GB-62 1/48 Spitfire Mk.I - Spitfires

[Vic Balshaw]

Ok!, I have to wonder on the sanity of this design! (Thanks for the heads up Andy) Done to increase the parts count? Done to challenge and or eliminate those that are not adapt at handling rice sized pieces? It sure appears, at this scale anyway, that these details for the exhaust could have been molded as one piece? The attempt at the 'open' areas was dismal at best anyway. I'll have to go back, after the glue has hardened, and carve out a few slivers to achieve this.

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It could have been a mould issue Ralph.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

A shame when I try and print to pdf, no color patches!
I gotta get off my arse and start this GB,
annnnd........... finish my others. I seem to be slowing down.

Were all slowing down Bill. I thank mt stars that I even get to sticking a bit of plastic together these days, such is the pace of of my day.

 

[Gnomey]

Good work so far!

 

[Ralph Haus]

Wow, never anticipated spending (enjoying) this much time in a cockpit build! Some progress and lots to go,

On details!! The instructions indicate that these 4 areas are to be removed for all; A - B and C. However when I look at the follow on illustrations I seem to be seeing them? Are just the small pins to be removed or the whole pad site?? Has anyone, other then me, cared??

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Looking at my instructions for the same kit Ralph I would say you remove those four little stubs that look to me like locator pins which checking through the instructions, seem to serve no purpose. As you have said, they are viable in the instructions further into the build but if you look closely, these tiny stubs have a back plate and what they are saying, is remove the stub not the back plate.

 

[Ralph Haus]

Looking at my instructions for the same kit Ralph I would say you remove those four little stubs that look to me like locator pins which checking through the instructions, seem to serve no purpose. As you have said, they are viable in the instructions further into the build but if you look closely, these tiny stubs have a back plate and what they are saying, is remove the stub not the back plate.
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Phew!! Thanks for the verify. Removing the small stubs is easy-peasy. The pads not so much.

 

[Donivanp]

 

[fubar57]

Ralph, fundekals has a really good PDF for early spitfires. I'll send it to you when I get home on Wednesday

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far!

 

[le_steph40]

Ralph

 

[le_steph40]

Ralph, fundekals has a really good PDF for early spitfires. I'll send it to you when I get home on Wednesday

downloadable instruction sheet => Spit Fundekals

 

[N4521U]

Ok!, I have to wonder on the sanity of this design! (Thanks for the heads up Andy) Done to increase the parts count? Done to challenge and or eliminate those that are not adapt at handling rice sized pieces? It sure appears, at this scale anyway, that these details for the exhaust could have been molded as one piece? The attempt at the 'open' areas was dismal at best anyway. I'll have to go back, after the glue has hardened, and carve out a few slivers to achieve this.

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Yikes, too many thingies! Not sure jut What I would do for This one!

 

[SaparotRob]

Yikes, too many thingies! Not sure jut What I would do for This one!

First, have a drink.

 

[Donivanp]

First, have a drink.

Why not just get drunk? Modeling is more fun drunk, when you get up with a hangover and see what you've done the night before.

 

[SaparotRob]

Why not just get drunk? Modeling is more fun drunk, when you get up with a hangover and see what you've done the night before.

The longest journey begins with a single step.

 

[Donivanp]

The longest journey begins with a single step.

I'll drink to zhatssss

 

[Ralph Haus]

downloadable instruction sheet => Spit Fundekals

Many thanks, loads of great info and detail. Will curl up with this and an adult beverage.

 

[Crimea_River]

I believe the little stubs are connection points for armour plates that appeared on later models.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

I believe the little stubs are connection points for armour plates that appeared on later models.

That sounds feasible.

 

[fubar57]

Here's the PDF I was talking about earlier, its Pt 1 to go with Pt 2 that Steph posted