Spitfire FR IXc MK915 - pink recce

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July 14, 2019
Project inventory
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July 16, 2019
First step: erasing the wrong wheel bulges and filling in the rivets in front of the main wing spar
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July 20, 2019
Camera bay door cut out
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July 20, 2019
Heavy thinning on the inner side of the fuselage
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July 20, 2019
All rivets on the door filled, ready for the camera window and new rivets
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July 24, 2019
size comparison of bulkhead no.11: scale drawing vs. Revell vs. Eduard
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July 24, 2019
Shrunk cross sections no.13 and 14 to match width of Eduards's bulkhead no.12
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July 24, 2019
bulkheads in place. I'll be adding one more layer of styrene and then the final shape will be cut
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July 24, 2019
Cockpit door opening enlarged by around 2mm
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August 4, 2019
Bulkheads no.13 and 14 completed - far from perfect but good enough for the small camera hatch
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August 4, 2019
CAD sketch of the F.24 camera
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August 10, 2019
draft fr the F24 camera
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August 19, 2019
Soem refining on the brassin cockpit - removing unnecessary structure
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August 19, 2019
moulded on tube - meeeeh
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August 19, 2019
replaced with 0,2mm copper wire
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August 19, 2019
drilled open all the lightening holes on the bulkheads; managed to crack the right one
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August 19, 2019
tried adding the plumbing to the front bulkhead (eduard) which is more than a tad to small compared to Tamiya (left) and Revell (right)
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August 24, 2019
Revell/brassin bash finished! the sidewalls needed massive thinning to insert the cockpit into the fuselage
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August 24, 2019
caomparison of the Tamiya head armour vs. eduard - the eduard one is ridiculously wrong and doesn't even fit to the brassin bulkhead
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August 24, 2019
scartch build head armour from 0,2mm styrene
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August 24, 2019
all openings on the seat drilled/cut open
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August 26, 2019
comparison for the seat armour: Barracuda, Tamiya, eduard - scratch build below
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August 26, 2019
dry fit with the seat; notches added to the ratchet
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August 26, 2019
dry fit of the whole cockpit - lots of gaps need reworking
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August 26, 2019
cables added to the voltage regulator
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August 31, 2019
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August 31, 2019
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September 5, 2019
first coat of primer
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September 12, 2019
black base
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September 12, 2019
marbling and preshading
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September 12, 2019
blending with Gunze C364
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September 12, 2019
and here's the look withou anything else - quite alive already!
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September 16, 2019
Seat coloured with Tamiya brown and watercolour pencils
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September 22, 2019
eduard IP painted in NATO black, followed by pure black from below and dark grey from above to produce shadows - quite hard to photograph
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September 27, 2019
details painted
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September 27, 2019
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October 6, 2019
eduard decals: quite thick and no single dials - just why?
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October 6, 2019
No decal for the compass included - MDC to the rescue!
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October 6, 2019
unfortunately the placards didn't settle down as I hoped
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October 6, 2019
pure joy: the Master barrels for the Hispano cannons
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October 12, 2019
instrument dials in place - clear acetate applied for testing purposes on one of them
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June 25, 2022
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February 13, 2020
F.24 cameras SLA printed
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February 13, 2020
those are tiny!
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July 4, 2020
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July 4, 2020
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November 8, 2020
Another view on the IP; still missing the glass for the gunsight
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November 8, 2020
sutton belts installed
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November 8, 2020
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June 26, 2021
Type 25 camera mounts fresh from the printer
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July 17, 2021
new cradles for mounting inside the fuselage
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December 29, 2021
template for re rivetting
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December 29, 2021
new goodies
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December 29, 2021
Tamiya - Revell - Barracuda
Find the errors 😄
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December 29, 2021
the Barracuda part is far superior, but how do I install it with the wings glued?
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December 30, 2021
fuselage primed and sanded to remove the "mad rivetter's" work
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December 30, 2021
Really not Revell's A-game with the huge holes (rivets) and the sink marks
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January 2, 2022
drilled the lower wing on my spare kit
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January 2, 2022
a quick cut
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January 2, 2022
and it fits!
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January 2, 2022
a "little" bit of plastic removed from the upper wing
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January 2, 2022
and I can get it in with the wings shut!
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January 2, 2022
looking sharp
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January 2, 2022
Revell = meh
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January 2, 2022
much better looking
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January 2, 2022
cutout made on the test mule with the wings assembled
it takes around twice the time, but it's possible to do so!
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January 2, 2022
fit isn't perfect but okayish for a dry fit
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January 6, 2022
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January 6, 2022
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January 6, 2022
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January 6, 2022
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January 6, 2022
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October 14, 2022
horrible fit
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October 14, 2022
all around
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October 14, 2022
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October 14, 2022
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October 14, 2022
wooden spars (3D printed and painted with oils) added to the bulkheads
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October 14, 2022
camera cradle test fit
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October 15, 2022
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October 15, 2022
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October 30, 2022
Why Revell?
There shouldn't be a gap here...
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October 30, 2022
The lower belly fix leads to nasty gaps on the wing roots
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October 30, 2022
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October 30, 2022
styrene shee to the rescue
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October 30, 2022
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October 31, 2022
Wrestling the wings into submission to get a consistent dihedral
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October 31, 2022
port wing now without spacers but with loads of glue
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November 6, 2022
seams filled and sanded
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November 6, 2022
much better now
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November 6, 2022
Another seam...
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January 6, 2023
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January 6, 2023
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January 6, 2023
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January 6, 2023
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January 6, 2023
filled the gaps with Milliput
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January 8, 2023
fillered with Mr. Surfacer 500
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January 8, 2023
added a glue interface for the carb intake
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January 8, 2023
glued shut at the rear; notice the gap at the front
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January 8, 2023
fix for the front tested
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January 8, 2023
after setting time the front portion was forced shut
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January 8, 2023
0.5 mm shim added to the front fuselage
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January 8, 2023
trimmed to shape
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January 8, 2023
looking okayish

