nmayhew Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Very cool conversion Andy! Not sure I could bring myself to chop up one of my Kotare Spits, but never unhappy to see a MkV being built Nick monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Fabulous work Andy, love all the thought and attention to detail going into this ambitious “home” conversion. monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 On 2/27/2024 at 11:45 PM, nmayhew said: Very cool conversion Andy! Not sure I could bring myself to chop up one of my Kotare Spits, but never unhappy to see a MkV being built Nick Rhank you Nick, its not to much chopping up but mainly filling and re-scribing wing panels which I hate doing! I spent a bit of time test fitting various parts for the Mk.V conversion on to my Mk.I before I took the plunge so I knew I wasn't going to ruin a kit. Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 On 2/28/2024 at 8:39 AM, mozart said: Fabulous work Andy, love all the thought and attention to detail going into this ambitious “home” conversion. Think I'm getting there with it Max, so far so good but do need to get the lower aileron detail sorted as I'm unsure how to sort it at the moment. Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 Been wotcha on getting the basic cockpit paint down Some more detail painting needed and then a gloss coat and decals. Regards. Andy Kagemusha, Fanes, geedubelyer and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Go Andy go! Nice progress, and I’m taking notes. Cheers, Tom monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Nice work! I like the satin black on some of those parts. Very neat! Kind regards, Paul monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 20 hours ago, Archimedes said: Nice work! I like the satin black on some of those parts. Very neat! Kind regards, Paul Thank you Paul, I masked round everything which took a little time and then airbrushed Tamiya semi gloss black. Was far quicker on my second build and well worth the effort. Regards. Andy Archimedes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiZac Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 The Vb is my favourite mark too so, while I'm waiting for Kotare to do it, it's very exciting and interesting to follow your build. Lovely and clever work! monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 12 hours ago, KiwiZac said: The Vb is my favourite mark too so, while I'm waiting for Kotare to do it, it's very exciting and interesting to follow your build. Lovely and clever work! Thanks for looking in Zac, I just couldn't wait and had everything I needed so thought I'd give it a go! When Kotare do release a Vb I have a USAF subject in mind in desert scheme. Regards. Andy KiwiZac and Kagemusha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 Great modelling, and looks like lots of fun as well. Cheers Dennis monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaos07 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Excellent results thus far, I am enjoying your progress! monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 On 3/14/2024 at 3:21 PM, dennismcc said: Great modelling, and looks like lots of fun as well. Cheers Dennis Thank you Dennis and yes I'm really enjoying this build and making the most of the parts I have in the stash to turn her in to a Vb. Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 A little more done and learning from my MkI early build I found I had huge problems fitting the the wing assembly to the fuselage following the kit instructions and gluing the fillets to the wing so this time I glued the fillets to the fuselage hoping for a better fit I do love the way Kotare have captured the look of the wing fillet to fuselage joint, it looks very good indeed in my eyes. After a test fit and taping the fuselage together I dug out my now out of production Department of Correction Rotol propeller out. This is a really nice set and a shame they are no longer around but the fit is really good on the Kotare kit Here are the blades which as you can see they have gone to the extent to depict the brass sheath on the leading edge Looking foward to getting this painted, decaled and weathered! And a test fit of the lower wing to the fuselage to see where we are and the general look of things So far so good and definitely got a better fit of the wing assembly with the fillets glued to the fuselage halves instead. Regards. Andy mozart, John1, geedubelyer and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Looking good, Andy! Kev monthebiff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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