Spitfie Mk.XIV

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February 13, 2019
Cockpit started
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February 13, 2019
Seperated the elevators and rudder
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February 13, 2019
Cut off the cannons. No going back now...
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February 27, 2019
Cockpit looks pretty good straight out of the box..
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July 4, 2019
Wing/Fuselage fit is not good. Not a lot of plastic there for mating.
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July 4, 2019
Spilt a drop of glue on the wing. A little putty later....
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August 6, 2019
Doesn't match published photos of the aircraft...
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August 6, 2019
Doesn't match published photos of the aircraft.
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August 6, 2019
Mk.XIV RB159
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August 6, 2019
Mk.XIV RB159
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August 16, 2019
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September 20, 2019
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October 2, 2019
Comparing the old boxing decals with the latest release.
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October 2, 2019
Ready for decalling
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October 4, 2019
Extended Range Drop-Tank
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October 17, 2019
Decals complete
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October 17, 2019
Decals complete
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November 21, 2019
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November 21, 2019
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November 21, 2019

1 13 February 2019, 15:52

Gordon Sørensen
Started on the cockpit. Kit includes tiny seperate rudder pedals, not sure they will even be visible.
Most of the pictures I have seen of Spitfires at rest, the elevators are always drooped down, so I seperated the elevators from the horizontal stabs and the rudder from the fuselage.
Cut off the cannons and need to putty the leading edge and fill the shell ejector shutes on the bottom the wing.

13 February 2019, 16:10

Gordon Sørensen
Finished the cockpit. The detail is pretty good straight out of the box. Added seatbelts of Tamiya tape.

27 February 2019, 15:24

Gordon Sørensen
Got the fuselage together, and attached to the wing. A lot of fiddling and some putty required. The mating surfaces of the rear fuselage/wing assembly are very thin and not a lot of gluing surface.

4 July 2019, 00:10

Gordon Sørensen
Comparing the painting guide vs. pictures of the real thing there are obvious differences. Looking at one of the pictures, all the aircraft have differences in the schemes...

6 August 2019, 15:13

Lost_Erik
Thanks for posting the reference pic of the free-form and/or generally applied camo pattern. Good progress on the Spitfire.

6 August 2019, 17:26

Sergej I
Nice one! I love the 72nd scale 🙂

6 August 2019, 17:43

Stephan Ryll
Nice progress on that Spit 👍

17 August 2019, 06:56

Gordon Sørensen
Thanks Erik, Serge and Stephan.
Got some green on the aircraft today. Its a mix of Humbrol 30 and 163. A lot of the forums I have read say Humbrol 30 Dark Green is too bright but 163 looks too dark to me.

20 September 2019, 16:36

Gordon Sørensen
Ready for decalling! I have an older boxing as well as the latest, and comparing the squadron codes, there is quite a difference. The newer decals definitely look way too green. Going to use the older boxing's squadron codes but the roundels from the newer release.

2 October 2019, 19:45

Gordon Sørensen
Found a picture of RB159 sporting a drop-tank
I have one in the stash somewhere. Definately going to add it!

4 October 2019, 21:37

Gordon Sørensen
Some of the decals shattered, so had to use spares and cobble together the Squadron codes on one side.
Just the canopy, propeller, and pitot tube to add. Have read online that the prop is wrong. It does look a little too fat (wide cord) to me. Going to sand that down a little.

17 October 2019, 15:38