**** DONE: 1/48 Seafire F.XVII - Home Country Modern Aircraft/Spitfire GB

brucejscott · Jun 3, 2012

I think we have reached a consensus, light grey bodies with O.D. warheads it is. Thanks guys.

brucejscott · Jun 4, 2012

The cockpit is almost complete. The seat is finished and has Eduard belts attached. There is a bit of detail painting yet to be done and then I shall move on.

Crimea_River · Jun 4, 2012

Um, the black sidewalls? Not an expert on Seafires but my money would have said green all the way up.

Airframes · Jun 4, 2012

No Andy. From early post WW2, the cockpit colours changed, with the upper sections in matt black, like the Typhoon and Tempest, eventually going to the very friendly (not!) overall black, up until the advent of greys in the late 1960s/early 70s.

Crimea_River · Jun 4, 2012

Thanks Terry! And sorry for the diversion Bruce. Carry on then!

brucejscott · Jun 5, 2012

Information is never a diversion Andy. If I even might be wrong about something I prefer to know about it, rather than moving along in blissful ignorance and looking the fool later.

Catch22 · Jun 5, 2012

Looks good Bruce.

brucejscott · Jun 5, 2012

Got the cockpit finished and the fuselage halves glued together. There is a considerable gap between the halves ahead of the cockpit that will need filled. I was originally going to thin down the instrument panel to close the gap, but after test fitting found that if I did, the windscreen would be to wide. I picked the lesser of two evils. I'll fill the seam.

Wayne Little · Jun 6, 2012

Doing good Bruce!

rochie · Jun 6, 2012

looks good Bruce, those parts look very similar to my MkXII bits i must say

brucejscott · Jun 6, 2012

Thanks guys. I suspect that even though the sprues are different Karl, the two kits share some of the same basic pieces.

Airframes · Jun 6, 2012

Good progress Bruce. Strange about that joint though, doesn't normally happen on the better Airfix kits (Buccaneer and Tornado excepted!).

Catch22 · Jun 6, 2012

Yeah, I'm tempted with the Buccaneer for the next GB but I'm slightly afraid. Nice work Bruce, hopefully you get the seam nice and clean.

Airframes · Jun 6, 2012

Cory, the Buccaneer kit is a Buccan nightmare!

Catch22 · Jun 6, 2012

That doesn't help!

Wurger · Jun 6, 2012

Looking good Bruce.

Crimea_River · Jun 6, 2012

Coming along but too bad about that joint. Something not right there for sure.

Airframes · Jun 6, 2012

Maybe the instrument panel bulkhead has 'popped' from the locating ribs?

brucejscott · Jun 6, 2012

Can't tell why it won't close there.All I do know is that the windscreen fits great with the fuselage spread.

brucejscott · Jun 6, 2012

OK, got the seams filled and sanded and the panel lines restored. The stabs and the arrestor hook are attached. I decided to pose the horizontal stabilizer in a slightly drooped position as all the pictures found have it that way.

So far this kit is a dream. The tail is composed of six pieces ( not counting the fuselage ) and they all just clicked together. I applied the glue after it was assembled.

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