VV's Biggles Spit. **NQF**

[VickersVandal]

Well, I did warn you that my GB entry would be a Biggles build

This will be Our Intrepid Aviator's mount from Spitfire Parade - the BoB short story collection. I've decided to run with the TL-E theme depicted in the graphic novel:

http://yabs.isambard.com.au/images/edit ... -cover.jpg;

So, the victim is the sweet little new tool 72 MkI/IIa



Can't wait to get into it! Probably not til Thursday though.

[VickersVandal]

Well, I've made a start on it at least:



Sorry to be so absent in everyone's build threads
Work (and life) has been absolutely killing me lately. Hence, since Tuesday this is all I have managed.

[PaulBradley]

Top hole! Any pics from the book, perchance?

[lancfan]

Will watch with interest VV, do you still want to run a Biggles GB? as I have a few models in mind for that one when it comes around including a slightly different Spitfire.


David

[AndrewR]

Jolly good show!

[DazDaMan]

The only Biggles Spitfire book I've read was Spitfire Parade - many, many moons ago!!

[VickersVandal]

Will watch with interest VV, do you still want to run a Biggles GB? as I have a few models in mind for that one when it comes around including a slightly different Spitfire.


David

Definitely still up for it, I've just been slack in doing the organising. I'll get there!
I am we'll keen to see what you'll bring to it.

Paul, to my shame I don't actually own a copy of this title. It was a rehash of the WW1 stories quickly cobbled together by Johns and set in the BoB as a public morale exercise. because of that I've never been that keen on it.
You can check out the original illustrations here though:
http://www.biggles.info/Details/24/;

[lancfan]

As I understand it 'Spitfire Parade' is quite a rare title and can command a high price today.

David.

[AndrewR]

As I understand it 'Spitfire Parade' is quite a rare title and can command a high price today.

David.

It was in our local library back in the 1970s, along with the Air Police ones. Not the WW1 stories though.

[DazDaMan]

My local library (well, the old one, anyway) also had it, although this was more like a giant comic book version.

Like this one, in fact:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Biggles-Spitfir ... ire+Parade

[VickersVandal]

An hour's more work and I can close up the fuselage now......once I add the control stick that I just realised I've left off!

[VickersVandal]

Bit of progress....

[BlohmWolf]

Does anyone else think the two fuselage halves fit a bit poorly? I drilled out the attachment holes even further, but more filling is needed.

[VickersVandal]

I had no issue there, though it didn't quite fit together around the cockpit assembly. I also had a slight fit issue with the lower wing root, though nothing too major.

[DazDaMan]

I did. It drove me up the wall because I had tried to sand down the instrument panel and seat in order to get a better fit, but to no avail whatsoever!