alvin5182 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Gents: Here is my entry started on 04 Jan 09. Some sub assembly and painting started. The box Some painting and sub assembly with the decals to be used This one shouldn't take too long, so I might have to do another. Alvin5182 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erwin Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Nice to see a Spitfire in my country's colors. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alvin5182 Posted January 8, 2009 Author Share Posted January 8, 2009 Continued: Armour plate and seat frame from Italieri kit..........in absence of any internal detail. THE seam taped..........for a Spitfire Putty for THE seam THE seam after rub down with nail polish remover and tape removal Alvin5182 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RKic Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Good technique for the gap Alvin. What is that brown putty you used? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alvin5182 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Share Posted January 13, 2009 RKic: I live in the boonies and I couldn't find 3M Acryl blue at my local automotive supply store so I tried this stuff. Evercoat-ever-glaze and spot putty. It comes in a 16 oz tube and at the rate I build/use it, I should have it about 10-15 yrs. It dries quickly, doesn't shrink appreciably and sands easily. Reacts well with nail polish remover for cleanup of the seams as shown in the photos. Alvin5182 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RKic Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 looks like you found a winner. A quick question. I noticed that you're building the humpback version of the bird. My Academy Mk XIVe has the bubbletop with the same Belgian markings. I don't have any historic photos of either or, so now I'm wondering which (both?) is correct, because I was considering building a Belgian XIV myself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alvin5182 Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 (edited) RKic: I have a couple of photos of SG52 in the Profile series #246 that show two photos of the a/c in camouflaged config. as IQ*S of Ecole de Chasse and one in the silver finish as 3R*V of 2W/2 Esc. ( I can look up the meaning if you want) Both pictures are of crashes suffered by the a/c. with serial #s plainly visible. I'd scan the photos if you want, but they are a bit grainy and small. say about 1 1/2 inches by 3 inches. Let me know. The Spitfire "bible" confirms the info re service with 414 Sqn RCAF , the two crashes and ultimate write off with the Belgians. Al Davis PS: Give me the serial # of the a/c and I will see what I can do to match it with "the bible" and the other info I have. There are also a fair amount of photos of Belgian Spits in the Arco-Aircam series (#8) on Spitfires from MK. XII to24. Let me know if I can help. Al Davis Edited January 14, 2009 by alvin5182 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RKic Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 RKic:\ PS: Give me the serial # of the a/c and I will see what I can do to match it with "the bible" and the other info I have. There are also a fair amount of photos of Belgian Spits in the Arco-Aircam series (#8) on Spitfires from MK. XII to24. Let me know if I can help. Al Davis The aircraft I want to build is an Mk XIVe with the codes UR*G and serial 5G 45. Again, Academy has this as a bubble top canopied, clip-winged aircraft. If this is incorrect, I'll build one of the other options in the kit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alvin5182 Posted January 14, 2009 Author Share Posted January 14, 2009 RKic: I have a picture of SG45 as a high back and coded UR*Q. RAF serial # RN119 formerly with 402 Sqn RCAF. There is a picture of UR*G in the Arco-Aircam book. It is shown as a bubble top airframe with clipped wings. Unfortunately someone in the photo is standing in front of the serial #. There is also a colour profile of UR*G showing it as SG45 However in the profile series it lists SG45 as the former RN119 but there is a note that states that this a/c never wore the codes UR*G and was not a bubbletop. RN119 is listed as the former AE*J of 402 Sqn RCAF and then tranferred to Belgium as SG45 in "the bible". Somewhere I have a photo of RN119 as AE*J (I built a model of it some years ago) and it is definitely a high back. Confusing eh? Al Davis Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RKic Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 RKic:I have a picture of SG45 as a high back and coded UR*Q. RAF serial # RN119 formerly with 402 Sqn RCAF. There is a picture of UR*G in the Arco-Aircam book. It is shown as a bubble top airframe with clipped wings. Unfortunately someone in the photo is standing in front of the serial #. There is also a colour profile of UR*G showing it as SG45 However in the profile series it lists SG45 as the former RN119 but there is a note that states that this a/c never wore the codes UR*G and was not a bubbletop. RN119 is listed as the former AE*J of 402 Sqn RCAF and then tranferred to Belgium as SG45 in "the bible". Somewhere I have a photo of RN119 as AE*J (I built a model of it some years ago) and it is definitely a high back. Confusing eh? Al Davis A model company screwed up the markings?! Thats impossible!! <_< I'll probably build one of the Indian options provided in the box then. Less codes means less chance of it being incorrect. Right? :P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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