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Have some Cava on us! You deserved it...

Sweet! You entering this in the new Group Build? Starting march 1st?

Hi Gus, I'm sure they will Cut some plastic. Adding details to various areas. Added instrument housings to the back of the IP, wiring, etc.. Added some detail to control column with spare PE. Using Airscale decals and PE bezels to detail the instrument panel. I'll use HGW seatbelts.

Oh that is just sweet!

Well actually Cees did the writing! Only took the pics

Iconicair Supermarine Spiteful F14 1:32 scale Resin kit with white metal parts and photo etched steel parts Manufacturer: Iconicair Available for € 115 directly from Iconicair. Kit number: not issued Who is Iconicair? Founded by fellow modeller Graham French Iconicair aims to provide quality resin conversion sets and kits. The first product was a replacement cowling set and spinner cone for the Matchbox/Revell Spitfire 22/24. This set really improves the look of the ancient Spitfire. After that a very detailed battery starter was produced. Following these sets we have the company’s first complete resin kit. Shortly after Telford the kit became available. Since some items of the kit have been altered and improved such as the design of the wings, wheelbays and canopy. Design and development of the Spiteful By 1942, Supermarine designers had realised that the aerodynamics of the Spitfire's wing at high Mach numbers might become a limiting factor in increasing the aircraft's high-speed performance. The main problem was the aeroelasticity of the Spitfire's wing; at high speeds the relatively light structure behind the strong leading edge torsion box would flex, changing the airflow and limiting the maximum safe diving speed to 480 mph (772 km/h) IAS. If the Spitfire were to be able to fly higher and faster, a radically new wing would be needed. Joseph Smith and the design team were aware of a paper on compressibility, published by A D Young of the R.A.E, in which he described a new type of wing section; the maximum thickness and camber would be much nearer to the mid-chord than conventional airfoils and the nose section of this airfoil would be close to an ellipse. In November 1942 Supermarine issued Specification No 470 which (in part) stated: A new wing has been designed for the Spitfire with the following objects: 1) To raise as much as possible the critical speed at which drag increases, due to compressibility, become serious. 2) To obtain a rate of roll faster than any existing fighter. 3) To reduce wing profile drag and thereby improve performance. The wing area has been reduced to 210 sq ft (20 m2) and a thickness chord ratio of 13% has been used over the inner wing where the equipment is stored. Outboard the wing tapers to 8% thickness/chord at the tip. Specification 470 described how the wing had been designed with a simple straight-tapered planform to simplify production and to achieve a smooth and accurate contour. The wing skins were to be relatively thick, aiding torsional rigidity which was needed for good aileron control at high speeds. Although the prototype was to have a dihedral of 3° it was intended that this would be increased in subsequent aircraft. Another change, to improve the ground-handling, was replacing the Spitfire's narrow-track, outward-retracting undercarriage with a wider-track, inward-retracting system. (This eliminated a weakness in the original Spitfire design, giving the new plane similar, safer landing characteristics, comparable to the Hurricane, Typhoon, Tempest, Mustang, and Focke-Wulfe 190.) The Air Ministry were impressed by the proposal and, in February 1943, issued Specification F.1/43 for a single-seat fighter with a laminar flow wing; there was also to be provision made for a wing folding scheme to meet possible Fleet Air Arm requirements. The new fighter was to use a fuselage based on a Spitfire VIII. See further Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spiteful What’s in the box The kit arrived in a sturdy cardboard box, tailermade for the kit. Artwork is done by Pavel Rampir and shows two Spitfuls in fight with one banking away. Excellent protection for bumpy voyages or hamfisted postmen. The kit itself is packed in a relatively small cardboard box, but filled to the brim with resin. Bubble Wrap serves as a further protection of the kit parts. Upon opening you are greeted by several re-sealing plastic bags containing the resin parts. Bag #1This contains the detail parts for the cockpit, wheelbays, cannon barrels, (tail)wheel doors, tailwheel leg and tyre. Mainwheels and spinner backplate. The really small parts are again sealed in a small plastic bag. Every effort has been made to protect the fragile resin parts. These parts require minimal cleanup and no bubbles or faults were found on our sample. Pitot, Cannon barrels... One piece tailwheel. Bulkhead, Canopy framing... These were significantly different than on the Spitfire. Cockpit details... Spinner backplate, gear doors... Note the holes in the spinner backplate to accommodate the Prop blade lugs. Very nice three piece instrument panel, Spade stick, seat.... Wheels (not weighted) with nice separate hubs... Bag #2This contains both main fuselage halves, without tail and nose pieces. The parts really look like injected moulded parts and are commendably thin. There is some slight flash present but this cleans up very easily. Testfitting shows some irregular edges but when sanded slightly the fit is