Chek Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 3 hours ago, RLWP said: My understanding is, the kit I have has the Hasegawa MK.V fuselage with new Revell wings. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/revell-04715-supermarine-spitfire-mki-ii--155519 This is not the current MK.II kit Richard Just to illustrate the point, when Radu re-issued the Warbird's Griffon engined noses for the Hasegawa Mk V (as used on the Revell hybrid release) he modified them to extend back to include the upper fuel tank to the cockpit bulkhead. This allowed the lower fuselage parts to be bent in to give a better, if not perfect horseshoe section to the fuselage. The Hasegawa as was originally pointed out, is too slab sided, which becomes apparent beside the Tamiya. Speaking of which, I have seen in recent years a Japanese modeler who modified his Tamiya into a Mk I. This is a good thing if portraying the evolution is your thing as it allows the consistency of the original unchanged elements to contrast with the modifications as the type developed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eoyguy Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 The thing that amazes me about this is all the effort required to get a good representation of what is undoubtedly one of the most important aircraft ever flown, yet we get how many different releases of every version of the 109??? Of all the Tamiya wishing that I have read, this would be the ONE subject that I would like them to do. Even better if they went with raised rivets, but that's REALLY dreaming... wunwinglow, Troy Molitor and williamj 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Just now, eoyguy said: Even better if they went with raised rivets, but that's REALLY dreaming... You could do what Supermarine did and glue them on - split peas in the case of K5054 Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scimitarf1 Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 24 minutes ago, eoyguy said: The thing that amazes me about this is all the effort required to get a good representation of what is undoubtedly one of the most important aircraft ever flown, yet we get how many different releases of every version of the 109??? Of all the Tamiya wishing that I have read, this would be the ONE subject that I would like them to do. Even better if they went with raised rivets, but that's REALLY dreaming... It is amazing that after all this time that is the case in 1/32. You would have thought someone would have done it justicefor the 80th anniversary. williamj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 1/32 is not an exception. The situation was the same in 1/48th up to the very recent Tamiya release. Moreover, keep in mind we generally have higher expectations. williamj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scimitarf1 Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 (edited) The new 1/48 Airfix one is pretty good though Eduard I am sure will blow it away. Edited May 18, 2020 by scimitarf1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali62 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 5 hours ago, thierry laurent said: Indeed. Anyone wanting to do a Mk.I should get the brand new Wingleader book. Note it is not fully comprehensive as it is not a walkaround book and there are many subtle differences that appeared during the Mk.I production but this is currently the best source. Is this the book you are speaking of? wunwinglow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scimitarf1 Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 That is the one. Very good images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali62 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 1 hour ago, scimitarf1 said: That is the one. Very good images Thank you, I shall purchase one then, I always NEED good books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunwinglow Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 8 hours ago, scimitarf1 said: That is the same kit that I have. Cannot believe that it is 19 years old! I cannot believe I am 61 years old.... williamj, spreckair, Paul in Napier and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunwinglow Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 3 hours ago, eoyguy said: The thing that amazes me about this is all the effort required to get a good representation of what is undoubtedly one of the most important aircraft ever flown, yet we get how many different releases of every version of the 109??? Of all the Tamiya wishing that I have read, this would be the ONE subject that I would like them to do. Even better if they went with raised rivets, but that's REALLY dreaming... 0.2mm drill, 0.25mm solder balls, brushload of Future. Once you get into the rhythm... Who am I kidding. Boring boring boring, but it don't 'alf look good when it's done! I have a pic somewhere..... Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Interesting - solder balls?? Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eoyguy Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 42 minutes ago, Iain said: Interesting - solder balls?? Iain Theres medication for that... Iain, wunwinglow, Paul in Napier and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Roberts Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 (edited) As Thierry says, the wings on the original 1/32 Revell Mk I Spitfire are a bit short in span. They are also a bit broad in chord. This is compared to the plans prepared by Cox and Lee, traced by Lloyd, published in Scale Models Magazine (sorry, don't have the issue details, just a page no. - 191) These are to 1/48 scale. In fact, the wings match the plans in span - when laid flat. They are a bit short when you take the dihedral into account. Edited May 18, 2020 by Pete Roberts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Roberts Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 (edited) If you love Spitfires, or even just have an interest in modelling them, I can highly recommend these notes accumulated from information shared by a renowned Spitfire expert on britmodeller, Edgar Brooks. Edgar was a regular visitor the UK National Archives in Kew and dug out a LOT of helpful info. Sadly he passed away a while back but has left a wonderful legacy. https://www.jonbius.com/edgar-brooks-spitfire-notes/ As well as general info on the Spitfire, there are modelling tweaks and notes on making a Mk I from the new Revell Mk II Edited May 18, 2020 by Pete Roberts D.B. Andrus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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