1/32 Spitfire Mk.VIII ‘Bobby’ Gibbs - Home Country Modern Aircraft/Spitfire Marks GB

[Catch22]

You guys are just old!

Nicely done Wayne.

 

[Jayl]

Looking good Wayne. I have one of these and I'll be using this thread as a reference when I get around to building it.

 

[Wayne Little]

Cheers Guys!

Ok in to the final stages of this cockpit stuff...last major thing is the seat belts...

also dry fitted the IP to the main frame, actually fitted the side sections as well today to see how it all looks.... you have to wait a bit longer!

Terry should I be attaching an oxygen hose on the stbd side from the tank behind the seat

 

[Airframes]

Looking great Wayne, and yes, an oxygen nose, in that 'crimped' style, to a clip on the starboard wall. It was a dark green material, early ones being canvas covered, later types like the current rubber oxygen hoses. X.O. ZYK and anything else I think of!! (stupid bl**dy waste of space concept!)

 

[Wayne Little]

Cheers Terry!

 

[rochie]

looks great Wayne

 

[A4K]

With Karl - nice work Wayne!

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work Wayne!

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks guys.

Terry, which shape would best suit for the hose, I've seen 2 shapes as shown...?

 

[Rogi]

Looking great

Ive seen more of shape 1 but I guess it depends on the refrences?

 

[Airframes]

Closer to the first one - like this.

 

[Crimea_River]

I think it depends on how meticulous the crew was in using the clips to hang it up.

 

[Airframes]

True. I've seen them lying across the edge of the seat, and connected to the oxygen mask, draped over the control column. In theory, they should be replaced in the clips, to prevent damage - wouldn't want it to leak !

 

[Wurger]

Looking very nice though.

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks Guys, seeing as though its an either/or call I will go with the first, Why? because that shape will be easier to wrap a thinner gaude wire to create that rippled sheath effect.
That pic of yours shows 2 differnt colours too?

 

[Crimea_River]

Almost looks like a hard piped piece at the back. Can't comment much on the colour Wayne, sorry. I've always made mine the dark green/brown colour for the entire length.

 

[Wayne Little]

No worries Andy, Terry says Dark green so that's what I will do...just wrapped the thinner gauge wire around the base piece, looks ok to me!

 

[Crimea_River]

If it looks OK to you, it's probably fantastic.

 

[Wayne Little]

If it looks OK to you, it's probably fantastic.

Cheers mate....

painted now.

Also when I got the extra seatbelts supposedly for the Mk.VIII.....I did some checking and well they don't quite look right to me especially when complared to the kit etch and the Mk.IX belts...

Should I in fact be using the style of the Mk.IX?