very precise. Our sample had no shrinking. The surface is slighty rough which needs to be polished. Normal practice in this type of kit. Fasteners are present but no rivets. Quite a contrast with the 1/48 Trumpeter Spiteful which shows way too dramatic riveting Bag#3This contains both wings, undercarriage bay walls and the underwing radiators. The wings are half solid with Seperate inner parts, which are tacked together with tape. The quality of moulding is excellent. The wings are dead straight and the innerwing parts fit very precise. Earlier production kits had two winghalves with a long resin spar. The new set up gives a very sturdy feel to it with no sagging or warped parts. Nice fit of the radiator... Radiator housing and insides... Bag#4This contains the inner engine bay structure. complete fiveblade propeller with spinner cone, exhausts with hollowed out openings, the top cowling and two sets of carburetter intake options. The short version and the later one with the intake just below the spinner. Very nice touch as several types of Spiteful are possible. The top cowling part looks very accurate. According to Iconicair’s Graham French copies of original Supermarine drawings were used to prepare this important part. The Spiteful had a taller fuselage which slopes down quite sharply towards the front. The Spitfire’s is much flatter. Bag#5This contains the tall tail characteriscially for the the Spitful with moulded on fairing piece. This is quite fragile and care should be taken to clean it up as it has to fit snugly on the rear end of the fuselage. Some pouring stubs are present which have to be removed. There is some flash present but equally easily cleaned up with a knife. The large span tailplanes are one piece. The seperate rudder complete this package. Detailing is very nice with subtle rivetting and engraved panellines. For a first attempt this kit ouzes quality and attention to detail. Note the stepped trim tab on the rudder to compensate for the prop's rotation force... Bag#6This contains the white metal undercarriage legs and retraction jacks. Some slight cleaning up is needed but nothing serious. Quality of detail is excellent. A further small bag holds a piece of thick clear perspex. This is intended to fit between the insturment panel and the instrument decals to represent the clear glass. A nice touch. Finally a steel etch set is included for the radiator faces and armour plate behind the seat and head armour for the pilot. No seat belts are included. Strange but easily solved with a set of HGW Sutton harnes. Instrument panel glass... The tube (tube? Yes the tube) This contains the seperately packed clear resin windscreen and canopy. Clarity is excellent with no imperfections. Removing these needs some very careful work. But they really look like injected clear plastic. Maybe even better. If you wish you could do some polishing and dipping in future (or similar). If you look carefully you can see traces of the drilling machine that mastered these. Clearly showing this kit was designed in 3D software. DecalsThese are printed by the Fantasy Printshop, and although relatively small in size have options for ten different Spitfuls. The few completed airframes only bore basic RAF markings such as roundels and fin flashes. Stencils are provided as well. A nice touch. Yellow dots and stencil markings are provided for the Rotol propeller blades The main instrument panel decals complete this package. InstructionsEven these are sealed in a plastic bag and are A4 in size. 8 pages are stapled together. On the front we have a black and white photograph of a built Spiteful . The first page has a concise history of the Spiteful. The second has notes on safety while working with resin and how to join the parts. Either CA or five minute epoxy is recommended. Cleaning the parts to remove mould residue is mandatory for paint adhesion. The instructions are very nicely computer drawn reproduced. In simple steps the modeller is guided how to assemble the kit parts. Fitting of the cockpit items is shown in detail with measurements in mm for correct placement. Every effort is being made to make the modellers’life easier. Not fifty shades of greyThe last three pages have painting instructions showing the standard ocean grey/dark green camouflage with medium sea grey undersides. The demarcation lines are very sharp with no overspray. These aircraft were not much flown so very little weathering was present. The instructions clearly show the camouflage pattern, although not to scale. The markings are shown in colour making decal placement very easy. ConclusionWe have here a very complete resin kit of a very unique aircraft type. The only thing missing is a set of late type seatbelts. But there are plenty of aftermarket sets available. Why a Spiteful you would say?Although the type started as a Spitfire fuselage with laminair wings, it grew into a completely new type. This kit fills a gap in a collection of the Spitfire family or late generation piston engined fighters. This is a resin kit, so it takes some skill to assemble it. We consider this Spiteful a very good choice for a first resin kit. Since this kit was released Iconicair has revealed that a Seafang (naval Spiteful) and Attacker (jet Spiteful) are being worked on too. Great news for Fleet Air Arm modellers. Very highly recommended Our sincere thanks to Iconiciar for the review sample. This kit is availlable for purchase directly from Iconicair. Cees Broere and Jeroen Peters

