BlrwestSiR Posted September 20, 2018 Posted September 20, 2018 This one's for Martin! This is my current Tamiya Spitfire build. The plan is to do it as JE-J jr with her infamous ModXXX beer barrels. Profimideller make a conversion set for this but they make you assemble the barrels from individual staves. Not being a cooper, i couldn't make that work for me so I found some wood barrels in a suitable size: Much easier. JE-J Jr is a IXe so I had to modify the wing armament to match. AML make a suitable conversion set so I used that. Cannon barrels are from Master. The engine all assembled and ready for her cradle. Now to start on the cockpit. Carl 10
DocRob Posted September 20, 2018 Posted September 20, 2018 Planes and beer, what a great combination , will follow your build. Cheers Rob 3
Jeff Posted September 20, 2018 Posted September 20, 2018 Carl, not only are the Gun Barrels from 'Master", the WHOLE Spitfire is from THE Master............ another top drawer Spit, mine is still partly done in the box..... I MUST get back to it... I'm following along once again Jeff 4
BlrwestSiR Posted September 20, 2018 Author Posted September 20, 2018 13 hours ago, Grunhertz said: Nice one! Thanks! 7 hours ago, DocRob said: Planes and beer, what a great combination , will follow your build. Cheers Rob Thanks Rob. It's too bad the British tax agency ruined the fun for them. 5 hours ago, Jeff said: Carl, not only are the Gun Barrels from 'Master", the WHOLE Spitfire is from THE Master............ another top drawer Spit, mine is still partly done in the box..... I MUST get back to it... I'm following along once again Jeff Thanks Jeff. These are my go-to build for when I want something stress free and straightforward. 6
Administrators JeroenPeters Posted September 21, 2018 Administrators Posted September 21, 2018 Lovely and good solution for thr barrel. Profimodeller is great but they sometimes make you take the hard route.. 3
Peterpools Posted September 22, 2018 Posted September 22, 2018 Carl Just love following your Spitfire builds.. Quickie question: I'm assuming the cowling will be off to show off the Merlin Keep 'em comin Peter 5
BlrwestSiR Posted October 7, 2018 Author Posted October 7, 2018 On 9/22/2018 at 7:43 PM, Peterpools said: Carl Just love following your Spitfire builds.. Quickie question: I'm assuming the cowling will be off to show off the Merlin Keep 'em comin Peter Thanks Peter! For the cowls, I usually have them in place but still removable. I've managed to get them to stay in place for the most part. When I'm gluing the cowls in place, I build the minimum amount of the engine needed like this one: 5
GusMac Posted October 7, 2018 Posted October 7, 2018 Good plan that Carl. I recently finished the MkXVIe kit and had to chop away half the engine to get the cowls to fit. Wish I'd seen your plan first! 4
Peterpools Posted October 14, 2018 Posted October 14, 2018 Carl Thanks for the info. Looking forward to your next update Keep 'em comin Peter 3
BlrwestSiR Posted November 16, 2018 Author Posted November 16, 2018 Finally back at this one. I was waiting for seatbelts to arrive but then found one set in the stash so I was able to start up again. First up was the IP. I used a Yahu panel for this. Then it was onto the rest of the cockpit. The belts I used are from Wako, a Japanese brand. Once I get the waist belts done, I'll be ready to close the fuselage up. Carl 6
GazzaS Posted November 16, 2018 Posted November 16, 2018 Great work so far! Disappointed with the XXX, though. I was expecting some jiggly-floppy bits adorning the cowling or empennage. Gaz 2
MARU 5137 Posted November 16, 2018 Posted November 16, 2018 Carl... NOW this is gonna be the thread to follow... EXEMPLARY start and excellent choice for a stressless build to relax oneself! ROCK ON Carl !! 2
GusMac Posted November 16, 2018 Posted November 16, 2018 Nice looking belts. Hadn't heard of that manufacturer before, so must check them out. Recently did the Mk XVIe and they are great kits but I'd just say watch the engine alignment if you want to get the cowling covers to fit well. Great start here though. 2
harv Posted November 16, 2018 Posted November 16, 2018 Now how many you have on the bench Carl ??.....harv 1
BlrwestSiR Posted November 19, 2018 Author Posted November 19, 2018 On 11/16/2018 at 3:45 PM, GazzaS said: Great work so far! Disappointed with the XXX, though. I was expecting some jiggly-floppy bits adorning the cowling or empennage. Gaz LOL! Well if they drank enough beer, there might have been jiggly floppy stuff happening. 1
BlrwestSiR Posted November 19, 2018 Author Posted November 19, 2018 On 11/16/2018 at 1:43 PM, Grunhertz said: Now that's looking great On 11/16/2018 at 3:34 PM, JohnB said: Looking good! Thanks gents! 1
BlrwestSiR Posted November 19, 2018 Author Posted November 19, 2018 On 11/16/2018 at 4:24 PM, MARU 5137 said: Carl... NOW this is gonna be the thread to follow... EXEMPLARY start and excellent choice for a stressless build to relax oneself! ROCK ON Carl !! Thanks Maru! I really do find the Tamiya Spitfires to be a stress-free build, especially after having done so many. On 11/16/2018 at 4:59 PM, GusMac said: Nice looking belts. Hadn't heard of that manufacturer before, so must check them out. Recently did the Mk XVIe and they are great kits but I'd just say watch the engine alignment if you want to get the cowling covers to fit well. Great start here though. Thanks Gus! I find they have the best layout for the buckles on their frets as well as instructions. You can actually see how everything should go together. The cowls are a hit or miss affair. I've had most go on without any issues but there's been a couple where they've been fussy. 1 1
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