Brickie's Broche-feu, **Finished**

Brickie · Post by **Brickie** » February 10th, 2015, 6:57 pm

"Broche-feu" is Spitfire in French.

As a companion piece to my new-tool Spit in 1939 Polish markings over in the What-if GB, I'll be doing the older Mk.1 in 1940 French markings courtesy of a ruined and abandoned Smer Curtiss Hawk. (As an aside, does anyone do a decent Hawk 75 in 1/72?)

My plan is to begin the blitz a week today, next Tuesday.

Post by **jssel** » February 10th, 2015, 7:27 pm

That away, Brickie. Can't wait. You can never have to many..............................

ShaunW · Post by **ShaunW** » February 10th, 2015, 7:36 pm

Spitfires aren't that common on here usually, so it's great to see another one Brickie

Brickie · Post by **Brickie** » February 12th, 2015, 6:49 pm

I have just realised that next week is half-term so I may try to get this in tomorrow, or wait till the week after...

Brickie · Post by **Brickie** » February 14th, 2015, 3:13 pm

(Or alternatively I'll twang my back and be laid out for much of Friday...)

Post by **jssel** » February 14th, 2015, 5:31 pm

Bad back pain. The scourge of mankind.

Old_Tonto · Post by **Old_Tonto** » February 16th, 2015, 11:06 am

I can empathise with you Brickie. No fun at all.

Can you have someone lash you to your modelling chair and soldier on? Stiff upper lip and all that.

Great idea for a Spitfire build too.

Brickie · Post by **Brickie** » February 20th, 2015, 10:39 am

Rescheduled for Tuesday ... *touches wood, crosses fingers*

Old_Tonto · Post by **Old_Tonto** » February 23rd, 2015, 3:15 pm

Great. Something to watch at work tomorrow.

Hope your back is behaving itself.

Brickie · Post by **Brickie** » February 24th, 2015, 10:09 am

And we're off!

Bugalugs is dropped off at school and won't be back until sixish thanks to my parents, so barring anyone ringing up to offer me a short-notice job interview, I'm good...

Brickie · Post by **Brickie** » February 24th, 2015, 10:16 am

In other news, I've just found the Polish decals I lost when I was doing my What-If build. I was originally going to do *this* kit as the Whif, so I put the decals in the box.

Brickie · Post by **Brickie** » February 24th, 2015, 10:56 am

OK, we have wings, and a seat-and-plank cockpit (photographed before any paint applied) and a pilot with a painful-looking condition.

Post by **jssel** » February 24th, 2015, 11:00 am

You go Brickie

Brickie · Post by **Brickie** » February 24th, 2015, 12:15 pm

Going together nicely, though the lower wing assembly needed a bit of persuasion to conform to the countours of the fuselage. I possibly shouldn't have attached the upper wings beforehand.

Old_Tonto · Post by **Old_Tonto** » February 24th, 2015, 12:40 pm

Looking good so far Brickie.

Did you remove the pilots but-plug before seating him?

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