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By: - 1st July 2012 at 20:22 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Not yet but here is someone who has
http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=234921333&hl=
By: - 2nd July 2012 at 10:43 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Very nice!! Think the 603 Squadron scheme would be my scheme of choice, too.
Someone mentioned the 1/48th kit, too. I'd love to build that one again, as my old Mk.24 version is looking decidedly worse for wear.... :(
By: - 2nd July 2012 at 19:05 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
The June issue of Airfix world has a build thread on the mk22 1/72 kit
My next Spit is the 1/48 mk12
For my sins I am trying to prove that an Airfix Battle can be made to resemble an aircraft at the moment! It is close to leaving a first floor window at the moment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:)
By: - 2nd July 2012 at 22:53 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Typical, I missed it! :rolleyes:
I've got, in the "to build" pile:
Revell 1/72 SE.5a, Fokker Dr.1 and Albatros D.III
Airfix 1/48 Spitfire IX
Hobbycraft 1/48 Hispano Ha.1112M-1L
Revell 1/32 Spitfire I/II
Matchbox 1/32 Spitfire F.24
:o
By: - 5th July 2012 at 09:42 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Hi Daz;
Got my new Airfix Spitfire Mk 22 the other day. What a great kit! If Airfix continue to give us this sort of quality at a reasonable price, then they have a bright future! I just hope that they bring us a Mk XIV too.
I see you have a few of the old Revell WW1 biplanes in the build pile. These are still pretty decent kits considering their age and scrub up quite well. I've just finished the Fokker DVII as it was the first WW1 aircraft I built as a kid, so I fancied re-visiting it again. I know for a fact that I didn't attempt the colour scheme the first time round, and this time around it had the be the most challenging paint job I've done in a while. All painted by brush, and the lozenge patterns drove me nuts!
Next up will be the Revell SE5a...at least that will be easier to paint!
Regards;
Steve
By: - 5th July 2012 at 17:37 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I really don't fancy doing the lozenge pattern - almost as much as I don't fancy trying to rig the SE5! :rolleyes: Nice model, though! I really like the Udet(?) scheme.
My Spitfire hasn't arrived yet - but hopefully the weekend will bring a box through the door. ;)
In saying that, I've got the big Spit 24 in the build pile still....!
By: - 5th July 2012 at 20:06 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
In saying that, I've got the big Spit 24 in the build pile still....!
So have I the Revell(ex Matchbox 1/32) kit. I understand its not the easiest kit to build. So it keeps dropping down the list!
By: - 5th July 2012 at 21:08 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
In saying that, I've got the big Spit 24 in the build pile still....!
So have I the Revell(ex Matchbox 1/32) kit. I understand its not the easiest kit to build. So it keeps dropping down the list!
Not a difficult build as such, but doesn't go together well if you a) include all the internal bits and b) don't reinforce the wing to fuselage joint, and the cowling joints. Do alot of dry fitting of the internal bits before you commit to glue- alot of it doesn't fit well (including the engine) and most of it isn't seen anyway if you've got the cowls and gun covers on.
I did neither of the above on mine and it went in the bin half finished after the wings fell off.
Needs a fair bit of filler too.
By: - 5th July 2012 at 21:22 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I have a vague recollection of building the Matchbox Spit 24 a long while ago, and true, it was a bit of a pig!!
The Airfix 1/48th job was fantastic, though. Genuinely quite sad that mine was damaged while in the loft! :(
By: - 14th July 2012 at 07:52 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
My Spitfire arrived on Thursday. Looks very nice indeed and, regardless of what version you build, you have a complete set of decals to spare afterwards!
Still gonna go for the 603 Squadron scheme, though. It's simple, colourful and brings out the shape of the Spit brilliantly.
By: - 14th July 2012 at 09:20 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Daren are you doing the spinner red as their has been some confusion as to the colour? I think red looks grand!
http://www.rafweb.org/SqnMark603-604.htm
I can't get a 1/72 Mk22 in Bristol yet and that was going to be my test build before I start on the 1/32 one.The ony problem with that is I can't find any decals for 603 in 1/32. If you( or anyone else) can point me in the direction of some I would be grateful.
By: - 14th July 2012 at 13:58 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I had intended on doing the red spinner - it looks fantastic on the model! Would love to see a Spit XIV painted like that (in the absence of a flyable 22, anyway).
I have a horrid feeling my 1/32 decals are shot - something tells me the box got a bit damp over the winters that we've had. Can't seem to find anything like that on eBay or Hannants just now... :(
By: - 14th July 2012 at 14:12 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
And lo and behold.... :rolleyes:
By: - 14th July 2012 at 16:48 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Well done Buddy I did not see those!!!!!!!!!!!:)
By: - 15th July 2012 at 16:10 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I made the Airfix 1/48 Spitfire F.22 in 603 Sqn markings a year or two ago.
The keen-eyed among will spot my non-deliberate mistake (which has now been corrected)
By: - 15th July 2012 at 18:19 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Decals on the wrong side?
By: - 15th July 2012 at 18:36 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Er... they might be but that isn't it.
By: - 15th July 2012 at 19:36 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Well it looks fantastic to me Arthur, I wouldn't notice anything about it if you hadn't said. Perhaps the wing roundals are on the fuselage, and vice versa??
By: - 15th July 2012 at 19:55 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
I think the roundels were the same size. No, if you look in the first picture, under the wing, look at the gear door. I put them the wrong way round, the lower pointy bit should be at the rear. I even put them the right way to cut out the decals for the serial properly. Doh!
If the Airfix 1/72 kit is even half way as good as the 1/48 scale version it will be a fine kit.
By: - 15th July 2012 at 23:05 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00
Very, very nice indeed, Arthur! :)
It's a pity that kit is now out of production - they command much higher prices on eBay nowadays! :o
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By: DazDaMan - 30th June 2012 at 12:18
I've just ordered myself one of these from eBay. Anyone already had a crack at it?