Let the butchery begin
Time to crack on with the 'upgrade' to a Griffon engined Mk14.
Too late to turn back now!
And at the back end:
After a few minutes of hack & slay the dismembered parts are scattered about the tea tray come workbench.
After some sprue was used as additional bracing this Frankenstein Spitfire is together:
Not a bad fit at all but it will need a lot of filling & sanding. I also need to add the wing leading edge fuel tanks.
The raised lines of the Heller kit contrast sharply with the recessed lines from the academy kit.
The OOB build is coming along. I got the fuselage together & re-fitted the reduced radiators. I also blocked them off.
I still need to remove & replace the oil tank\chin before I fit the wing as it looks very wrong to me.
I will have a go at building up the Packard-Merlin buldged engine cowl if I can get my hands on some Milliput.
The carpet monster seems to have eaten the nice resin seat I had stashed away for this build so I will use the kit part & tittyvate it with a cusion & harness.
More to follow.
