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Let Let Let - Warplanes => Aircraft Modeling => Topic started by: No.1 on December 17, 2017, 08:46:16 AM

Title: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: No.1 on December 17, 2017, 08:46:16 AM
New project is Spitfire FR Mk.IXc and for this purpose I will use Eduard Overstress kit (kit which come in white box, no instruction, no decals...) as well a number of Eduard upgrade set's and custom designed and printed decals (it is I). Material look as on images ;)
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: No.1 on December 17, 2017, 08:47:08 AM
And idea is to make PRU Spitfire in Pink color which served in France. This is the subject I will going to do :))
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: modellius on December 17, 2017, 11:18:16 AM
very, very interesting
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: Second Air Force on December 17, 2017, 11:58:03 AM
Good choice, PR airplanes don't get much attention!
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: No.1 on December 17, 2017, 12:09:07 PM
Thanks :)) Yes, they are real heroes, fly alone deep inside enemy terrototy, in many cases without armed airplane, this is real daring missions.
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: Second Air Force on December 18, 2017, 12:14:58 PM
Yes, a lonely duty to fly PR! My father remembered the high-flying recon airplanes on (from both sides) flying above his unit in Africa. In fact it was one of his strongest memories of airplanes!
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: No.1 on December 20, 2017, 07:53:48 AM
Preparation of cockpit
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: modellius on December 20, 2017, 03:49:17 PM
goood !
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: No.1 on December 20, 2017, 04:14:52 PM
Thanks :))
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: No.1 on December 21, 2017, 05:35:10 PM
Work on cockpit progress with furious snail speed  :-red :-roll :-smey
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: modellius on December 21, 2017, 07:29:11 PM
hahaha furious snail ! looks good mate
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: No.1 on December 22, 2017, 05:03:31 PM
And somehow cockpit is completed
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: No.1 on December 22, 2017, 06:32:11 PM
Work on wing is next and whyt I do is dril holes in central section of bottom wing. Reason for that is that I will use drop tank, original machine use it
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: No.1 on December 23, 2017, 10:44:01 AM
Some sanding and grinding of wing bottom is on demand, to manage wings to fit to fuselage
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: Second Air Force on December 23, 2017, 04:06:11 PM
Oh, clearance for resin parts?

The belly tank will be a good addition, not often is the "slipper" tank seen on Spit models.
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: No.1 on December 23, 2017, 04:56:43 PM
True, this is problem with Spitfire resin cockpit but easy solved
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: No.1 on December 23, 2017, 06:32:33 PM
And this is situation right now, there is possibility that tomorrow will start painting
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: No.1 on December 24, 2017, 06:01:44 PM
Work progressed and new Brassin pack is open- landing gear ;)
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: No.1 on December 25, 2017, 10:50:35 AM
After second coat of panel wash, it look like this :))
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: No.1 on December 25, 2017, 01:51:28 PM
And in this momen ;)
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: Second Air Force on December 25, 2017, 02:54:08 PM
Yes!
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: No.1 on December 25, 2017, 07:28:51 PM
Stripes done as well all decals (custom designed)
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: No.1 on December 26, 2017, 01:06:16 PM
Speeding up  :-razz :-jump
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: Second Air Force on December 26, 2017, 02:03:04 PM
Indeed, soon to be finalized!!
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: No.1 on December 26, 2017, 03:49:00 PM
Yes, with more resin :)) exhaust on the place and drop tank in work ;)
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: No.1 on December 27, 2017, 01:27:34 PM
Work on fuel tank were released fast
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: No.1 on December 27, 2017, 01:28:06 PM
And almost finished, just to add radio wire
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: draken35 on December 27, 2017, 04:23:02 PM
:-ok :-ok :-ok
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: No.1 on December 27, 2017, 04:27:11 PM
Thanks :))
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: No.1 on December 29, 2017, 05:27:22 PM
And photo of completed :)) I take a look and I did not seen radio wire... strange but this is it ;)
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: draken35 on December 29, 2017, 09:25:32 PM
Excellent!
For what I know,  radio wires disappeared on the Spitfires circa 1942
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: No.1 on December 29, 2017, 09:41:48 PM
Aha... thank you mate for that info :-ok
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: modellius on January 02, 2018, 11:59:29 AM
fantastic !
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: No.1 on January 02, 2018, 12:56:07 PM
:))
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: Second Air Force on January 02, 2018, 02:01:05 PM
Daniel is right, antenna wires were eliminated on the Spitfire, and they started sometime in 1940 to install new VHF radios that didn't need the wires. However, the IFF antenna wires from the fuselage to the horizontal stabilizers were still in use until sometime in early 1943.
Title: Re: Spitfire FR Mk.IXc
Post by: No.1 on January 02, 2018, 02:08:14 PM
Thanks mate :))