dale, that is scrubbing up nicely man...
Eduard 1/48 Spitfire Mk IX - late version
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T Bolt
Colonel
Looking real good Dale
Looks good so far!
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dneid
Staff Sergeant
Thanks, guys. Little progress so far this week. Been busy with the job hunt thing. I hope to get more done over the next couple of days. I'll post some progress in a day or two.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Very cool, and good luck with the job hunt!
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dneid
Staff Sergeant
Thanks, viking!
Ok, I have a question. I have been looking into the oxygen system on the Mk IX and I cannot find any pictures showing an O2 line anywhere. It is myb understanding that the smaller tank just aft of the seat on the rgt hand side is the oxygen bottle. Did that run straight to the mask? No oxygen regulator involved? Any help with this detail would be much appreciated as I am a very close to ready to close this one up.
Ok, I have a question. I have been looking into the oxygen system on the Mk IX and I cannot find any pictures showing an O2 line anywhere. It is myb understanding that the smaller tank just aft of the seat on the rgt hand side is the oxygen bottle. Did that run straight to the mask? No oxygen regulator involved? Any help with this detail would be much appreciated as I am a very close to ready to close this one up.
fubar57
General
Someone else should come along and set everything straighter.
Geo
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dneid
Staff Sergeant
Thanks, Geo! At least I now know I need to create an O2 hose. Just wrapped some CAT5 single strand around a length of solid conductor #26 wire. Things look good under the magnifying lense. Now I just to get a better look at the termination points to figure out what else needs to be scratched up. Do you by any chance have the legend to that pic you posted? I would love to know what the numbers correspond to. Sorry to be a pain in the arse.
This was taken through my magnifying lamp in an attempt to get a better pic. The dime is for a scale reference.
This was taken through my magnifying lamp in an attempt to get a better pic. The dime is for a scale reference.
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fubar57
General
No problem Dale, send me your email in a PM and I'll send you the large versions.
Geo
Geo
Crimea_River
Marshal
Here's a system diagram Dale.
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dneid
Staff Sergeant
Hey, Andy,
One quick question, I assume in your drawing that all the various plumbing and hardware are all the rgt side of the airframe?
BTW, Geo, I got your email. Thank you very much!
One quick question, I assume in your drawing that all the various plumbing and hardware are all the rgt side of the airframe?
BTW, Geo, I got your email. Thank you very much!
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Crimea_River
Marshal
Correct.
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dneid
Staff Sergeant
Ok, I did get some more work done this evening.
I added the O2 hose. I need to touch it up a tad before I close the fuse up. You can also see the "bulbs" I added here as well. I wanted to get more 3D effect here and I think it is ok. You can just see the voltage regulator in the 1st pic. It is very clear in the 2nd pic. Lastly, you can make out the priming pump as well.
Last, you can see the left side. I added just a bit here. The line between the two compressed air bottles and the cable for the throttle quadrant. The two placards are decals from Airscales Allied Placards decal sheet.
I hope to finish up and get the fuse closed by tomorrow night.
Addendum:
Ok, I have done 2 spits back to back. One thing I have run into on both is the fact that the IP "bulkhead" is a tad too thick resulting in a small gap when you go to join the fuse halves. Not a large gap, mind you. But, with the cockpit glass detail molded into the fuse, I felt it would be best to sand down the IP to get the fuse halves closed up nice and tight. This is another reason why I chose NOT to build the entire cockpit assembly first then add it to the fuselages.
I added the O2 hose. I need to touch it up a tad before I close the fuse up. You can also see the "bulbs" I added here as well. I wanted to get more 3D effect here and I think it is ok. You can just see the voltage regulator in the 1st pic. It is very clear in the 2nd pic. Lastly, you can make out the priming pump as well.
Last, you can see the left side. I added just a bit here. The line between the two compressed air bottles and the cable for the throttle quadrant. The two placards are decals from Airscales Allied Placards decal sheet.
I hope to finish up and get the fuse closed by tomorrow night.
Addendum:
Ok, I have done 2 spits back to back. One thing I have run into on both is the fact that the IP "bulkhead" is a tad too thick resulting in a small gap when you go to join the fuse halves. Not a large gap, mind you. But, with the cockpit glass detail molded into the fuse, I felt it would be best to sand down the IP to get the fuse halves closed up nice and tight. This is another reason why I chose NOT to build the entire cockpit assembly first then add it to the fuselages.
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dneid
Staff Sergeant
Hey, Wurger,
Can you delete one of the above posts? I did not realize I dbl posted.
Can you delete one of the above posts? I did not realize I dbl posted.
Donivanp
Captain
Looking good.
