Silver Spitfire from 601 sqd (Spitfire IXc from AZ-Model)

Started by capt. R · 199 · 3 years ago
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    capt. R said 3 years, 3 months ago:

    @fiveten I'm glad that you like my work πŸ™‚ Without your cheering, work wouldn't go so well

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    capt. R said 3 years, 3 months ago:

    @fiveten @j-healy @johnb @gblair @airbum</a

    I have the strong impression that the area of ​​the fairing above the front armored glass is too large, because the mask did not fully cover this area, or the mask was not entirely well designed. the part of the armor windshield mounting above the curvature is probably too thick.

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years, 3 months ago:

    This is how the part looks in reality, my friend @lis :


    Maybe you can use this as a guide?

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    capt. R said 3 years, 3 months ago:

    @fiveten I'm not really sure about it. because canopy blurred on the landscape.

    PS. I found this:
    http://spitfiresite.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/08es09_009.jpg
    So I think my canopyy is no so bad, because frontal part of canopy is quite thick.

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    capt. R said 3 years, 3 months ago:

    @fiveten @j-healy @johnb @gblair @airbum</a

    So Spitfire is done! I'm so happy! Let my friends write an article on i-modeler tomorrow. The last chord was, of course, the mirror and the radio wire. It was rally fun build! I have never had such pleasure from completing the model, which only confirms the thesis that the Spitfire is never enough! And I promise that I will follow this rule πŸ™‚ When I cool down I will write more. I would like to add that the fairing fit better, especially in the front part, but it was not perfect either. The model can be said to be demanding, not because it is very difficult, but you have to approach each element with your head and it is best to fold it beforehand for the test. I also managed to squeeze quite good geometry out of the chassis, which makes me very happy. And of course, the icing on that silver cake, which is the 500-pound bomb under the fuselage!

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    Pedro L. Rocha said 3 years, 3 months ago:

    Wonderful Spitfire you have there Lis! It really turned better than I had imagined earlier. Kudos!

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    capt. R said 3 years, 3 months ago:

    @holzhamer thank you! πŸ™‚

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years, 3 months ago:

    What a great finish, my friend @lis! An excellent Spitfire indeed!
    Congratulations!

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    John vd Biggelaar said 3 years, 3 months ago:

    You created an excellent model, Lis @lis
    Well done.

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    George R Blair Jr said 3 years, 3 months ago:

    What a journey, @lis. Your Spitfire really came out well. Now you really need to decide on what you will tackle next.

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    capt. R said 3 years, 3 months ago:

    @fiveten @j-healy @johnb @gblair @airbum @holzhamer

    Thank you my friends! Today is very bad weather for photos of spitfire, so I try tomorrow, and write some article...

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    Erik GjΓΈrup said 3 years, 3 months ago:

    Fingers crossed the sun will hit you soon - it will be great to see this little gem in bright sun!

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    capt. R said 3 years, 3 months ago:

    @fiveten @j-healy @johnb @gblair @airbum @holzhamer

    Photo sesion is done. there will be some text later and article πŸ™‚

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    Spiros Pendedekas said 3 years, 3 months ago:

    Looking forward to it, @lis!

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    George R Blair Jr said 3 years, 3 months ago:

    Me, too, @lis.