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Lancfan's Spitfire 16 Blitz fun build

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After the Frog Vimy disaster I have decided to have a little fun, I don't usually have the time these days to join in with the normal Blitz builds so as I am free this weekend I am going to have a personal Blitz of this AZ Spitfire kit. The build will begin at 12.00 noon tomorrow.
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And why not, David? a little light relief is always in order when a more complex build has not turned out as one would have liked!
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Sounds a great idea!

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Sweet. Looking forward to following this build.

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With a half hour to go here is the pre-start picture of the washed sprues, I'm going to finish this as TE330, currently displayed at the Xiao Tang Shan museum, Beijing, China.
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Time to begin, the first job will be to pre-paint the model before assembly, first pictures TF shortly.

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As I wait for the cockpit green to dry I have cut off one propeller blade and reversed it to match the full size machine which has a wrongly assembled propeller hub.
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Currently painting the cockpit details, further pictures shortly.

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Off to a good start, David. Great eye for detail regarding the incorrect prop assembly - perhaps the museum should have studied some photos before assembly!
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Things are moving slowly ATM Shaun but once the details are painted up assembly can begin and things will speed up.

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The wing has been assembled, wingtips fitted and the fuselage is almost ready to be assembled.
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That looks to be a nice looking kit, and its coming together well
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Great progress David. Still logging in to follow your build.

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It good to see a Blitz build, great fun. It is going well and good luck
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Thanks everyone.

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