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[Vic Balshaw]

I like your wing fillet solution Andy.

 

[rochie]

looks good Andy and glad you sorted that glazing out without misshap !

 

[Wayne Little]

Doin' great there Andy! wish mine was at that stage!

 

[meatloaf109]

I got a question, what color for the inside of the front windscreen? I have seen several that look black-ish.

 

[ccheese]

Lookin' real good, Andy...

Charles

 

[Airframes]

Nicely done Andy. As for the gun sight, although the gyro sight (on which the American K-14 was based) had been in RAF service in the ETO since late 1943, most Spit VIII pics I've seen in SEAC appear to have the standard reflector sight. The film footage mentioned earlier also shows the reflector sight.
Paul, the internal windscreen frames were normally the same Cockpit Grey Green as the rest of the cockpit, although the frame for the internal armoured windscreen was sometimes black, presumably to reduce reflection.

 

[Gnomey]

Looking good Andy!

 

[N4521U]

With all the above..... sweet

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks everyone and a special thanks to you Terry for the answer on the gun sight. I've since looked more closely at a number of references and have come to the same conclusion that the standard reflector sight was the most likely installation. Whereas the picture of DG-R does not provide hard evidence one way or the other, I'll go with the standard reflector

 

[A4K]

Nice work Andy, and some good info here guys!

 

[meatloaf109]

Yes, I am always impressed by the level of help everyone is willing to give!
Good stuff!

 

[Catch22]

Looking good Andy, and some of the info on the paint will help me out.

 

[Crimea_River]

Cheers gentlemen.

 

[Crimea_River]

Evolution of the gun sight starting with the kit supplied part and ending up with the ready-to-install modified piece. The reflector glass on the kit part was lopped off and replaced with a piece of clear plastic cut from one of those shirt collar stiffener thingies. Supports and foam pad were added with plastic card then details picked out in white.

 

[fubar57]

Great job overall Andy and love the gun sight. What do you use for magnification for the small parts? One of the things that prevent me from scratch building with small parts(besides skill) is the ability to get in close. I use 2X reading glasses but those are limited.

Geo

 

[meatloaf109]

Great work! I will be using your photos to detail mine.

 

[Airframes]

Good stuff Andy, it'll look bazzing once installed!
Geo, not sure what Andy uses, but I use a 'Helping Hands' desk magnifier and clamps, and one of those 'anglepoise'-type lamps with a built-in magnifier - can see the stuff then, but doesn't improve my work !

 

[vikingBerserker]

Nicel!!

 

[Crimea_River]

Thanks guys.

Geo, I used to have a desk lamp with magnifying glass but it packed it in. Since the last year or so, I've been using this, from Lee Valley.

 

[Gnomey]

Neat work Andy!