1/24 spitfire MK1A

[Guest]

Yes lets see the tanks! This is looking great Ole !

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okay here you go and another view of the wing root [ATTACH]56005.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]56006.vB[/ATTACH]they are all made from plastic card and stretched sprue,took me awhile as measuring is not my strong suite

mobear

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[Guest]

Looking good so far Ole!!

Keep up the good work.

Polux

[Guest]

Tanks look great Ole,nice scratchin'

[Guest]

hey people,you know i work on a strict budget,well i need some helpful hints on an easy way to put rivet detailing on some of the parts,all answers will be tried lol

mobear

[Guest]

Nice progress Ole.

Andy

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i read somewhere about the cartridges in water filters, they are full of tiny balls and the idea is to just start a hole with a drill bit, just a couple of turns and then drop one of these tiny balls in so it sits proud. all a bit useless if you dont have a water filter cartridge

[Guest]

hmmmm very cool idea,sadly i have normal filters in my fishtank, darn!

mobear

[Guest]

go buy some fine fishing lead shot for pole fishing..... they're tiny.... they're already split so you can cut them totally in half with a scalpel and get two rivet heads from each one

[Guest]

thnx for the ideas,i have painted the tanks without rivet detail tell me what you think if they are okay i`ll go with it,if not then i`ll have to make another rounded tank [ATTACH]56056.vB[/ATTACH],please be honest about this as i`m in a quandry

mobear

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Ole, top stuff going to join all the others and pull up a chair, brew in me mug watching with interest....

[Guest]

Those tanks look awesome mate. Keep up the build with this quality and it will be a true marvel.

Cheers

Kresten

[flyjoe180]

Ole, I think your tanks are good to go mate. Have a look at this site, it's a perfect little reference for your bits and pieces, including the fuel tanks:

SpitfireSpares.com - Model Aircraft

Here is a link to a fuel tank, not a rivet in sight from what I can see:

http://spitfirespares.co.uk/Website%20products%20100/My-Spit-1-fuel-tank-600-1.jpg

Also: Pacific Wrecks - Spitfire Mark XIV NH799 restored fuel tank at AVspecs Ltd

http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=33084

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tanks are finished left holes for fuel pipes and the instrument panel is done here you go [ATTACH]56109.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]56110.vB[/ATTACH] thnx for the input

mobear

ps thnx for the links Joe

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That is some result there Ole. The realism is stunning.

Andy