25 14 July 2019, 14:51

Urban Gardini
Nice, I'm planning to do the same bird but with the Tammy kit.

16 July 2019, 20:15

Gordon Sørensen
Great work, Joachim! I am wanting to do this in 1/72 too.

21 July 2019, 13:27

Joachim F.
Nice to hear mates - more pink Spitfires!

24 July 2019, 06:36

Urban Gardini
Yes, the world needs more pink Spits...!

24 July 2019, 09:36

Holger Kranich
A pink Spitty? Splendid, hell i am in!😢

24 July 2019, 09:50

Joachim F.
For those who may doubt the pink(ish) colour:
ipmsrealcote.com/art..pitfire/pinkspit.htm

24 July 2019, 11:58

Holger Kranich
A camo for dusk and dawn... Very interesting!

24 July 2019, 12:18

Dave Flitton
Interesting build - watching

24 July 2019, 15:27

Stefan Schacht
nice start, i take a seat

12 September 2019, 19:55

Joachim F.
Make sure it's comfortabel - this may take a while

16 September 2019, 19:14

Joachim F.
Well I got my brassin cockpit for a bargain. So in my case it's the same price as the kit 😄
The details are beautiful but the eduard shrunk all dimensions especially if you compare them to Tamiya..

27 September 2019, 18:47

Rui S
Looking great. 👍 I'm in

4 July 2020, 22:08

Choppa Nutta
good looking cockpit

4 July 2020, 22:35

Alberto
It looks awesome... very humbling for us mere aficionados

8 November 2020, 12:32

Rui S
I agree with Al Berto. Impressive work on the pit, Excellent paintjob 👍

8 November 2020, 12:44

Urban Gardini
Coming along just fine!

8 November 2020, 13:24

Joachim F.
If you could just see me blushing in front of my screen 😄
Thank you very much mates, I'm trying to do my best on this one

8 November 2020, 16:48

Mathieu
Lovely work. taking a seat.

29 June 2021, 14:12

Dave Flitton
Looking really good!!!

29 June 2021, 15:27

Spanjaard
wow, amazing job on that cockpit. looking forward the rest!

29 June 2021, 15:37

Joachim F.
Thanks mates!
It may take some time for the next steps since I'm waiting for PE parts from AIMS to dress up the camera bay door.

29 June 2021, 19:47

Urban Gardini
Are the cameras of your own design? I would be interested in buying a set to my Pink Spitty from you if it's possible.

29 June 2021, 21:18

Joachim F.
Yes, I made them based on measurements from a mate over on LSP and another friend of mine did the 3D printing. Not intending to sell them. Shoot me a message if you're interested in the .stl file.

30 June 2021, 06:43

Urban Gardini
I'll do that and find someone more local that can print it for me.

30 June 2021, 10:07