Stefan buysse Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Hi, While the paint was drying on the Spitfire from the Spitfire GB, I started this one. I removed the cannon attachment points and sprayed some primer on the wings. I need to remove some bumps, and hopefully the primer will help see when it's time to stop sanding. PR XI wing by StefanBuysse, on Flickr Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grandboof Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 A PR XI Cool will be watching your conversion with interest Good luck Martin H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 Thanks, Martin. It looks and feels like a really great kit. I have seen Revell of Germany boxings of this kit at shows for 10 Euros or less. I wonder what she'll look like sitting next to an Eduard kit, I mean how noticeable is the shortness of the fuselage going to be. Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted December 3, 2016 Author Share Posted December 3, 2016 Hi, The project is still alive. I have a colour photograph of the subject... it raises a few issues, but I have made my mind up on how I'm going to build it. The picture shows the aircraft late in its service. They only had that red rectangle on the nose for a few months before they stopped operating Spitfires. There is also a mighty big patch of red mission marks behind the red rectangle. These are not on the decal sheet. I don't have suitable little red camera shaped decals, so I'm going to build her as at the start of her service (without the red rectangle). In the photograph, she also has a blue spinner. The other colour photographs of the squadron's Spitfires show yellow spinners. I'll build her with the blue spinner, although that's somewhat gambling that she did not start out with a yellow spinner and got a blue spinner in the end. I worked on the cockpit yesterday and hope to close up the fuselage before the week-end is over. Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yardbird78 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Keep up the good work. Darwin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 Hi, The fuselage is now closed up. I saw that the kit has options for a fixed and a retractable tail wheel. In my boxing, the retractable parts (A5,6,9,10 and G19) are marked as not be used. I read that the first 45 PR Mk XI's had fixed tailwheels, MB 794 being the first with the retractable tailwheel. So, I'll use the retractable tailwheel for my MB948. Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted December 26, 2016 Author Share Posted December 26, 2016 Hi, The Spitfire is putting up quite a fight. The resin replacement panels were straighter than the wing's upper curvature and a bit smaller than the Hasegawa parts. So, there is some putty there. I'll have to find a windscreen without armoured glass that fits the Hasegawa kit too. Luckily, I should have some time between now and January 1st. Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Hi, She's about ready for paint, I don't think I'll make the deadline. I know it's not a great model by any standard, but I will finish her and post the pictures here. PR XI 31 December by StefanBuysse, on Flickr Best wishes for 2017, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yardbird78 Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Love those Spitifires. Darwin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 Thanks for watching and for running the GB, Darwin. Yesterday, I sprayed the spinner in a nice blue. At least something is going to look good. I sprayed the remainder of the paint on the leading edges of the wing...the gunthroughs became clearly visible. More putty and sanding. Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grandboof Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Still watching this Hang in there Martin H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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