Hi All, Here we go! Yet another Mosquito being build here on LSM while the kit is not even on the shelves yet. This kit arrived wrapped in bubbles, no decals and no instructions. Got these in PDF from Jim to help me out, since I'm not big with puzzles. Having already seen the sprues and kit at Telford the shock of all the slide mouldings wasn't big, but still impressive... Borrowed a few Mossie books from Cees (since I'm not an RAF expert) and just bought an HGW Sutton harness. My plan is to start with the instrument panel (some Airscale will help me out here) and see where I'll go from there! Let the journey begin...

Love the seat. A pretty big kit you don't see built that much. Great weathering possibilities too..

I like the idea for drill bits, but the balancing stiletto act makes me nervous! Thnx for the tip.

Love it! Weathering is just perfect and restrained.

Kinda like this!

Nice Mon Armour!!

Looks like a great set! Almost a shame to paint them...

I just make sure all corners are packed and occupied

Hi Brewer, I might start the HPH Ohka soon. Just looking for a suitable US Army transport truck to accommodate it. Seen a pic once somewhere... How is the Fine Molds kit?

Hi All, Some people asked me where and how I dwell. Well, this is where. Switched hobby rooms with my girlfriend. She now has the huge attic and I got this room on the 1st floor. Just a small desk is all i need. Drilled some holes in the top to accommodate the lamps. Simple electric compressor that has never let me down for the past 12 years. Small couch for light reading and a modest stash. This is almost my entire stash so I guess I'm doing OK. Most finished models are behind glass in the living room. Will post a pic of those later. Cheers, Jeroen

Hi Guys, Found myself struggling to find some mojo when Jim urged me to finally finish this piece. Added the rudder control rods. Some washes. Scratches. Et voila! The railbed is from Trumpeter. Resin figure from Warriors. Cheers, Jeroen

Really nice... This shows what can be achieved with a reasonable priced kit and some effort. Really cool.

Is that the Grey Matter Figures resin i see?

