dora9 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Nice work so far! Keep it coming! BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ade rowlands Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Will follow this as it’s a project idea that never occurred to me could be possible. BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Good heavens!!!! BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 This is looking great Cheers Dennis BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 17 hours ago, dora9 said: Nice work so far! Keep it coming! Thanks! I'm having fun, that's for sure. 10 hours ago, ade rowlands said: Will follow this as it’s a project idea that never occurred to me could be possible. Are, when I kept reading in reviews how this was so much closer to a V, I decided to see how close was it. And it's really not far off. There is a bit of scribing and line filling to do but that's ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 8 hours ago, dennismcc said: This is looking great Cheers Dennis Thanks Dennis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 Some more progress and a small setback. First I drilled out the new ejection ports for the 20mm cannon and filled in the extraneous 0.303 ones. I also boxed in the cannon ejection chutes but forgot to take any pics. I painted the inner wings black where the openings are. Then the wing was glued together. The wing was then drilled for the Master barrels to be installed. While all that dried, I installed the cockpit into the starboard fuselage half. This is where my minor setback happened I used some tape to hold the cockpit in place while the glue was drying. On removal, it snagged the shoulder harnesses and head armour plate and took them with it. This tore the belts in half. So after cleaning up the remnants, I'll have to repaint the seat, and install new shoulder belts and the armour plate. MikeC, MikeMaben, BradG and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 great work and fast to keep it going Mark BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 8 hours ago, mark31 said: great work and fast to keep it going Mark Thanks Mark! It really is coming together nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share Posted August 10, 2018 I used a simple paper mask to minimise any over spray on the cockpit when I repainted the seat. This worked well (except for all the dust) and I just have to make a new set of shoulder harnesses. I then finished the work on the wings. First I added the control surfaces and landing flaps. Then it was time for the gun blisters. So I just need to add the rad fairings and the wing is complete. MikeC, Alain Gadbois, Kagemusha and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Excellent. Side note, your work bench looks just like mine. Deurmekaar!! BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmctaggart Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Looking good so far. Gord BloorwestSiR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Leduc Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Wow, very nice job.... now you got me for a Spit, really like how it's coming along and seems an easy built too.. maybe I should get my hand on one...... Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 18 hours ago, Gerhard said: Excellent. Side note, your work bench looks just like mine. Deurmekaar!! Thanks Gerhard! This was my bench before I started work last night: I ended up tidying it a bit before doing anything else. 12 hours ago, gmctaggart said: Looking good so far. Gord Thanks Gord! 12 hours ago, Daniel Leduc said: Wow, very nice job.... now you got me for a Spit, really like how it's coming along and seems an easy built too.. maybe I should get my hand on one...... Dan. Thanks Daniel! I liked Spitfires but didn't really think much of them in kit form until the Tamiya kits came out. Now I've managed to build 8 of those, the old Revell/Matchbox 22 and I have 7 more left in the stash (3 Tamiya, 1 Revell, 3 PCM). All this time I thought the Corsair was my favourite WWII plane. MikeC and Daniel Leduc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share Posted August 11, 2018 (edited) I found a replacement set of shoulder belts and assembled and installed them into the cockpit. With that done, I was able to close up the fuselage. I should be able to mate the wings shortly. Iay even be able to finish this before we leave for Scotland next week. Carl Edited August 11, 2018 by BloorwestSiR Photo D.B. Andrus, MikeC, Daniel Leduc and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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