Rocketeer's Spit V

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Its brass too as is the retaining screw. Come over to UK and I will take you thru them all!!!
 

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That's great Tony, thanks!!

I will take you up on that one of these fine days.


I will finish retouching the one in my cockpit now.

I will probably paint the spadegrip barrel holder an aluminium as well..that looks like it wasn't painted, covered or chnaged, I seem to recall one of the Spits in "Piece of Cake" had the "silver" colour around whols gunbutton holder part of the Spade.


I think I am right in saying that the spade grip was a magnesium alloy?

cheers


Darryl
 
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Mk1 to 5 Spitfires had round buttons (the black one in my phots). Later and cannon armed had the rectangular gun button (see my website Mk5).

Spit spade grips are magnesium alloy, painted satin black
 
For the Mk1, I have sourced a round top for my reflector....very pleased!!!

Ordered some more parts to day.
 

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Just had some of the first parts made for the Mk1 cockpit.....the yellow parts are the complex curves that go at the top of the instrument panel (the gun sight bracket bolts to it), the top hats go above the datum longeron (near throttle). The second photo shows the spare gun sight bulb holder with 3 'new' bulbs still in original packing!

I have also taken delivery of my shrinker/stretcher so will be getting on with that part of the build soon (Frame 8)
 

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Will it be at Legends ?

Looking good dude, good to see you back in the swing of building !
 
Cheers guys...Got some new stuff coming in for the Mk1....hope to be able to report early next week....I am hoping to create most frames myself so if I get good enuff can offer them out!!
 
The instrument panel for the Mk1 has arrived...as has the perspex for the windscreen
 

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