Recent content by Silver arrow

Some fantastic stuff in here. Especially love the Bomber ground crew photos. (My grandad was stationed mainly at RAF Warboys during WWII!)

I'm not going to do much more (if anything) in terms of rectifying or modifying the basic kit (I'll sort out my own mistakes though!!). For me personally, finishing the kit is my main goal, as I remember owning the kit as a teenager and not finishing it! Now I've got the basics of posting on...

Some pics of the undercarriage leg, showing the break at what best can be described as the "hinge"! The other side of the hinge is also missing as I removed it! The actual length of the leg is un affected. I have since sat the leg in place (obviously un-glued!) and with the broken part out of...

No pictures yet, but I have managed to get the undercarriage leg out with no further damage to the Spitfire! (However, I have managed to break my knife!!!) Looks like I might just glue it back in place. Before removing the leg it was sitting at a strange angle and no amount of gentle coaxing...

I'm sure it can be pinned if I can get the leg out. Just worried about the damage I may cause as the plate that is designed to hold the leg in the upright position is holding the broken parts in place! I can feel a bit of a Dremel induced bodge coming on!! Worst case scenario is a wheels up...

Hi to one and all. I've been trawling through the modelling section for some basic ideas on building the Airfix 1/24 Spitfire Vb. So far so good, I pretty much know where I'm heading (Zumbach). As this is the first model I've built in 20 years, I've decided to stick to the basics, any shading...