Dave's PM Model 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb Floatplane

[Dave Ward]

I'll be doing this as an experiment! Cheapest retail model I could find..........................

A bit crude is being polite! Raised panel lines, no internals! Not only crude, but wrong - It has cannon bulges on the bottom of the wing, as well as the top!

The decals & instructions look OK.......................
Colour scheme

I would add some detail shots, but I can't find any detail!
A better idea would be to use the floats on a better Mk.Vb model ( Italeri perhaps,,,,,,,,), but I will make this OOB ( although, I might add a pilot to fill the empty interior! ).
Dave

[PaulTRose]

good luck!

[Dave Ward]

good luck!

If it all goes Pete Tong - it's only £6.29 down the pan! ( John has them in stock )
Dave

[Lee Drennen]

Dave would like to see this one hope it doesn’t give you much grief

[Dave Ward]

Dave would like to see this one hope it doesn’t give you much grief

It wouldn't dare! at the first serious sign of trouble it's in the bin!
Dave

[Tim Marlow]

Is it just me, or does that sprue lay out look very similar to the original old Airfix spitfire?

[Geoffers]

Good luck with your second build Dave :thumb2:

Or is this the first and the other is the second :anguished: anyway good luck.

Geoff.

[Dave Ward]

Whilst paint is drying on my Tuscaloosa, I decided, for better, or worse to tackle this thing first...............
I was intending to add a pilot, but when I offered him up, he was way too wide to fit the fuselage!
Oh well, stick the fuselage & floats together................

The fit is actually quite good, a bit of cleaning up - sink marks! on fuselage & floats...............

The one piece wings had the cannons removed & the bulges taken flat '


A bit more work needed to remove all trace!

There is some surgery needed on the tail, to fit the extended lower portion
I'm going to wait until I get the airframe all together before breaking out the Perfect Plastic Putty, try and nail the filler in one pass..................
Dave

[peterairfix]

Well all I have to say is good luck with the build.

[Tim Marlow]

Looks to be going better than expected. Sink marks make it look like it’s been under fire though Dave, by very heavy ordinance

[Dave Ward]

I wondered if I couldn't fit a pilot, if that meant the model is out of scale. The Spitfire Mk.Vb had a wingspan of 11.23m - in 1/72 that's 156mm. Measuring the model, the wingspan is 155mm. So I've either got a portly pilot, or the fuselage is too narrow. Can't say I'm bothered really, it's purely a stand alone model - I reckon it's going to be more like a recognition model, than a true scale model. I had considered rescribing the panels, but decided that wasn't worth the effort! I'll sand off the raised lines, and leave it at that................
Dave

[adt70hk]

Will be interested in this Dave.

I bought a PM TA-154 on a whim because it was so cheap despite the main review I read being less than complimentary....

[Dave Ward]

Will be interested in this Dave.

I bought a PM TA-154 on a whim because it was so cheap despite the main review I read being less than complimentary....

Andrew,
I've got a PM model Beech C-45 Expeditor in the stash - that actually looks pretty good - very buildable, mind you, t was one of the more expensive PM models - £7.20!
Dave

[Dave Ward]

No bench time! My hand is acting up again, so I've decided to give it a rest for a few days. hasn't stopped me looking at future builds from my stash, and thinking I must make a few more models. One thing that will help me, is I got a new computer keyboard, to replace my ( trashed ) original - I don;t say that my spare keyboard has caused my OA to flare up again, but I don't think it helped...............
Dave

[stillp]

Sorry to hear your hand is playing up again Dave, hope it gets better soon.
Pete