Gunpowder17 Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 http://www.justgiving.com/DaisyThorne As some of you know , my Wife and I lost out beautiful little 3 year old Daughter Daisy on Valentines day this year. Its been the worst time of our lives.Since Daisy Died i wanted to do something for Charity. I chose Little Havens for terminally ill Children. Daisy was taken suddenly , but can you imagine being told that your child is dying and theres no cure. Thats Heartbreaking. The plan is to get sponsored , which i have , for building the model. I will then sell the finished model on eBay and all of the proceeds will go to Little Havens. Airscale and Grey Matter Figures sent me some stuff for the build for free. Take a bow chaps. My Friend Heather Wilkinson from John Dutfield model Railways in Chelmsford kindly donated a kit. The kit i have is the Mk5 version. Box art is stunning and i really want to build one in this artwork later on. I will be building the Mk1 from this kit , so the Mk5 parts are being auctioned off too. I still need some Mk1 decals so if anyone has any that would be great. I started the build yesterday and most of the day was spent cleaning the flash off the kit parts. I have got it into primer and thats it so far for yesterday. Once the parts are cleaned up its still actually a good kit seeing how old it is. Heres some photos so far. Check back for daily updates! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One-Oh-Four Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Wow, great project.... My condolences for your shattering loss.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted June 14, 2014 Administrators Share Posted June 14, 2014 That's a truly good cause. So sorry to hear of your loss. May this bird bring smiles to small faces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Hi GP, Welcome to the forums. Sorry to read about your loss. What a great idea to raise funds For charity. Good luck with this build. Will be following this for sure. Cheers Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunpowder17 Posted June 14, 2014 Author Share Posted June 14, 2014 Thanks People. Heres todays progress. Not done too much today as we visited the Hornby visitors centre , which was great! Fuselage halves now complete and the IP is finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RalphSarc Posted June 14, 2014 Share Posted June 14, 2014 Welcome to the forums. Sorry to read about your terrible loss. Will be watching your build with interest. By the way great idea to raise funds for charity. Take care and happy modeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunpowder17 Posted June 15, 2014 Author Share Posted June 15, 2014 Well its been a long day today. The Fathers day thing was OK in the end. I just concentrated on the Spitfire and tried not to think of anything else. The fuselage is now joined. I built the Merlin up but i think i will just leave one side panel loose. If it had not have been for the amount of cleaning up i have had to do on this , it would have been finished by now! Well its been a long day today. The Fathers day thing was OK in the end. I just concentrated on the Spitfire and tried not to think of anything else. The fuselage is now joined. I built the Merlin up but i think i will just leave one side panel loose. If it had not have been for the amount of cleaning up i have had to do on this , it would have been finished by now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators James H Posted June 15, 2014 Administrators Share Posted June 15, 2014 Oh man, I'm SO sorry to hear about Daisy. That's seriously tragic. I can't even begin to contemplate how that must feel. Thank you for sharing this build with us here, and if there is anything LSM can do, please let me know. I'll make a donation right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkranias Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 what a great cause. so sorry for your loss. with be watching this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbgtv8steve Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 What amazing inner strength you must have! My deepest sympathy for your tragic loss but what a wonderful way 'to bounce back' and benefit others!! I shall most certainly be watching this build. Steve S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunpowder17 Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 Thanks for the thoughts and comments. Heres my progress today so far. One of the things i have noticed is that there are alot of great 1/24 Spitfire builds that have been let down by the dihedral , or lack of it. I think this is a very important part of the build. I have added a thick steel rod mspar to keep the wings in the correct position. I made it from an old thick wire coat hanger. Guns have been added too. Hopefully the wings will be ready for fitting by the end of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunpowder17 Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 Wow modelling marathon today , im exhausted! I got the dihedral i wanted though. Wings are now fitted , tailplanes just dry fitted. Tomorrow will be filling , sanding and boxing in the UC bays. See you all tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunpowder17 Posted June 17, 2014 Author Share Posted June 17, 2014 Lots more done today including sanding all of the rivets off. Its really getting there now , but i will be glad when its done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 You move fast. You are correct about the kit's dihedral. The flat wings distract from what A great kit this is. Your solution really transforms it. Cheers Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunpowder17 Posted June 18, 2014 Author Share Posted June 18, 2014 Another fun filled day! Most of the work today was on the underside. Radiator , oli cooler , ammo covers and wheel wells boxed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunpowder17 Posted June 19, 2014 Author Share Posted June 19, 2014 No photos tonight. I may as well save it for tomorrow. Its in its paint now so is on target to be finished tomorrow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingco57 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 7 days, must be a new record.Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miracle Paint Masks Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 So sorry to hear about your loss, I can image the hurt as I have two daughters. It is nice to hear that you are looking to donate to a charity for terminally ill Children, well done. I will happily do you a set of paint masks Drop me a line at miraclemasks@hotmail.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now