Wackyracer Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 (edited) After the pink panther I found this bird in the same book This set a flame to model it as the image is in colour and I have done a PRU blue bird yet. Having secured 2 more Revell IXc boxings I pulled one out and set about working out the best way forward. I then turned to our forums for more inspiration and help and discovered this thread and comments. Has anyone tried the Alleycat Spitfire PR.XI conversion?? On 12/15/2018 at 8:13 AM, thierry laurent said: I used the Revell kit. Actually a mix of the Mk. II and IX kits to get wings without gun bumps whereas the leftover parts will be used for a Mk. XI. However this is not a smooth ride. The windshield and the rear wheel fuselage sections ask for a lot of work. This allowed me to use the Brassin pit. Even if the conversion is comprehensive, one thing that Alleycat forgot is the three oxygen bottles located horizontally behind the seat. On 12/15/2018 at 7:31 AM, MikeC said: I've got one, I'm planning to see whether it will fit the Revell IX rather than the Tamiya: a very quick and rough match-up of the parts - lower cowling in particular - shows it should be possible. We shall see. On 12/15/2018 at 9:35 AM, MikeC said: That's exactly my plan: use the leftover c wing uppers to mix-and-match to make a Vc as well as an XI. Thanks for the heads-up on the potential problem areas. So now ordered said set from AlleyCat and awaiting its arrival, but also dug out a Revell Mk.IIa kit as well on MikeC thoughts. Now I really enjoy birds with unusual camo and markings so a Vc from Malta is a perfect buddy for the PR. Now to the scary bits... The Grey Matters wrap round canopy doesn't touch the sides in the IX fuselage, not even close, BUT its much closer in the Mk.IIa fuselage as this has the earlier more rounded screen. The Mk.Vc spits only had the later canopy so a perfect swap of fuselages EXCEPT they are different length due to the changes in engines, but are the same profile from the engine firewalls back. Deep breath and Razor saw out... Side by side First cut is the deepest Joined Pretty chuffed with outcome. Just need to find a juicy Malta scheme for the Vc now. BTW the wings mixed up are a perfect fit, so other than a little rescribing for the PR non gunned wing and drilling the cannon ports on the Mk.II lower section we are looking good. Edited February 2, 2020 by Wackyracer tag edit Fanes, TorbenD, Dany Boy and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Great subject. I am currently reading SAS Shadow raiders by Damien Lewis. PRU Spitfires feature highly. Good luck with it. Wackyracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 17 minutes ago, mpk said: Great subject. I am currently reading SAS Shadow raiders by Damien Lewis. PRU Spitfires feature highly. Good luck with it. I'll have to download that one to my audible account. Thanks for the heads up. Read/listened to several of his books and all very good. mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanes Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Taking a front row seat since I plan to do a PR XI and Vc, too! mpk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, Fanes said: Taking a front row seat since I plan to do a PR XI and Vc, too! Thanks. The 2 revell kits are a great combo for such a build. The engine swapping was actually very straightforward. I didn't show it in the pics but the other halves I just cut straight down not a little step. Much easier to do and join back together. mpk and Fanes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 Afternoon at the bench... Test fit of Barracuda cockpit upgrade set and Aries pilot figure. Both appear to fit well Made both sets of wings and quick test fit. No problems here or with the Vc Got some nice plans from top drawings. These have the panels for a non armed/winged fuel tanks layout. Also show the new radio or access hatch I need to scribe onto the other side (top right on image) Vac canopy test fitting. Will make the framework from thin fine plastic strip I think. Dany Boy, MikeC, Trak-Tor and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale32 Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Looking forward to following along Aaron. PR Spits are a fave of mine. Cheers Bevan mpk and Wackyracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted February 3, 2020 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Looking great so far Aaron. Keep it up. Troy mpk and Wackyracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 Only had a couple of hours on the bench yesterday so added a few more bits to the sidewalls of the pit. Now I have a question for the experts... Was there an additional switch/button for the camera release the pilot used or was it swapped with the gun button on the control stick given these carried no armament? Aaron mpk, LSP_Kevin, Derek B and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted February 5, 2020 Author Share Posted February 5, 2020 oh and during research found this photo. Quite fancy making this build into a small dio, now I have a pilot etc. VW Chris 1969, Derek B, TorbenD and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Very cool subject. The cockpit is shaping up nicely. mpk and Wackyracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 The PR XI cockpit had various differences. Out if my memory: - on, under and over the IP (where the gunsight was on fighters) - on the starboard side of the pit (2 additional bezels close to the windscreen and the camera box on the bottom, close to the IP bulkhead) - on the port side (most items were removed and the belly camera shutter lever and its cable as well as some brackets were added) - behind the seat (3 oxygen bottles) If you wait a little bit I can post pictures of my kit pit. All modifications have been done except the three oxygen bottles behind the seat. I still have to do that. Hth Thierry mpk and Wackyracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanes Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 One more thing to consider: the PR XI didn't have the replacement light bulbs for the gunsight (although the Barracuda bulbs are nice!) on the starboard side. Wackyracer and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 Indeed, most items of the fighter version were removed from the upper section of the starboard side. mpk and Wackyracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted February 5, 2020 Share Posted February 5, 2020 I rather like your approach here. I am not sure why I didn't think about making a Vc this way myself?? I seem to have taken the difficult way by converting the Tamiya wing... Nice work Wackyracer and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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