What's on The Workbench

[36feet10inches]

Any photos of the kite you're doing? No point in painting them rougher if they should be straight!

There are plenty of photos of this kite around as she's still flying, or at least something that looks like her is (haven't had the chance to check if the "current" MK959 is the "actual" MK959):

See also link to video with some awesome Spit low-pass action:


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SDzqabqdqs

"Hot damn!" indeed!

(BTW seen this? It's a corker. Warning: strong language content... but wouldn't you?
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvDDDKnNhuE )

I haven't been able to track down any pics of MK959 or any of her squadron contemporaries from around the time of D-Day. I guess with the "modern" MK959 they had all the time in the world the paint their stripes nice and straight, not having an actual invasion to worry about.

 

[36feet10inches]

Getting there

 

[Lucky13]

Looks great mate!

 

[Heinz]

Great work man!

 

[Wayne Little]

Doing good CK!

 

[Airframes]

Yep, looking good.

 

[A4K]

Great work Tony!

Found out MK959 was built by Vickers at Castle Bromwich as an LF Mk.IXc in 1944. The aircraft in your photo is the same aircraft after restoration to airworthiness. Check out this Dutch site (she served witht he RNAF for many years):
Google képkeresési találat: http://www.strijdbewijs.nl/birds/spitfire/MK959a.jpg

 

[Wurger]

Because a few guys here wanted to see my P-51 Mustang III being under construction. And I haven't wanted to hi-jack Harrison's thread about his P-40. I'm posting a few pics of the model here.This is a cardboard model of 1/33 scale.The P-51 cockpit interior and the tail wheel bay have had to be scratchbuilt.Also the wheel set. Flaps, ailerons, elevators and the rudder were made as separate parts.

Here you are.....

 

[B-17engineer]

Nice!! Keep at it!

 

[109ROAMING]

Shes a beaut mate 8)

 

[A4K]

Fantastic work my friend!

 

[Wurger]

THX.

 

[Lucky13]

If I didn't know my friend, I'd have bet that it was a plastic kit! Keep at it buddy!

 

[Wayne Little]

Amazing stuff, well done Wojtek, looks good!!

 

[Wurger]

but THX.

 

[Heinz]

Top class Wojtek!

 

[muller]

Lovely P-51 Wojtek! 8)

Nice work on those spits too CK, and that vid of the real thing is cool, love the low passes!

 

[36feet10inches]

More 1/72 Spits - Revell Mk Vb that will end up with desert colours and second attempt at the Italeri Mk IX with D-Day stripes:

I really should go to bed...

 

[B-17engineer]

Nice! Keep at it!

 

[kgambit]

Here's a couple of in-progress shots of two other planes I am working on.

THe first is the 1/72 Hasegawa Me 262

The fueslage is complete with all of the interior PE work done. (I took these before I added the seat with the PE harnesses.) I'll update them when the seat is in.

The wing and engine assemblies are finished as well. I just haven't taken any shots of those yet. Next step is to simply mate the wings to the fuselage.

I'll post more pics on this when the wings are on.


And here's another WIP:

This is the PE cockpit assembly for the 1/72 Hasegawa Fw 190 A-8

The fuselage halves are mated, and I just need to drop the cockpit bucket in. Didn't take any pics of the fuselage but I'll do those with the next update.

I'm going to replace all of the 20 mm plastic barrels on this kit with hypodermic tubing (courtesy of Wojtek! Thanks again Mate!). The tubing is almost an exact scale match for the 20 mm barrels. The barrels are cut to size and ready to be painted and added to the wing assemblies.