Eduard 1/72 Spitfire IXc

[Guest]

Well done. For keeping control if nothing else.
Revell's Hurricane was very similar.

[stillp]

Thanks for the warning Dave, I have one of those in the stash!

Pete

[colin m]

I'm amazed that gunsight has (so far) survived all the rough handling

Oh no, don't worry. That will drop off at the end of the build, right down into the bottom of the fuselage -gone forever.

[stillp]

:smiling3::smiling3::smiling3:

[Guest]

Thanks for the warning Dave, I have one of those in the stash!

Pete

It's the Hurricane IIC, 1/72nd.
When the wings go onto the fuselage there's quite a misalignment.
Otherwise it's a nice kit.

[stillp]

Yes, that's the one I've got, in a set with paints, brush, and glue.

Pete

[stillp]

Starting to look like a Spit now:
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[Guest]

A vertical bank!

[Steve Jones]

Shame about the poor fit but it looks like you have overcome the issues. Looking great

[stillp]

A little more progress:
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I'm planning to build it with the canopy and door open, but I'll use the closed canopy and door, temporarily stuck in with Maskol, to mask off the cockpit. The door is already fitted in the photo above.
Next task is to paint the underside, and the parts that need painting Sky before assembly (radiator covers, u/c doors, tailwheel leg). Actually I think I should paint the white stripes first, as I'm going to do one of these schemes, probably the Tangmere one on the left. Anyone know how wide the invasion stripes should be?

Pete

[flyjoe180]

Looking good Pete. Re your invasion stripes:

On single-engine aircraft each stripe was to be 18 inches (46 cm) wide, placed 6 inches (15 cm) inboard of the roundels on the wings and 18 inches (46 cm) forward of the leading edge of the tailplane on the fuselage.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invasion_stripes

[stillp]

Thanks Joe. 18" scales to 1/4 inch, or 6.35 mm. I guess no-one will notice if I use 6 mm tape!

My previous post #40 might have made more sense if I'd attached the photo:
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Pete

[Jim R]

Hi Pete
Looking good. Glad the wing roots fit now.
Jim

[papa 695]

Coming along very nicely Pete, and a nice fix on the wing root.

[stillp]

Moving on at my usual glacial pace, I've been trying to work out the painting sequence. It seemed logical to start with the white for the invasion stripes, so they can be masked off for the rest of the painting. I also needed to paint the insides of the radiator cowls in Sky, along with the undercarriage bays.
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I decided that using 6 mm tape to mask the 18" stripes wasn't going to be good enough, so I cut a few 1/4" wide strips from a piece of Washi tape from Wilko (£2 for a roll - 48 mm wide).
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More soon, thanks for watching.

Pete