N4521U
Colonel
Doin the Biz Geo!
**** DONE: GB-55 1:48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIII - MTO lll
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- #42
fubar57
General
Thanks guys. Trying to finish up the cockpit before I head back to camp today
Totalize
Tech Sergeant
Geo. looking spot on. Cockpit colours look the biz.
Nice work so far!
Donivanp
Major
As always I've had my head in a cloud and not paying any attention to the masters.... Great work Geo, great work.
N4521U
Colonel
Geo does some of the best!
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- #47
fubar57
General
Thanks guys. Got home last night. A few details to add and I can button it up. Photos in a while
Crimea_River
Marshal
Welcome back Geo.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
I'm poised, ready! 
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- #50
fubar57
General
Ready to button up. Added some wiring for the seatbelt harness behind the seat and the lower left of the I.P.. Added the gunsight
Donivanp
Major
Looking good
N4521U
Colonel
Sure is looking good.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Nice looking cockpit George.
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- #55
fubar57
General
Merci. Before closing up I added the wing inserts. You get two pair, the second has bumps on them and not used. Not sure which Mark these are for or reason for the bumps
Way back in Step 3 or 4, they ask you to fill in a slot on the back of the seat armour (A). In this step they ask you to install what I'm assuming is a stiffener (B). Two problems now arise; there is now no where to attach the stiffener to the seat armour and it is 2mm short. I thought at first that I hadn't lined up the bulkheads properly but they fit perfectly into the slots on either side of the fuselage halves when close up. For the first problem I drill a small hole in the back of the armour.....awkward. I then found some wire the same dimension as the plastic part and popped it into place
Note that I remember to drill the hole out on the left insert
Donivanp
Major
Getting there, great work
Vic Balshaw
Major General
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fubar57
General
Thanks guys. Started gluing the fuselage together and while waiting for glue to dry I started working on the wheel wells. Added the front spar first and then will do the three parts per side wells
THOSE TWO.....are red and green formation lights and need to be added before the upper wing halves are joined. Look closely and you can see three tabs around the clear parts that fit into slots in the lower wing half. I see three options here. Do as the instructions say and then mask. Blank off the openings, cut off the tabs and insert from the bottom after painting. I haven't checked yet to make sure that the lens will fit this way. Third option is to make my own lenses from PVA.
THOSE TWO.....are red and green formation lights and need to be added before the upper wing halves are joined. Look closely and you can see three tabs around the clear parts that fit into slots in the lower wing half. I see three options here. Do as the instructions say and then mask. Blank off the openings, cut off the tabs and insert from the bottom after painting. I haven't checked yet to make sure that the lens will fit this way. Third option is to make my own lenses from PVA.
Donivanp
Major
Good call always want to try and add at the end
