take good care of the ocidental one i´ts made in Portugal, hehe, i never thought you would have it in the states. Hope its a good kit
Ok! I’ll ask.
Jeff; are you single, trying to become single or just plain NUTS!!!
My wife was reading this with me and said if I ever try anything like, it I’m out!
They look great so far. Keep it up and good luck!
Drew
Ps: I would do it with Corsairs though. NO i’m not trying to open another can glue!
I’m doing 4 Roden Gladiators at once with some Eduard PE.
Doesn’t go quickly when you have 4 x 90-some parts to clean up !!!
I’m so looking forward to the day when I can put in 4x18 exhaust sections !!!
Actually the assembly line method allows for swapping of differing quality work so I’ll end up with a couple really good ones, one with minor glitches, and one with a heavy coat of paint to sit in back of the others … or I’ll blow the paint job on the best constructed one & end up with spare parts …
The Spits look great Jeff - and I envy the amount of free time you have to undertake such a project.
Hey Jeff
There are a couple good books in your list and if you had read them you would know that there were no lowback Spits with D-Day stripes or four cannon IX’s or a Seafire XV at Normandy. Maybe that John Deere green would look good with on the high back XIV.
I see you are going for quantity rather than quality. Have fun. That’s the bottom line.
Cheers
Bob S.
I see you are going for quantity rather than quality…
Hey Bob,
It’s my build…and if you want quality, I got a wall full of awards to back it up, in ships, aircraft, figures, and armor. I build it all. Each of these aircraft will be researched when it comes time to paint and decal…if they don’t have D-day stripes, then I don’t care. It was my initial intention to have them in stripes. Obviously, that’s historically incorrect, so guess what, they’re not all going to be in stripes. And yes, I know there were no Seafire XVs at Normandy. Mine will probably be HMS Glory circa 1945.
I take the time to research my models, and simply because I’m not a Spitfire expert like yourself doesn’t mean that I can’t change things mid-stream when I find the information. I have my areas of expertise, if you ever care to debate the configurations of the 175 Fletcher Class destroyers in WW2, let me know, I wrote a book on them. These Spits are the first I’ve built since 1984…in any scale. Most of the books I have haven’t been opened since 1995. I don’t eat sleep and breathe Spitfires, so cut me some slack, eh?
PS: I run an aviation museum, this is crap I deal with at work, not with my hobby.
Jeff
Update…seatbelts have been installed in the two Academy XIV cockpits…with regards to being single, no, I’m not, but the wife has been sick and sleeping alot, and I usually start building about 9pm or so, and go until 2 or 3am…so it doesn’t interfere with being a dad and husband. I also have the most understanding model wife you could ask for. She knows where I am, what I’m doing, and I’m not out trying to kill myself flying, racing, skiing, or playing hockey. Modeling is the most serene of my hobbies, most of the rest can get me killed if I try hard enough.
Hello, Im new here but not a new modeller ( I have been one 70% of my current lifetime). Well... an interesting collection and as a British aviation fan (hence BRITMEX) Im impressed. BTW I build my kits the same way. I`m now painting a 1/144 Tristar, a 757, a 1/72 CF-18, a FW-190 A-3, and I have a Westland Wessex, an A-37 dragonfly and an Alpha Jet in initial assembly. The first one to exit my workplace is the Fw-190…
pictures to come!!!
happy modelling and… LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!!!
ALBRECHT BARAJAS
I seem to recognize that workbench… Looks better with a Cobra on it though [;)]
Very cool stuff Jeff. When is the Jersey IPMS Con? Not that I’ve got any time to build anything for it anyhow, but still. If I can be there, I will.
Swaddling, who peed in your cheerios?
Coming along nicely, Jeff.
I think you handled the rude & offensive comments of Bob S. very well. In order to build a quality model, you need not be an “expert.” I’ve always found this forum to be very helpful encouraging. What encouragement can be gained from comments like his?
Great question, Cobrahistorian !
Looking forward to the next round of pics.
My appologies guys.
I was not attempting to be “rude” or “offensive”. My bottom line was saying to “have fun” and if you want to build a Mk IX with four cannon that is up to you. I was simply reading Jeff’s statement that he was having all of them in D-Day stripes. Sounded pretty silly to me.
Have fun.
Cheers
Bob S.
Ok gents, this is not why I’m posting to this thread. Let’s forget it and move on, shall we?
Obviously, my initial plan to do D-day stripes isn’t feasible, so…now, it’s just a collection of late model Spitfires (and one Seafire).
Jeff
Hey Jon,
MosquitoCon is March 13, and yes, that’s the same workbench. Only thing is, the Cobra parts that were on it were 1:1 scale…which reminds me, when you gonna start updating the forward tub of Heather with that new instrument that’s still hanging on the back of my office door???
Jeff
Jeff,
I know, I know… Heather needs some TLC, but I’m not gonna be back that way until late summer. The Army’s got me running in six directions at once. I’m headed to Benning in March for the Army-wide shooting competition and then to basic camp in June. Going to Vietnam for PhD credit for 2 weeks the week I get back from camp. After that, there’s a chance I may go to Advanced camp for the remainder of the summer…
But the good news is, I’ll be back in Jersey by Summer 2005 after I commission. Not sure if I’m gonna learn to fly with my unit or if I’ll get sent down to Rucker for a year, but we’ll see.
In any case, I wanna see those Spits when they’re done!
Update - I’ve closed up the fuselage halves of the MK XIVs after superdetailing each of them. I wired the throttle quadrants, machined a pair of primer pumps in brass, added in the compasses, and wired the radios. I also had to relocate the throttle quadrants on both since they were too far forward and too low when compared to my photos. So now it’s on to the other 3. Unfortuntely, it’s now quite difficult to get decent photos with the fuselage halves closed up, but here’s a couple anyway.
Jeff