Bomber_County Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Sublime as ever John, the cockpit was tiny compared to US planes.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 2 hours ago, Bomber_County said: Sublime as ever John, the cockpit was tiny compared to US planes.... Thanks Phil. That's what I understand. Pretty snug! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 Making some progress! I'll start on the nose next with engine covers in place. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 3 hours ago, JohnB said: Making some progress! I'll start on the nose next with engine covers in place. Absolutely clean build without any flaws! Looking really very good including the Prop! Did you have to do a lot of rework? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 17 minutes ago, Kaireckstadt said: Absolutely clean build without any flaws! Looking really very good including the Prop! Did you have to do a lot of rework? Thank you. Nope, no rework at all. Completely OOB, etc. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Just now, JohnB said: Thank you. Nope, no rework at all. Completely OOB, etc. Expected no other answer, because it’s Tamiya... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 20, 2021 Author Share Posted April 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Kaireckstadt said: Expected no other answer, because it’s Tamiya... Yes indeed! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Looking good! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 20, 2021 Author Share Posted April 20, 2021 11 hours ago, GazzaS said: Looking good! Thanks Gaz. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 20, 2021 Author Share Posted April 20, 2021 Since I plan to have the engine covers in place there's no need to do any detailing, etc. there. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted April 20, 2021 Share Posted April 20, 2021 Looks good John and I agree about leaving out the unnecessary bits. I've done that a few times on my Spitfires. Carl 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 20, 2021 Author Share Posted April 20, 2021 28 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said: Looks good John and I agree about leaving out the unnecessary bits. I've done that a few times on my Spitfires. Carl Yep, no point in adding them if they won't be seen. Thanks! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 7 hours ago, JohnB said: Since I plan to have the engine covers in place there's no need to do any detailing, etc. there. Looks very nice John! Good decision to leave the unnecessary parts out. I‘m not a friend of opening all possible panels. With closed cowls it‘s possible to see the beautiful sleek look of the Spitfire. Like your approach! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted April 21, 2021 Share Posted April 21, 2021 Yes I agree I would prefer to see a buttoned up air frame, I can however I do appreciate the skill and time some people put into their opened up builds, but it is not for me. Cheers Dennis 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 9 hours ago, Kaireckstadt said: Looks very nice John! Good decision to leave the unnecessary parts out. I‘m not a friend of opening all possible panels. With closed cowls it‘s possible to see the beautiful sleek look of the Spitfire. Like your approach! Thanks! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 21, 2021 Author Share Posted April 21, 2021 7 hours ago, Spitfire said: Yes I agree I would prefer to see a buttoned up air frame, I can however I do appreciate the skill and time some people put into their opened up builds, but it is not for me. Cheers Dennis Same here Dennis. I did leave the cowlings off and did some detailing on my 1st Mk IX a few years ago. I figure that has it covered. LOL 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted April 22, 2021 Share Posted April 22, 2021 Quote John looking so good and completely agree - no need to spend time building assemblies that will never be seen Keep ‘em comin Peter 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 Time to do some preliminary painting. Next I'll mask off the areas for the invasion stripes and get them laid down. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 I'm glad to see the cowls close up nicely. I hate it when they don't. Looking good! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 1 hour ago, GazzaS said: I'm glad to see the cowls close up nicely. I hate it when they don't. Looking good! To be honest Gaz they didn't close up easily this time. Had a fairly high cuss-factor. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Looks good John. I'll have to try painting markings on first one day. I almost always do them after the fact. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 23, 2021 Author Share Posted April 23, 2021 1 hour ago, BlrwestSiR said: Looks good John. I'll have to try painting markings on first one day. I almost always do them after the fact. Works for me. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaireckstadt Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 3 hours ago, JohnB said: Time to do some preliminary painting. Next I'll mask off the areas for the invasion stripes and get them laid down. Looking mighty good John! The cowl-fit is also tight and looks fine! Looking forward to seeing the first camo-paint on it! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted April 24, 2021 Author Share Posted April 24, 2021 30 minutes ago, Kaireckstadt said: Looking mighty good John! The cowl-fit is also tight and looks fine! Looking forward to seeing the first camo-paint on it! Thanks! Invasion stripes are next up. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertB Posted April 24, 2021 Share Posted April 24, 2021 Neat and fast work, in short typically JohnB ! Hubert 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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