Wackyracer Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 Thank you Peter! Ordered yesterday morning. On the mat when I got home. Off to my IPMS model club tonight for our monthly build night so Spitfire packed and ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 only added a few more bits n bobs to the pit at club night Added the camera trigger to the stick LSP_Kevin, Landrotten Highlander, Kagemusha and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted February 13, 2020 Author Share Posted February 13, 2020 some days are better than others thierry laurent, Fanes and LSP_Kevin 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palm-tree Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Keep up the great work, looking very nice. yahu make really nice instrument panels for the spitfire. Wish Tamiya would do a PR Spitfire....it looks like they considered it at some stage for a possible future project as the inside of the underwing panels have moulded recesses to accommodate the PR cameras. The big challenge is getting the canopy with the enlarged teardrop blisters to look correct. Watching your build with interest, all the best, P-T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 Sanded the top of the wings and rescribed the new panels. Gun covers and such were super glued before sanding. Afternoons efforts Have a grey matters retractable wheel so super glued the original panels as with the wings and made templates for the cuts for the doors. Quick check that everything is still fitting well. Aaron Fanes, Derek B, Anthony in NZ and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Good old Halfords grey plastic primer to check for errors and touch ups. Somebody asked what the join was like on the wing root where I'd cut. Anthony in NZ, Landrotten Highlander, LSP_Kevin and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanes Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Coming along nicely! One little thing - I'm not sure if it has already been mentioned: the rivets on the wing were puttied from the leading edge until the wing spar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 3 hours ago, Fanes said: Coming along nicely! One little thing - I'm not sure if it has already been mentioned: the rivets on the wing were puttied from the leading edge until the wing spar. Yeah thanks. Wing has had more sanding since these pics and the rivets are more a suggestion now. I'll post some more pics later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Better? And the lower section Derek B, VW Chris 1969, MikeMaben and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Ooooh , very very nice! Lovely clean workmanship Thanks for the update! Wackyracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanes Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 14 hours ago, Wackyracer said: Better? Yep Wackyracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 Hours of work without too much to show but I guess that's how it goes sometimes. Cut out the 2 bubbles for the canopy sides. Fiddled about with the front canopy and finding a secure and sturdy way to install but struggling to be honest. Finally got some paint on the pit and installed the IP and new camera control. Sprayed the front of the IP with Mr Paint superflat and the dials with Gunze gloss, than stuck together. touched up the left hand side with a brush but this didn't dry matt so will spray again then re-gloss the dials. Derek B, Troy Molitor, Landrotten Highlander and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 Very nice looking IP, the camera control box is actually grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wackyracer Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share Posted February 25, 2020 6 hours ago, Cees Broere said: Very nice looking IP, the camera control box is actually grey. Thanks Cees, I have several pics in various shades from black to light grey, but some of these are refurbished pits so not sure which way to go. I will probably go over it with a dark grey just to add some contrast. like I said in my post just got some black down to give me a base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 There were different types and different colors but the most common one used on the PRXI was indeed mid grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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