GB-62 1/48 Spitfire Mk.IX - Spitfires

[Wayne Little]

Real nice work Steph.

 

[Wurger]

 

[le_steph40]

Hello,

Well... Wings and fuselage glued together !
Before that I sanded the putty applied for the wing tips and re-engraved the structure lines, I glued the exhausts with some plastic wedges inside, I glued the engine hood (upper).
The dihedral seems to be correct (IMHO )

 

[fubar57]

Coming together nicely

 

[rochie]

Looks good

 

[Wurger]

 

[Ralph Haus]

Applause and amazement sounds!!!! I'm at about the same stage, too frustrated to take progress shots, and then I see this. You certainly are doing wonders with the kit. I'll probably, for the first time during a built, need to use a dusk mask when sanding down the amounts of filer that will be required. Again! Very Nice!!!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

You certainly sorted those joins out Steph, well done.

 

[le_steph40]

Hello,

Thanks for the comments and the encouragements
Argh ! Big problem with the Ultracast resin lower cowl (for ICM kit), it's a "little" too short and too narrow towards the propeller spinner


It's impossible to use the ICM carburator air intake, too small for a Mk.IX, the shape seems to be for a Mk.I/V not for a Mk.IX.


So, I chose ICM/Eduard solution: ICM lower cowl with Eduard air intake. I need to add a hatch on the ICM part.


Putty applied...

 

[fubar57]

Crappy about the Ultracast part. I always thought of them as being top-notch

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

Good wrestling match but you are winning Steph.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Trials and tribulations but as Andy says, your winning!

 

[Jock Tamson]

Great work, keep on fighting the good fight

 

[Gnomey]

Nicely done so far!