Tim’s Airfix 1/48 Spitfire XII

[Tim Marlow]

Held one specially for you John…fill yer boots!

[Ian M]

I agree the MkI and the other full elliptical wing versions has to be the Pinnacle of design. The Clipped wing worked as well, both aesthetically and aerodynamically.
Was never a fan of the pointy wing ones though.

I think I have built this kit in the past. It builds well.
Enjoy

[Tim Marlow]

I agree the MkI and the other full elliptical wing versions has to be the Pinnacle of design. The Clipped wing worked as well, both aesthetically and aerodynamically.
Was never a fan of the pointy wing ones though.

I think I have built this kit in the past. It builds well.
Enjoy

Cheers Ian. I know where to go if I get problems then

[Tim Marlow]

Well, I’ve made a little progress, so here are the pictures…..

first up, controls…

Don’t panic about the IP, all will become clear…….

Next, seat and bulkheads…..

Not the greatest shot, but I’ve drilled out the lightening holes and opened up the slot for the seatbelts….

and….a bit of set dressing….the Eduard IP.

For little effort I think these really add to the office. It is a three layer piece, and fits well on the Airfix IP. Nice refinement they’ve added since the last time I used one is the glass effect over the instruments, don’t think it’s visible on the photo though. It’s not that grainy either, I’ve cropped this shot quite a bit……

Anyway, on to clipping out the unwanted bits and dressing up the side walls of the fuselage before paint.

cheers all

[Lee Drennen]

Tim. I’ve always wanted to try the Eduard stuff but never did. Looks good.

[Tim Marlow]

Cheers Lee. Probably only worth it in 1/48 and above, but it lifts the build for very little effort.

[Jim R]

Good start and the cockpit looks nice. That Eduard instrument panel is smart.
Jim

[Tim Marlow]

Good start and the cockpit looks nice. That Eduard instrument panel is smart.
Jim

Cheers Jim.

[Geoffers]

Good start Tim, looking forward to seeing the cockpit painted up :thumb2:

Geoff.

[Tim Marlow]

Me too Geoff :thumb2: Thanks for the compliment as well.

[boatman]

HI Tim well ive always loved the clip wing spitty an yours is lookin really good an i love the green an grey camo wish i had done this on my big CONTROL LINE spitty with a 10cc glow engine in it an about a 5ft wing span as i always love big models
chrisb

[Tim Marlow]

Wow, that must have been a handful when flying Chris……you must have had to tie yourself to a pole to stop it pulling you over :tongue-out3:

[adt70hk]

Nice start Tim!!

ATB.

Andrew

[Tim Marlow]

Nice start Tim!!

ATB.

Andrew

Cheers Andrew

[Tim Marlow]

OK you lot! Hands up those that spotted the stupid mistake and didn’t say anything…….I mean, how on earth was I going to fit the fuselage half’s together with the second frame behind the seat on upside down :flushed: Bet you were all just waiting for the bad language to start so you could have a good laugh at me LOL…..
I only tried a dry fit to see if I needed to shave anything down or open up the location cut outs a little to get a good fit. Couldn’t get the sides together and join them at all to start with, then the half florin dropped……
All sorted now though so I spent the morning removing the bits from the fuselage that are not needed if I want a landed spitfire with the canopy open…..five in all….last of the internals next, then wet grey green stuff…..