Jeff's What about BoB build***DNF***

[jssel]

My game plan is to build the 1/32 scale Revell Spitfire MkIIa as featured in this kit.



The Innards: Inspected but not started:



The decals:



A clue to the kit lineage:



This is not the old 1966 kit with the working features nor is it the new mould. But it is the re-boxing of the Hasegawa kit with extras. There are additional parts for the extended wing tips, three different airscrews including a four blades one, and a long range fuel tank and Volkes air filter. I will not comment on accuracy but it smacks of SPITFIRE just setting in the box.

Roll on February 28th. I will being doing PR*Z P8089 but back dated with black spinner and no ID tail band.

[jssel]

My favorite scheme is NK*K but everyone does that one or DW*K. I mean other Squadrons did serve in the BoB, right?

[DazDaMan]

That's the same kit I built last time, only with a different scheme.

It's a nice kit - the cockpit parts are a little fiddly, but once you have them done and dusted, the rest is a piece of cake, old chap!

You might want to take longer than three days to do yours, though!

[jssel]

And so it begins.

Trimming out and assembling some of the cockpit pieces.




Skipping ahead I assembled the wings and horizontal stabilizers. Also added the wingtip pieces which a little filing will match up very well.

[PaulBradley]

Nice kit - it will be a treat to watch you build this one, Jeff.

[jssel]

Last night's festivities included painting interior parts Tamiya's Interior Green.



A test fit of the seat bracket shows a bit of warpage. I clamped it this morning and thing went into alignment well.

[jssel]

And so the clamp applied enough pressure to get the bracket all lined up and now I will work on a back cushion.



Old school instrument panel. I am quite impressed with the engraving and detail of the piece and once the paint was put on and a little dry brushing brought out even the dials. Now a little gloss for the bezels. Acceptable enough with out the multiple layers of the newer kits.

[jssel]

Have a morning update on the Spitty.

One stumbling block I faced was I had no Sutton Harness on the stash and 1/32 scale it would be very noticeable. So following the modern mantra "Google is your friend", I found a layout on line. Printed it out and re-sized and voila: I had a paper Sutton harness. What do you think?



After a bit of wrestling the cockpit fit into the fuselage well.



And now the fuselage is buttoned up.



Pressing on to get this one on Ops.

[Old_Tonto]

That is looking really good Jeff. Any fit issues?

[DazDaMan]

Looks good, that. Wish I had done that for my build!

[iggie]

Looks great so far. Good trick with the harness too!

[jssel]

Thank you for looking gents.

@O-T. Some fit issues as compared to modern kits but nothing out of the ordinary. The cockpit piece took a little effort to hit all the glue points but once the alignment was done it all slipped together. I have test fit the wing and there seems to be a step along the wing fuselage line but maybe I haven't got that sorted yet. Not a bad build up to this point.

A paper harness. Reminds me of the old model magazine where you could cut out and fold a cockpit to place in the model. It was a UK publication but the name escapes me right now.

[DazDaMan]

I remember reading about that on this very forum!

[Purplethistle]

A paper harness. Reminds me of the old model magazine where you could cut out and fold a cockpit to place in the model. It was a UK publication but the name escapes me right now.

I think it was 'Scale Aircraft Modelling' ....and I'm sure I have one of the paper Hellcat cockpits around somewhere!

[jssel]

Sorry no pictures right now but I have the wing mounted to the fuselage with additional support of tape and super glue. There is still a step at the join line but nothing my trusty belt sander can't handle. With 200 grit. What doesn't get sanded down will melt into the seam. Buzzzzzzzzzzz-zoom. Some much deserved bench time tonight so pics will follow.