T Bolt
Colonel
Really moving along there Igor. Looking good!
**** DONE: 1/72 Spitfire Mk Vb - Aircraft in Foreign Service WWII
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imalko
Chief Master Sergeant
Time for an update me thinks...
As far as the progress of the build goes, pictures speak for themselves I guess. Comment on the propeller and canopy... I wasn't satisfied with Hobby Boss offering at all - the propeller is too thin and cockpit canopy over sized and, for the lack of better word, too much "toy like", so I used these parts from an old damaged Airfix model I have. I think they are more accurate...
As far as the progress of the build goes, pictures speak for themselves I guess. Comment on the propeller and canopy... I wasn't satisfied with Hobby Boss offering at all - the propeller is too thin and cockpit canopy over sized and, for the lack of better word, too much "toy like", so I used these parts from an old damaged Airfix model I have. I think they are more accurate...
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imalko
Chief Master Sergeant
Don't know what's the problem, but I'm having trouble uploading pictures. I'll try again later to upload the rest of them.
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imalko
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vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Great job on the canopy!
Airfix alternatives look good....
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
Looking good Igor, and you were right to change the canopy and prop.
Crimea_River
Marshal
I agree.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
I think the Hobby Boss prop is supposed to be a de Havilland prop, but the blades look very narrow.
Geez , really getting older.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
It's lack of sufficient bacon my friend !
Catch22
Major
Nice work Igor.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Looks good Igor and I'd go for the Airfix as well.
It looks to me as though Hobby Boss have feathered the so called de Havilland prop which was narrower at the spinner end where as the Dowty Rotal was broad. The de Havilland spinner was also smaller.
It looks to me as though Hobby Boss have feathered the so called de Havilland prop which was narrower at the spinner end where as the Dowty Rotal was broad. The de Havilland spinner was also smaller.
Looks great so far Igor!
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imalko
Chief Master Sergeant
Do you know the feeling when you are working on a model and being pleased with the progress only for your effort to be frustrated by some stupid mishap? Here's what happened... While working on the finishing touches with the weathering, I've noticed that machine gun ports on the wing leading edges (which I had to drill myself by the way as Hobby Boss wings are solid) are filled with paint. So, I tried to fix this by sticking needle into the them when the needle slipped and damaged the wing. Thankfully it's quite reparable but it was enough to annoy me for the rest of the day. Also for some reason Hobby Boss doesn't provide wheel covers, so I made these myself from scratch.
Anyway, here are the pictures... First two are from yesterday - one to show current stage of the build and the other to show the damage on the wing. The last picture I took today - started to repair the damage on the wing and added new wheel covers.
Anyway, here are the pictures... First two are from yesterday - one to show current stage of the build and the other to show the damage on the wing. The last picture I took today - started to repair the damage on the wing and added new wheel covers.
