Bill Bunting Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 (edited) Hello LSP! I've never posted here before, but I have been at Hyperscale, Brit Modeller and ARC over many years. Anyway- here we go! Spitfire Mk XVI SL721 AU-J was a veteran of the RAF and has been kept flying until the present day. Right now she is in Belgium, registered as OO-XVI. Another member here "red Dog" has done a terrific job on this example previously on this forum. More on red Dog later.... This aircraft was previously owned and operated by Vintage Wings of Canada and the Mike Potter Collection in Gatineau Quebec, close to Ottawa here in Canada. This kit was obtained by a fellow named Graham C, a member of the VWoC and he had hoped to build it. He decided, however, that it was beyond his ability to do it justice and decided to donate it to VWoC if someone would volunteer to build it. I said I'd give it a crack and here it is. I won't go into detail on the 1/32 Tamiya kit as it has been covered many times but will try to focus on the modifications and extras I attempted. First off SL721, AU-J reg C-GVZB as she was in Canada. I decided to start with the engine firewall. Using as many photos as I could collect I added piping and lines. Next up the engine was assembled and base coat of X18 semi gloss black. The left side received spark plugs and wires. These are VERY thin wires with most of the insulation stripped, leaving just a little on the end to represent the spark plug boot. The yellow would be painted over later. Some oil lines were added using lead wire and the and the ignition wire tube was made from plastic rod. The right side.. . The supercharger... And underneath... That's it for today. Next I will show the upper (inside) ignition harness, both the first and second versions.... Edited February 24, 2023 by Bill Bunting red Dog, tucohoward, Iain and 27 others 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Quite the start! Martinnfb and Bill Bunting 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 24, 2023 Share Posted February 24, 2023 Welcome aboard, sir! Very nice work so far. Kev Bill Bunting and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Looking good! Bill Bunting and Martinnfb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg W Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Welcome to LSP! Stellar work on this Bill! This is a follow for sure. Where do you get your lead wire? Bill Bunting and Martinnfb 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpgsbody55 Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Snap!! I also did SL-721 about five years ago, as originally flown by Air Vice Marshal Sir James Robb. And I'm just wrapping up a commission of the same model right now. So I'll be following this one too. It's a lovely kit. Enjoy. Cheers, Michael Anthony in NZ, ColinR, Landrotten Highlander and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Dog Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Great kit, Great aircraft, great guy. Welcome to LSP Bill Bill Bunting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Welcome and a very nice kit to use on your intro, looking forward to more. Cheers Dennis Bill Bunting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokey Pete Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Very nice intro’ there sir. I like the detailing work. Bill Bunting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Good to see you here on LSP Bill, a great project to kick off with…..it’s a Spitfire so what can possibly go wrong!? Bill Bunting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Hello Bill, Great start! Derek Bill Bunting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Welcome aboard! Great start so far, I really like that trick to replicate the spark plug boots. Gotta remember that one. Bill Bunting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bunting Posted February 25, 2023 Author Share Posted February 25, 2023 14 hours ago, Greg W said: Welcome to LSP! Stellar work on this Bill! This is a follow for sure. Where do you get your lead wire? Thanks. The silver wires are solder, which is very easy to bend but is also eady to scar. The copper and brass were from a craft supply store in the jewelry area. A bit of brass pipe was from the good old hobby shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Warbirds/preserved aircraft are my focus so I'm very excited to follow along with this! Bill Bunting and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted February 26, 2023 Share Posted February 26, 2023 Hey Bill, nice to see ya here Derek B and Bill Bunting 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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