NGBZ Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 (edited) Throttle assembly and Bowden cables in place. I used 5gm gold fly fishing wire (annealed to soften and discolour them) for the cables with MFH 0.4mm black vinyl tube for the connectors are each end... Unfortunately, Barracuda don't supply an 'Airscrew Control' decal so I painted the lever with oil paint to represent the lettering. Gary Edited April 12, 2020 by NGBZ Anthony in NZ, dodgem37, RAAF Nut and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NGBZ Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 Wings are on! I was going to depict flaps down but decided that they required too much work and I didn't have access to the Eduard PE set which would be ideal. Besides, I understand that flaps weren't usually left down as they were prone to damage as they hung quite low. Gun camera port needs tidying up when cement sets, but needed something to fill the hole.... Gary Anthony in NZ, dodgem37, Rockie Yarwood and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Looking good, it's getting that beautiful Spitfire shape now. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenshb Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Can't wait to see what you're doing with the engine... Would the Mk.VIII have the gyro gunsight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NGBZ Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 11 minutes ago, jenshb said: Can't wait to see what you're doing with the engine... Would the Mk.VIII have the gyro gunsight? This one does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepp Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Great work - looking forward to more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 any more updates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale32 Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 ×1. Wish I had of seen this before i started mine. Bloody excellent work. Cheers Bevan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlbertD Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Your interior is absolutely amazing. This thread will be a great reference when I build mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Excellent work on the cockpit! Lovely details! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeA Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Absolutely beautiful work! The finish on the various instruments etc in the cockpit has that very nicely aged and worn but still functional look. Impressive to say the least. Not sure if it's inspiring me to pull my half finished one out or keep it locked away though. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainM Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 That is great work! Well done, it looks just beautiful As far as your decision regarding the flaps are concerned, it is the right one! My brother-in-law used to fly the SAAF Mk9 LF for the museum years ago, and he wrote a few articles about flying it, which I'll link to here. Here's an extract from one article regarding the flaps most specifically - Taxiing back is straightforward, but an eye must be kept on the radiator temperatures as the landing flaps restrict airflow through the radiators. I would normally pick the flaps up immediately on clearing the runway because of this. In fact, a wary eye is constantly kept on radiator temps in flight as the engine will overheat quickly if something goes wrong with the coolant system. In most aircraft, oil pressure and oil temp are closely watched. In the Spitfire, coolant temperature is the one you watched! Speaking of the flaps: As I mentioned, they are held down by air pressure, against aerodynamic load in flight. On the ground, they are held down against a spring tension. Little metal flaps pop up near the trailing edge of the wing, indicating they are down. In flight however, as I mentioned earlier, you would have to be unconscious not to notice the trim change when the flaps extend. On the ground, engine off, they will still deploy if there is still compressed air in the system. If you then select them to up, the compressed air holding them down is vented at the flap selector lever, making a mad hissing! Quite funny, and gets some surprised reactions from onlookers! Uncarina and MikeC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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