Rockie Yarwood Posted June 12, 2022 Share Posted June 12, 2022 Nice update John, and thanks for the warning about the aft cockpit frame location. I'll make a note of that for my PR XI build - lovely work on your conversion set by the way! Cheers Pastor John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor John Posted June 15, 2022 Author Share Posted June 15, 2022 AIMS 1/32 Spitfire 1G conversion with Barracuda details update Hi everyone enjoyed doing a little plumbing but now I am near blind. A little more wiring to add still but I am not looking for perfection - just enjoying making this budget model into as nice a Spitfire as possible. once what I have done has been painted I can attach the dashboard frame to the right sidewall and plumb in the Barracuda undercarriage control. Please note that I had to remove my pilot's head armour and make the early style set up. I might be wrong but I do not think you can fill up the 29 gal tank with such armour in place and as I had no photo of a PR IV with the head armour and the only clear photo of the PR 1G head location in the Ventura publication also showing it without the armour I went ahead and removed mine and fixed the resulting chaos as well as making the lightening holes etc. Hope you like J KiwiZac, Madmax, Model_Monkey and 25 others 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 All looking rather good John, some very nice progress. Regards. Andy Pastor John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Top shelf, John! Glad you're still able to get some things done at the workbench. Kev scvrobeson, Pastor John and Derek B 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Beautiful work, PJ! Looking forward to the next installment. Cheers, Damian Pastor John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Great job John!!! You're right regarding the armor plate. They were removed for weigth reasons. Pastor John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor John Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 (edited) Hi Thierry - at the time of this Mk I being built they were in short supply anyway but the biggest reason I think is rather that with head armour it is impossible to fill up the front spout of the 29 gal tank as it hits the inside face of the armour - either that or I have designed my tank incorrectly - only the SAM Datafile drawing to go on really Edited June 16, 2022 by Pastor John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Lovely work John - I hope that you are enjoying it! Derek Pastor John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor John Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 AIMS 1/32 Spitfire PR 1G conversion with Barracuda details I decided to get the remaining interior components all together prior to painting. I show the right side yet again as I have added the electrical horn to the pilots frame as well as the rub mat for the Sutton Harness and also 2x small screws to the head frame which I think are there regardless of head armour being fitted or not. Behind that the 29 Gallon had the rear bracing and fuel indicator added and aft of that some Balsa wood was used to make a camera support box. It is not correct thickness wise but I just wanted to have something there and it was easy to do and I will not have to paint it lol. On to the left side I think the best way to assemble the Oblique F 24 camera is from the left as you can measure your wooden beams (0.4 thick card). The width obviously depends on how much plastic you have chopped away to represent an open hatch with nice scale thickness. I then mounted centrally the Type 25 camera mount pivot sides - with the balance weights pointing upwards for a 14" lens! Going to the front the Barracuda seat and kit parts were assembled as well as the Barracuda control column - together with the wire supplied in Roy's interior set but also with the camera control switch from my AIMS set (used only on fighter recon birds). BTW I know one of the vertical camera's needs a 5" lens - not 14 as shown but the difference will never ever be seen. Enjoy, John Tolga ULGUR, Paul in Napier, TAG and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Well, sir, the pain has apparently not dimmed your abilities any!! Very sharp work! scvrobeson and Pastor John 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor John Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 Thanks it hurts but not as much as loading up the pics and posting them - just a few mouse button clicks and I am in a bad way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunnus Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Beautiful work,Pastor John! I hope to see much more! Pastor John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Your considerable skills have certainly not diminished, John! It's sad that the process has to cause you so much pain, but we're grateful for your efforts, as your work is a joy to behold. Kev Pastor John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 I've come along to this late but you're doing beautiful work and I'm so sorry to hear how much pain you have to go through to share this gorgeous build with us. On 6/17/2022 at 1:42 AM, Pastor John said: On to the left side I think the best way to assemble the Oblique F 24 camera is from the left as you can measure your wooden beams (0.4 thick card). An F24? I have one of those! monthebiff, John1, MikeC and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastor John Posted June 22, 2022 Author Share Posted June 22, 2022 Fantastic thanks for sharing Zac. - is that the 5" lens by any chance - when I was doing the conversion I was unable to get a look at one? Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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