Thanks Luis,
I promise I WILL build ALL of the kits I have one day...no, really, I promise I will definitely ...er..think about building some of them some day....
A busy week at work and worse to come, so not much progress this weekend. I grabbed an afternoon and started another one of those small (well, "ish") jobs that I have been looking forward to doing.
Having got hold of original GA's, some Pilot's Notes drawings and some photos of a modern reproduction (albeit, Spitfire II, not Spitfire I), the first thing was to mark out, cut and form the throttle body.
The plans and notes, the important ones scaled to 1:1 and printed out.
Next, a former was cut and sanded to give smooth rounded bends in the sheets.
I need to find a better wood than Pine, as it cracks at the least excuse. Hardwoods are very expensive here in sheet form though.
Flange dimensions added to the pattern (front only as front and back flanges are the same dimensions, all that changes is the extended bottom tab on the rear pattern.) and the body halves cut and formed.
A fair bit of filing and jostling of the sides was necessary to get them to match up. Even though they sit an inch or more apart, I wanted them to be able to be put together and match "perfectly" as they should. This took a bit for me as I am NOT a tradesman at all!!
I am passably happy with the results though and the small differences should not be at all noticeable when the throttle is assembled.
The U/C Warning horn switch I already have in resin form and the U/C Down Light Circuit Switch and housing will be courtesy of Replica Aircraft Parts in the UK.
Hopefully my wrist will let me start on the bigger stuff again soon. By the middle of next week our "year" is finished at work, so there will be a little more time to take a break and get some stuff done!