That’s one of the best parts about this hobby learning the history…for me anyway.
Thanks for sharing your pix
great to see the 1:1 scale pic of you guys with the Spit Bob !
lots of ref pics from WW2 show the oil smeering and when i fist realised it was oil i was a bit shocked but i’m familiar with British motorbikes and theres a saying that - 'if it does’nt leak oil then its run out ’ !
i’m nearing completion of all the Airfix 1:72 Spitfires, Mk Ia, 50th Mk Ia, BOB MkII, MkVb (US & Polish) & MkIX
The bold ones are built and i’ve added a S6B. Hopefully i’ll get a pic up later of the set.
Thankyou for sharing your latest excellent build Bob and telling us about Jerry and the a/c - migs
Hi Migs
You are welcome. You are right about British bikes too. I used to race motorcycles (flat track) and rode a Triumph 650 TT special in a flat tracker frame. The engine was built by a guy in Welland but that thing always leaked oil. I put it through a fence one night and was hurt so the owner let another a friend of mine ride it and he was winning with it so I never got it back. He went on to ride for Harley Davidson. His name was Corky Keener, from Michigan.
That Mk XVI isn’t my latest build. I built it when ICM released their Mk XVI. I have built others since. In fact I have been comissioned to build one for Chris Woods, the previous owner of SL721. He wants it built the way it was when he owned it and it was painted a powder blue. Life Like decals have a set of decals to do this a/c.
It sounds like you have quite a project going with your 1/72nd scale Spitfires. I would like to see them and if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to ask.
Cheers
Bob S.
Great job! Always nice to see a nicely done spitfire.
Thanks Tango
I’m glad that you like it.
I’ll post some other photos later sometime now that I have the capability. I feel like such a dunce when it comes to computer stuff. I have oodles of photos of the real Spitfire both iside and out (including photos of things seldom seen in books), and lots of Spitfire reference books including the shop manual for the Mk V, the Mk IX, and the Mk XVI.
Cheers
Bob S.
Bob S.,
Its even better up close! Great work! I thought that was you beside the Spit. LOL. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Allan
Yes it is sort of ironic. I spend a lot of effort weathering a model Spitfire and working on a real one I am constantly removing any weathering. We used to have a real tough time with the exhaust stain. Last year when I was in charge of painting a real Mk XVI, I jokingly asked the owner if he wanted me to weather it like I do my models? He laughed. This past summer he was apologising to me for having flown it in the rain and some of the paint coming off on the elevator balance horns.
The chief engineer showed me how he uses Testor’s Model Master paints for any touch ups. On the Mk IX that I used to take care of I used Humbrol that I custom mixed to match the paint.
Cheers
Bob S.