Legends of Aviation in 3D #1 (99001) Fokker Dr.I (The aces’ aircraft) Publisher: Kagero Written by: Marek Rys and Tomasz J. Kowalski Available here from Kagero for € 30,00 After being blown away with the Kagero Fokker D.VII 3D book, here’s one that exceeds my previous enthusiasm. With the Fokker D.VII book being number 2 in this title’s range, I’m surprised I haven’t seen this book before. Maybe it just took longer to finish and publish. What I do know is that this title is 10 euro’s higher in prize than the D.VII title. Has a hard cover, instead of the soft cover D.VII book, a higher page count en some additional goodies. Introduction With this review looking at this book through the eyes of a large scale modeller, we will absorb the reference material in order to enhance the available kits on the market. This being the Encore models Fokker F.1 and Roden Dr.I kit. A pretty good but basic platform to start detailing. Some after market sets are available for these kits. Photo etch by Part from Poland and Eduard for instance. But also Cutting Edge resin for the cowling and control surfaces. Great decals are offered by Cutting Edge and EagleCals. Add some Master barrels, HGW harness, Wooden prop and you’re good to go! You might notice I haven’t mentioned the HobbyCraft kit, which I indeed won’t do. I know a lot of ww1 modelers are waiting for Wingnut Wings to treat us to their version of this subject, which I’m sure is only a matter of time. The Fokker Dr.I became most famous by one of it’s pilots: Manfred von Richthofen, who used it to score 19 victories and in which he was subsequently killed in on April 21st 1918. The plane wasquite revolutionairy in design and construction, so it’s fair that this title starts with… How the Legend was Born Spurred on and inspired by the Sopwith Triplane (that outflew the great german Albatros planes) Fokker started work on the german equivalent in co-operation with Hugo Junkers. The three wings caused the Triplanes to have a higher climb rate, being more manoeuvrable and not to lose altitude in tight turns. Fokker took their D.V biplane and (in short) added a wing. This chapter covers the prototypes that led to the ultimate Dr.I. Some great photo’s that I haven’t encountered before. Including the 5-wing Fokker V.8. Dreideckers in Combat Some great background and photo reference from the Jasta’s that flew this plane. I’m glad this book doesn’t linger too long here, since there are already numerous titles that cover operational history in depth. And the same goes for… The Aircraft Construction Reading this chapter is useful to understand what this book is all about. Getting to understand how this plane goes together and from what materials give you some grasp of the amazing 3D renderings on the following pages. Painting schemes and markings We all know the controversy surrounding WW1 colors used on aircraft. Unlike WW2 planes almost every Jasta used their own set of colors. These are described in this chapter which creates some order in the seemingly color explosion chaos of the Jasta’s. At page 38 the colour pages make their appearance showing some really cool and weathered color profiles. The Fokker Dr.I in 3D At page 38 the real fun starts. A very accurate and detailed 3D model is rendered from all sides. The amount of polygons must be staggering. Especially when the fabric is taken off a few pages further on. Stitchings, turn-buckles, bolts… it’s all there. When painting your model you need to know the construction inside the fuselage and wings in order to create the right shading, and these renderings give you just that… and more. At page 57 the renderings become close-ups. Spandau guns, fuel filler plywood texture. Jaw dropping stuff. The renderings showing the pulleys inside the wings for the control cables give you an idea of how things operate. The renderings of the Oberursel R.II engine at page 72 are a treat. Ignitions wires and attachment to the fuselage were quite the eye-openers for me. It just goes on and on. The Spandau guns receive some extra attention and show detail that not even LSM Umlaufmotor will be able to re-produce (consider this a challenge!). If you need some inspiration for a good scheme. Go down to page 110. Multiple views of the all black Josef Jacobs’ machine are shown. Inspirational stuff. At page 123 Manfred’s red mount is shown, followed by Werner Voss’ Fokker F.1 from Jasta 10. In the front cover of the book you’ll find some 3D glasses and at page 132 you’ll ‘see’ why. 8 full page 3D prints that come to life when viewed through these glasses. You’ll have to see this to believe this. When you’re a WW1 aircraft nutt you’ll go wild. I promise. Verdict This book is the holy grail of construction and painting guides if there ever was one on this subject. Too bad Wingnut Wings haven’t felt the urge to dive into this subject yet, but then again: Encore models and Roden have already done a good job at theirs. The 3D renderings are of the highest quality and leave (almost) nothing to the imagination. I can only hope these series are the success they deserve to be so we’ll be treated to even more. Can’t wait to see what’s next… Very very highly recommended and you know what? I'm just going to rate this book a fat 10 out of 10. My sincere thanks to Kagero Publishing for the review sample. To order direct, go here. Jeroen Peters

super start! Nice weathering ging on..

Thnx for the tip!

Nice! You can upload your model to the shapeways website and make sure to choose the extra detail printing material. Are you going to add a little weight to the tires?

Thank you for sharing. Looks interesting!

Hi kent, Most of the wires go in to the front of the consoles. Some go into the top. According to aerodetail