**** DONE: GB-62 1/48 Spitfire HF Mk.VIII - Spitfires

[Airframes]

Looks the biz Wayne.
One point though - the secondary straps on the seat harness did not emerge from the slot in the seat. When fitted (some Sutton harnesses only had the main shoulder straps, depending on date/Mark number etc.), the smaller straps went over the back of the seat, and were anchored to a frame low down behind the seat.
The slot in the seat was a hand hold to aid removal of the seat.

 

[fubar57]

Like that panel

 

[le_steph40]

Very nice cockpit Wayne

 

[Crimea_River]

Good looking pit Wayne. I might add to Terry's comments and mention that the clip attached to the shoulder harness should rest somewhere in the seat bucket rather than float up on the backrest. The clip is a weighty hunk of steel and is attached with a thin chord which Eduard included on the PE sprue.

 

[Gnomey]

Looks great so far Wayne!

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks Terry, I did wonder and just did it per the Eduard image...can't change it now but next Spitty will correct that.

And Andy, thanks too, have corrected that today....next set of pics though..

current pics....getting the fuselage together

 

[Wurger]

 

[Vic Balshaw]

All good stuff Wayne.

 

[fubar57]

Beauty

 

[le_steph40]

Agreed !!!

 

[Crimea_River]

Nice to get the halves together.

 

[Jock Tamson]

Very nice

 

[Wayne Little]

Thanks Guys, appreciated.

First Pic that Clip has been carefully removed and repositioned, thanks Andy..!
Wings are now in place along with Horizontal Stabs.....
Now I scored a small 'V' on the mating edges of the 2 upper cowling halves, glued them together and when set, added a strip of stretched sprue in the gap.
This ensures a better even surface when sanded smooth to ensure no telltale join in the 2 halves....

 

[Wurger]

 

[Vic Balshaw]

I like that groove idea when joining those two halves together, must lock this idea away for future use.

 

[fubar57]

Agreed

 

[Airframes]

Yep, that's a great solution.

 

[Crimea_River]

I like that Wayne.

 

[le_steph40]

 

[Gnomey]

Great work so far Wayne!