NGBZ Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 (edited) Greetings one and all. Been a long time guest lurking around and thought I'd finally get my a into gear and sign up and dive straight in with one of Tamiya's finest. After converting from armour a couple of years ago, have been delving into the world of Wingnut Wings but fancied a break from rigging. So, on a recent trip to Melbourne, picked up this kit and brought it back to NZ. A little bit of AM to spice things up (couple of more things yet to arrive) and hope that I can do this justice. Grateful for any input from the community and look forward to learning as I progress.... Gary Edited March 22, 2020 by NGBZ Lothar, MikeC, LSP_Kevin and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Welcome aboard, Gary! You've picked a great kit to debut with. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Hey Gary Have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 You can't go wrong with a Spitfire and the VIII is one of the nicest looking ones, those Barracuda sets are really nice and certainly add to any Spitfire build. Cheers Dennis MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Great entry project, you've got indeed a lot of parts to deal with. So have fun and enjoy. Have you decided on a paint scheme yet? Oh yes, welcome to LSP. Lothar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Welcome aboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 welcome! you can't have enough Spits Looking forward to your build Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Looks like a great project. Looking forward to updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 20 hours ago, dennismcc said: You can't go wrong with a Spitfire ... Amen to that! Dpgsbody55 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 You are lucky. Cant get that kit here in SA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NGBZ Posted March 25, 2020 Author Share Posted March 25, 2020 (edited) Back again - and thank you for teh warm reception I'll do my best not to disappoint With NZ now going into lock down have been flat out at work getting prepared for whatever may be coming. I'd much rather be isolating at home keeping a low profile, but being a frontline healthcare professional doesn't afford me that luxury. But I'll certianly be heading out to the man cave when oportunity allows - if only to destress Anyway, I have made a start on the cockpit and the beautiful resin goodies from Barracuda. Before I get any WIP pics up, I do have a couple of Qs to put to those whose knowledge of the Spit is far greater than mine. Image copied and pasted from Baracuda website. What are the items circled in blue? Neither are included or mentioned in either the Barracuda set or the Tamiya parts. And are they relevant to the Mk.VIII? I noticed that on the throttle assembly, the centre lever (with the red tipped lever) isn't included so have scratched a new one - assume I am correct to do this? Finally (for now), I assume I'll be okay to model the MkII gyro gunsight if I'm building a 1945 aircraft based in the PTO? TIA Gary Edited March 25, 2020 by NGBZ dodgem37 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenshb Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Vincent started a build thread where he was virtually scratchbuilding the cockpit and making many changes to make an accurate Mk. VIII cockpit. Unfortunately, it appears the photos are not visible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NGBZ Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 Real shame that the images no longer work. And I've searched high and low but can't find any answers Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Buddee Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Hi Gary, Welcome to the forums! Try this link. It may be of help to you. https://www.haraldjoergens.com/panoramas/spitfire-td314/ The thing to keep in mind is that cockpit details could differ from one aircraft to another even within the same Mk. Have fun with your build as you have a fantastic kit to start with! Cheers, Wolf dodgem37 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NGBZ Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 (edited) Thanks Wolf. Found that one earlier but dismissed it being a IX. Have decided to go with what I've got. Bare metal paint is on and will follow with the green once fully dried so will have pics tomorrow.... Gary Edited March 28, 2020 by NGBZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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