JohnB Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share Posted January 17, 2023 Making a little progress. I didn't notice the gap there on the right side of the cockpit when I put the fuselage halves together. I guess all I can do now is lay in a strip of plastic or fill it with putty. Oh well. 🤪 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 What can I say, slow down man……….exquisite as ever John…….. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted January 17, 2023 Author Share Posted January 17, 2023 4 minutes ago, Bomber_County said: What can I say, slow down man……….exquisite as ever John…….. Thank you Phil! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 Why is it Revell can't seem to get the dihedral even close to right on their kits? Had the same problem with the P-51. Just makes for more work. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 John Nice work on the front office and I'm sure you will have no problems at all correcting the missed seam - always find those missed seams after the fact as well. Geez, the dihedral looks way off and surely needs to be corrected. Please go slow on your fix so I can take notes as I'm going to have to do the same on mine. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, Peterpools said: John Nice work on the front office and I'm sure you will have no problems at all correcting the missed seam - always find those missed seams after the fact as well. Geez, the dihedral looks way off and surely needs to be corrected. Please go slow on your fix so I can take notes as I'm going to have to do the same on mine. I'll have to do some trimming somewhere, probably on the fuselage wing roots. We'll see. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 John Good luck and I'm taking plenty of notes 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 5 hours ago, JohnB said: Making a little progress. I didn't notice the gap there on the right side of the cockpit when I put the fuselage halves together. I guess all I can do now is lay in a strip of plastic or fill it with putty. Oh well. 🤪 You could always deal with the seam the way I did. I completely left the sidewalk out by accident. I didn't notice until much later when I found it on my bench. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted January 18, 2023 Author Share Posted January 18, 2023 11 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: You could always deal with the seam the way I did. I completely left the sidewalk out by accident. I didn't notice until much later when I found it on my bench. I hate it when I forget something like that! Been there, done that as they say. Are you going to try to fix it? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 Status as of this AM. Coming along okay after fixing the wings. Now waiting for the corrections set I ordered on the 7th from Barracudacast. 🤪 The last word from them (yesterday) was "processing". Jeeze Louise!!!! 🙃 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 On 1/18/2023 at 10:14 AM, JohnB said: I hate it when I forget something like that! Been there, done that as they say. Are you going to try to fix it? No, the kit was finished by the time I found it. No one will notice unless they look in the cockpit. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 I've come to a stopping point on this one until the Barracudacast stuff shows up. 🤪 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GazzaS Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 My fix for all Revell kits: Don't buy them. Keep up the good work, John! 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Gaz For the money, at least for me, Revell kits are worth the money but the savings equal the extra work needed to bring the model upto snuff. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 10 hours ago, GazzaS said: My fix for all Revell kits: Don't buy them. Keep up the good work, John! LOL Gaz. Aw, they aren't THAT bad Gaz. LOL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 43 minutes ago, Peterpools said: Gaz For the money, at least for me, Revell kits are worth the money but the savings equal the extra work needed to bring the model upto snuff. I agree 100% Peter. They are more affordable than say Tamiya but then they do seem to have some problems. I guess the old saying you get what you pay for applies there. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 John Exactly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 Now that I've finished the P-51 "Short Fuse" I can get back to the Revell Spitfire Mk II started earlier. One "issue" is the kit spinner. It looks too "pointy". I'll use a left over spinner from a Hasegawa Mk V instead. One thing I don't understand are the two little clear parts on either side of the fuselage. I have never seen these in any photos so WTF? I plan to paint over 'em. I have the Barracuda ailerons and intake scoops although I decided to use the kit radiator instead (just a little easier since I don't have to remove all those casting areas plus it looks fine to me). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 John Glad to see the Spit is back on the bench and underway again. Not sure what you did with thew wing tips - I'm assuming they are from another kit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 21 minutes ago, Peterpools said: John Glad to see the Spit is back on the bench and underway again. Not sure what you did with thew wing tips - I'm assuming they are from another kit? I didn't do anything with the wing tips Peter. They are from the kit. 🙃 They were attached after applying some of the gray primer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 I've decided to do this one as a B of B Mk I instead of a Mk II using these markings. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Thanks John They just look so different then the rest of the wing - guess it's the gray primer. Nice choice for the markings - Popeye does look cool. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Hi John, the station keeping lights were fitted to some Mk.I and II Spitfires, I found out on my build too late as I had attached them and sanded them smooth. This is what Edgar had to say, station keeping lights," which might have been coloured like the navigation lights, but that remains a mystery, for now. Cheers Dennis 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterpools Posted January 31, 2023 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Dennis Thank you for the information - good to know as I'm going to be building the same Revell kit as John after I finish my Kingfisher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnB Posted January 31, 2023 Author Share Posted January 31, 2023 38 minutes ago, Peterpools said: Thanks John They just look so different then the rest of the wing - guess it's the gray primer. Nice choice for the markings - Popeye does look cool. Ought to make a nice looking Spitfire Peter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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