dennismcc Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 That does look good, nice work. Cheers Dennis monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Looking fabulous! The metal used on the Yahu panels is pretty hard in my experience... Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 On 3/19/2024 at 9:10 PM, geedubelyer said: Mouthwateringly good. Thank you, this is my second Kotare Spitfire and getting the hang a bit now as there are a few areas where fit is an issue. Regards. Andy On 3/19/2024 at 9:27 PM, LSP_Kevin said: Lovely progress, Andy! Kev On 3/20/2024 at 1:14 AM, Uncarina said: That is looking so good! Cheers, Tom Thanks for checking in guys, it's a nice kit but tricky in a couple of areas on the fit front. On 3/21/2024 at 8:12 AM, Biggles87 said: Fantastic! The harness is particularly good. How long did that take? John T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 On 3/19/2024 at 9:10 PM, geedubelyer said: Mouthwateringly good. Thank you, this is my second Kotare Spitfire and getting the hang a bit now as there are a few areas where fit is an issue. Regards. Andy On 3/19/2024 at 9:27 PM, LSP_Kevin said: Lovely progress, Andy! Kev On 3/20/2024 at 1:14 AM, Uncarina said: That is looking so good! Cheers, Tom Thanks for checking in guys, it's a nice kit but tricky in a couple of areas on the fit front. On 3/21/2024 at 8:12 AM, Biggles87 said: Fantastic! The harness is particularly good. How long did that take? John Took about an hour to assemble the belts and them fitted them to the seat and let the glue dry overnight followed by a black/ brown oil wash and a flat varnish, hope that helps. Regards. Andy Uncarina and Biggles87 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted March 25 Author Share Posted March 25 On 3/21/2024 at 9:14 AM, dennismcc said: That does look good, nice work. Cheers Dennis Thank you Dennis, it's a lovely kit and you will enjoy when you start your copy. On 3/21/2024 at 10:13 AM, Iain said: Looking fabulous! The metal used on the Yahu panels is pretty hard in my experience... Iain Thank you Iian and you are not wrong, 2 layers of pretty thick and pretty hard brass and quite a lot of it was removed so it would fit the Kotare cockpit! Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 So plenty more done today with first of all the cockpit getting closed up inside the fuselage halves I then turned my attention back to the wing and fitted the modified ailerons and then the Tamiya wingtips followed by the reshaped HB oilcooler before mating it to the fuselage Starting to come together now and it's definitely much better fitting the wing fillets to the fuselage halves rather than the wing as per the instructions and also sand th lower rear cockpit tub heavily once together to aid the wing fit. Regards. Andy Landrotten Highlander, Sasha As, Archimedes and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 It’s beginning to look like a Spitfire now. John monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Looks terrific, if you have any problems with the decals I also have the set, and they are yours if you need them. monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 16 hours ago, Biggles87 said: It’s beginning to look like a Spitfire now. John Getting close isn't it John, just need to get the rest of the panels cleaned up and fitted. Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 2 hours ago, Kagemusha said: Looks terrific, if you have any problems with the decals I also have the set, and they are yours if you need them. Thank you and very kind of you regarding the decals!, The Exito Decals are printed by Cartograph so fingers crossed they will be fine. I've used their other 32nd scale 109 set and all was well but let's see! Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaos07 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Clipped wing spits - nothing beats them. Great progress. Looking forward to more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 2 hours ago, monthebiff said: Thank you and very kind of you regarding the decals!, The Exito Decals are printed by Cartograph so fingers crossed they will be fine. I've used their other 32nd scale 109 set and all was well but let's see! Regards. Andy I'm sure you'll be fine, I just didn't want an accident to happen, you buy another set, then I find out afterwards, bit like if you take a brolly out it has less chance of raining, unless you live in Greater Manchester, obviously. monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyrosjzmichos Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Exceptional work Andy! Looking lovely! monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 Definitely looking like a Spitfire now Just a little filing and sanding here and there followed by a trip to the paint shop@ Regards. Andy MikeMaben, Sasha As, Martinnfb and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 6 hours ago, monthebiff said: Definitely looking like a Spitfire now Absolutely !!! Martinnfb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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