Martinnfb Posted June 29, 2022 Posted June 29, 2022 I would dare to suggest IAF on e at the end of the service, or the Operation Velveta 5 1
BlrwestSiR Posted June 29, 2022 Posted June 29, 2022 1 hour ago, harv said: Clipped wings ?....harv The IX kit can be built as either clipped wing or full span. 4
Peterpools Posted June 29, 2022 Posted June 29, 2022 Carl Nice find for sure. Would be cool in a NMF and make a nice pair with your NMF MkXVIe Spit. 3
GazzaS Posted June 29, 2022 Posted June 29, 2022 2 hours ago, Martinnfb said: Operation Velveta mmm.... Velveeta! 8
Martinnfb Posted June 29, 2022 Posted June 29, 2022 2 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: The IX kit can be built as either clipped wing or full span. ooooR, be a Man, do the "double clip" 5
belugawhaleman Posted June 29, 2022 Posted June 29, 2022 25 minutes ago, Martinnfb said: ooooR, be a Man, do the "double clip" Now that would be a ambitious conversion! 1 4
BlrwestSiR Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Martinnfb said: ooooR, be a Man, do the "double clip" There was a Seafire XV conversion available on eBay but the guy doesn't seem to be making it any more. The closest I come to that is the Freightdog Seafire 47. It's still sitting in a drawer. I need to to re-do the wings which @Jeff sent me new donor ones. If Graham at Iconicair ever releases his Griffon conversion for the Tamiya kit, I'll be first in line for one. Or three. 6
BlrwestSiR Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 2 hours ago, Spitfire said: Something like this Cheers Dennis That's the one! 4
Spitfire Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 2 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: That's the one! Lots of information about this one over on Britmodeller, here's a link, it does mention a Techmod decal sheet as well. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235084090-spitfire-ix-uf-q/ Cheers Dennis 1
Jeff Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 13 hours ago, BlrwestSiR said: There was a Seafire XV conversion available on eBay but the guy doesn't seem to be making it any more. The closest I come to that is the Freightdog Seafire 47. It's still sitting in a drawer. I need to to re-do the wings which @Jeff sent me new donor ones. If Graham at Iconicair ever releases his Griffon conversion for the Tamiya kit, I'll be first in line for one. Or three. Great to see the progress on this one Carl..... love it... 1 1
mark31 Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 Pickd this kit up from a friend that is quiting the hobby. The box is beaten up But boy what is inside. All aftermarket that there is and some sets double and only for 70 euro damn happy 9 1
Bill_S Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 43 minutes ago, mark31 said: Pickd this kit up from a friend that is quiting the hobby. The box is beaten up But boy what is inside. All aftermarket that there is and some sets double and only for 70 euro damn happy Nice haul, Mark! No comment on the SAC landing gear. 4
Bill_S Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 The post man left a few items for me today. Some AM for my Academy Hornet... And I got a very good price on this... 7 1
harv Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 10 minutes ago, Bill_S said: Nice haul, Mark! No comment on the SAC landing gear. Yes, throw them out....harv 5
belugawhaleman Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 This came from Amazon today: From Vision Aid its their Magnifier with LED light, Headband and 5 lenses and my Initial impressions are good. It's lightweight, comfortable, very adjustable and seems to work very well. Lens position and light position can be independently adjusted and the light has two levels for brightness. I like the fact that you can set it up so that the wearer can easily look over the lens for normal vision without needing to take the thing Off like I had to do with my other glasses. The thing is lightweight, so I'll have to see how well they'll hold up to use, but honestly, I doubt I'll have any problems with that. I tried Them out, looking over a Tamiya Sprue at 3.5x power and they worked great! The optics seemed very clear without the fish-eye lens distortion I had with my old glasses. The manual description states that they are a " A game-changer for close-up work". Hyperbole perhaps, but I think the might be right! Available at Amazon for $ 29.00 U.S. 7 2
BlrwestSiR Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 56 minutes ago, harv said: Yes, throw them out....harv No, no, no. Use them for nose weight. At least then they'll be useful. 4 1
mark31 Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Bill_S said: Nice haul, Mark! No comment on the SAC landing gear. 1 hour ago, Bill_S said: Nice haul, Mark! No comment on the SAC landing gear. Thanks 1 hour ago, harv said: Yes, throw them out....harv So no good words for sac landing gears 3 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said: No, no, no. Use them for nose weight. At least then they'll be useful. Will keep that in mind. Mark 2
BlrwestSiR Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, mark31 said: So no good words for sac landing gears To be honest, I have about three Tamiya Spitfires sitting on SAC landing gear and they all look fine. I think it depends on the shape of the gear legs. Something like the Spitfire which is fairly thick and straight, they're ok. "L" shaped legs like on the F/A-18 or your TSR, they're more likely to bend. 2 1
mark31 Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 1 hour ago, belugawhaleman said: This came from Amazon today: From Vision Aid its their Magnifier with LED light, Headband and 5 lenses and my Initial impressions are good. It's lightweight, comfortable, very adjustable and seems to work very well. Lens position and light position can be independently adjusted and the light has two levels for brightness. I like the fact that you can set it up so that the wearer can easily look over the lens for normal vision without needing to take the thing Off like I had to do with my other glasses. The thing is lightweight, so I'll have to see how well they'll hold up to use, but honestly, I doubt I'll have any problems with that. I tried Them out, looking over a Tamiya Sprue at 3.5x power and they worked great! The optics seemed very clear without the fish-eye lens distortion I had with my old glasses. The manual description states that they are a " A game-changer for close-up work". Hyperbole perhaps, but I think the might be right! Available at Amazon for $ 29.00 U.S. Nice and looks that is a great price. Never used that before Mark 3
harv Posted June 30, 2022 Posted June 30, 2022 8 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said: To be honest, I have about three Tamiya Spitfires sitting on SAC landing gear and they all look fine. I think it depends on the shape of the gear legs. Something like the Spitfire which is fairly thick and straight, they're ok. "L" shaped legs like on the F/A-18 or your TSR, they're more likely to bend. Back before I knew better, I did buy a couple sets. One was for my P38. But you gotta wonder when they come out of the package bent !....harv 3 2
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