Saxon's Fujimi Spitfire FR Mk 14E - **DONE**

Saxon · Post by **Saxon** » February 26th, 2013, 1:58 am

Building the Fujimi Spit Mk 14E recce version, Malaya 1946

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10023308;

TomW · Post by **TomW** » February 26th, 2013, 1:12 pm

Is this a bit of a blooper by Fujimi?? I thought the 19 was a high-back Spit, this looks like an FR.18 to me. Which makes it an even rarer and more interesting bird

Regards

Tom

Old_Tonto · Post by **Old_Tonto** » February 26th, 2013, 2:05 pm

It is indeed an FR.18, I think I have one somewhere in the Spitfire stash. Might have to drag it out.

Saxon · Post by **Saxon** » February 26th, 2013, 2:32 pm

So my lack of technical knowledge has come out, I had no clue!

Actually it works out pretty well as I have the Airfix PR 19 so now atleast I don't have doubles.

Old_Tonto · Post by **Old_Tonto** » February 26th, 2013, 6:01 pm

Saxon wrote:
Actually it works out pretty well as I have the Airfix PR 19 so now atleast I don't have doubles.

Don't worry about things like that mate. You can never have too many you know.

Post by **jssel** » February 26th, 2013, 7:33 pm

I have the Mk XIX by Fujimi and the fuselage halves are cut away for an optional piece either high back or low. This kit only has the high back piece.

Sissel · Post by **Sissel** » February 26th, 2013, 8:11 pm

Old_Tonto wrote:
Saxon wrote:
Actually it works out pretty well as I have the Airfix PR 19 so now atleast I don't have doubles.
Don't worry about things like that mate. You can never have too many you know.

I will finish that for you, OT.
You can never have too many ... ehm.. what was it again?

Suddenly forgot...

This should be an interesting bulid Saxon. The best of luck with it. First time i see a Fr 18 kit.

Post by **PaulBradley** » February 27th, 2013, 1:27 am

Prisca wrote:You can never have too many ... ehm.. what was it again? Suddenly forgot....

Cinnamon Buns......

Saxon · Post by **Saxon** » March 1st, 2013, 5:47 am

Sorry guys, it is actually a Mk14E according to the box anyway, the site I took the initial link from called it a 19! I was at work at the time and used a generic pic from the net, but looking at the box now and the sprue it says 14E.

Saxon · Post by **Saxon** » March 6th, 2013, 1:25 am

Well I started building the Fujimi Mk14E today and noticed that I have a dud kit! It has come with the cowling for the wrong version!

So I don't know what I am going to do with this kit now, but for the GB I will now do the Airfix PR Mk19.

Post by **PaulBradley** » March 6th, 2013, 2:10 am

That is a bizarre looking colwing - as if it originally came in two halves and someone glued them together incorrectly! Did you buy the kit second-hand?

Saxon · Post by **Saxon** » March 6th, 2013, 2:16 am

PaulBradley wrote:That is a bizarre looking colwing - as if it originally came in two halves and someone glued them together incorrectly! Did you buy the kit second-hand?

Yes, I actually did think I glued it incorrectly at first, it does come in two halves even if it were the original pieces. I checked the sprue and it does say Spitfire Mk14E and it is a Fujimi one but something went wrong somewhere as it obviously looks very wrong and does not fit.

I did buy it second hand from an online trader, it was a couple of years ago, but have sent an email anyway, so maybe the original owner mixed the sprues up.

Anyway, I don't think I will bother buying another one, I'll just go with the Airfix PR19 for this GB now.

Update on wrong parts, just received a response from the trader, he has told me he has a 100+ stash of 1/72 Spits (I think he must have heard you can never have too many) including all the Fujimi boxings so he will see if he can help.

I was going to build the Fujimi one and then the Airfix kit if time permits for the GB so maybe if it all works out I might be able to do both anyway.

Post by **splash** » March 6th, 2013, 9:04 am

It looks like the two parts are joined along the wrong edges, the large oblong hole on the top should be the holes for the exhausts on the side, try cutting along the join and re joining them along the other sides.

If its any consolation I have made bigger mistakes like when I put the whole bomb bay on the dam buster Lancaster on the wrong way round.

Regards Splash

Saxon · Post by **Saxon** » March 6th, 2013, 10:37 am

splash wrote:It looks like the two parts are joined along the wrong edges, the large oblong hole on the top should be the holes for the exhausts on the side, try cutting along the join and re joining them along the other sides.

If its any consolation I have made bigger mistakes like when I put the whole bomb bay on the dam buster Lancaster on the wrong way round.

Regards Splash

lol yep you are definitely correct, I got it around the wrong way!

Haven't made a mistake like that for a while!

well I will leave this thread for the Fujimi and start a new thread for the Airfix PR mk19

Old_Tonto · Post by **Old_Tonto** » March 6th, 2013, 1:19 pm

Awsome mistake Saxon. It made me laugh out loud.

I am glad it's not just me that does these things.

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