, 2017 by Cees Broere

[ColinR]

I stumbled across Derek's project last night and after drooling over the workmanship , I would LOVE to use them on a Seafire 45/46!

[alaninaustria]

I stumbled across Derek's project last night and after drooling over the workmanship , I would LOVE to use them on a Seafire 45/46!

Do you have a link for Dereks wings? Would love to see them!

Cheers

Alan

[ColinR]

Here you go alan 

 

http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=14333&hl=+spitfire%20+mk21

 

A rest "what might have been"

 

come on Derek..Please...

 

colinR

 

Good Grief - I Remember following that build, and I find it was 8 years ago.. where did the time go!

Edited May 18, 2017 by ColinR

[Alburymodeler]

As good or otherwise as those wings may have been, I reckon it would be easier and far less effort now for each of us to covert the wings on the Revell  kit as and when needed, rather than try and fit modified Hasegawa wings cast in resin to the Revell fuselage.

[MustangManiac]

Hello everyone,

 

Well I've tried contacting Tim multiple times on what base kit he's going to be using and I'm not getting any response to my emails. So sorry as of now I don't know what kit he's basing his conversion set off of.

 

Brady