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fubar57
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Thanks guys. Crowbar removed.....it was an issue. I ended up removing all the detail and replacing the ribs with stretched sprue. Still prepping parts for paint
**** DONE: GB-49 1:48 Spitfire Mk.I - Favourite A/C of WWII
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Looks great Geo
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
It's always tricky removing the moulded-in crow bar, even on 1/32nd scale Spits. Good to know you managed it though.
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fubar57
General
Finished spraying the innards and noticed that the seat bulkhead doesn't have a slot to allow the seat harness to pass through. 
Crimea_River
Marshal
Seat bulkhead meaning head armour? Check your references as the armour may not have been installed yet.
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fubar57
General
This shows a BoB Spitfire with armour and mine AR212 was built about 18-7-41. Just had to go back and make sure I was in the right thread
Totalize
Tech Sergeant
Nice stuff Geo. Love the early spits. Your pictures showing the armour plate are great.
Crimea_River
Marshal
I get confused with which one you're building. Thought it was the earlier one.
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fubar57
General
Me too. I'm going to finish this one first, hopefully avoid any more confusion
Good work Geo..!
T Bolt
Colonel
Looking good George
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fubar57
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Update time. Its not that I haven't been doing anything. Painting the cockpit little bits, adding another colour, touching up the first colour, touching up the second colour, etc. Gloss coated the Innards green with Liquitex, added a wash using Citadel Nuln Oil and flat coated with Liquitex. Added an oxygen hose using coiled wire. The cockpit out of the box is not quite accurate. I added the extra bottle on the right side using Andy's build and had a bit of a time lining it up until I realized a few ribs were missing. Lots of detail missing on the side walls as well.
I managed to get the slot in pretty much the correct spot on the seat frame however, the way Airfix has the seat armour/seat attached to the frame it will sit a little high, almost covering the slot. The seat was painted with Tamiya XF-9 Hull Red and dry-brushed with XF-64 Red Brown. The instrument panel is pretty disappointing but should be okay with the canopy closed. Making some tape seat harnesses and then will close this up
Crimea_River
Marshal
Good looking office Geo.
Looks pretty good to me
Looks pretty good...!
le_steph40
Chief Master Sergeant
Very nice 
fastmongrel
1st Sergeant
I am not sure but I thought the reddish brown moulded seat was a mid war addition.
Jock Tamson
Staff Sergeant
Looks good George. Bear in mind this mould dates back to 1979/80 and was one of Airfix's first 1/48 scale kits.
