Troy Molitor Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 We should suggest Monkey Madness to the rescue in the cockpit area. Purchase the front end from Graham. Upscale some Barracuda bits. I thought I saw a Mk-47 empennage from someone a while back? The canopy seems to have gone through several variants in the production run. Underneath it all, it’s still the chunky Matchbox offering. I must have have used two tubes of that lovely Squadron green stuff back in the day to fill in the cracks and seems on the beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 If you can get it the Mastercasters Mk22/24 cockpit set is very good. As said, the Iconicair front end is also another must have. Freightdog set is pretty comprehensive too. Troy Molitor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 IIRC Iconicair also does supply the Spiteful type empennage. Perhaps the best way to start would be the Tamiya Mk XVI but with a lot of modificatons aka the mentioned conversion. A Mk 22/24 would perhaps be a less complex option? Cees Troy Molitor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 I would never recommend the Mastercasters cockpit as it is clearly underscaled. I used it in my FR47 and had to modify each part. This is unfortunately a classical problem with various sets of that brand. Ask me how I know! Moreover, it is lacking at least half of the Seafire cockpit components. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Starting with a Tamiya kit is not really a solution as you would just keep the central fuselage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamF Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 I'd just wait a while. Alburymodeler, Anthony in NZ, wunwinglow and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 15 minutes ago, GrahamF said: I'd just wait a while. Well, well then, secrets don't keep friends! I kid, I kid of course. But seriously what are you up to now....... LOL! Troy Molitor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alain11 Posted June 12, 2019 Author Share Posted June 12, 2019 AA productions advises to use the Matchbox / Revell kit , and provides the late canopy type , now about the cockpit ,scratch building , is the lone solution ?? !!! I bought the last set on E bay , I will try to do a quick review Alain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Indeed you are on your own for the cockpit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 9 hours ago, Cees Broere said: IIRC Iconicair also does supply the Spiteful type empennage. Perhaps the best way to start would be the Tamiya Mk XVI but with a lot of modificatons aka the mentioned conversion. A Mk 22/24 would perhaps be a less complex option? Cees If you mean the tail, it has a different fuselage profile relative to the Matchbox kit. I tried it on my build and decided it was too much work to blend together. This was after cutting the tail off my Spitfire. thierry laurent and Troy Molitor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Hi Graham, Nice to know you still have that project. There are areas for which finding information looked close to impossible to me. The worst ones were the LG bays and the wing pylons. The small number of planes ans their short service life did not help. The very frustrating part is the fact the only existing Warbird is close to useless as they removed the wing folding mechanism and all the cockpit systems not related to flying. BloorwestSiR and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Howevere it comes Graham I'm sure it'll be worth waiting for! ColinR BloorwestSiR and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 Even though I do have the FD conversion, as has been noted it does not cover everything, and if Iconicair put a Mk 47 conversion out Id definitely have to find a way to pick one up. The Seafire is just tooooo cool. BloorwestSiR and Troy Molitor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 conversion .. Hmm .. Or a complete kit? Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 13, 2019 Share Posted June 13, 2019 7 minutes ago, Scotsman said: conversion .. Hmm .. Or a complete kit? Good question! Depending on price, Id be down for a whole kit. One cant expect it to be cheap, but a well done 47 would be worth having. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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