Academy 1/48 Spitfire Mk.XIVe

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Looks like a great start!
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Thanks guys! It’s coming along well so far.
cbaltrin wrote: ↑Mon Aug 07, 2023 5:02 am I think I built the monigram spitfire as a kid and my current AFX mk V is stalled after I dropped it and broke off a 20mm barrel... :bag:
Chris, I built one or two of those long ago as well. Come to think of it, those were probably the only 1/48 Spitfires that I ever built until my first 1/48 Academy Spitfire came along.

You ought to be able to find a replacement 20mm barrel from some AM company… or even scratch build one easily using styrene rod sanded to shape…
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Nice work on the XIVe! I like the interior green color.
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Thanks John. I used Tamiya's Cockpit Green XF-71. Even though it is a color for Japanese aircraft, it is very close to RAF interior green, and to my eye is an acceptable substitute.
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Stikpusher wrote: ↑Wed Aug 09, 2023 10:06 am Thanks guys! It’s coming along well so far.
cbaltrin wrote: ↑Mon Aug 07, 2023 5:02 am I think I built the monigram spitfire as a kid and my current AFX mk V is stalled after I dropped it and broke off a 20mm barrel... :bag:
You ought to be able to find a replacement 20mm barrel from some AM company… or even scratch build one easily using styrene rod sanded to shape…
Right, I have work up to it though since most of the painting was already done when I dropped it :headslap:
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Ouch! I’ve lost plenty of parts, but usually before painting… :headslap:
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Stikpusher wrote: ↑Fri Aug 11, 2023 9:26 pm Ouch! I’ve lost plenty of parts, but usually before painting… :headslap:
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Now that I have several other projects wrapped up, this one is back as my focus point.

I have finished up painting of the interior parts and salvaged a late war RAF PE seat harness off an older scrapped build.

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next up, get this all installed and get the fuselage closed up...
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Looking good Stik. Didn't realize until just now she's a recon bird. Even more interesting :hmm:
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Cockpit looks great, Carlos!

Does your kit come with a small part on fuselage bottom underneath the rear edge of the canopy? It looks like a semi-circle in profile with a little pipe sticking out pointing rearward. Doing some research on my XIVe conversion, I noticed it on the plane that I am planning to model...

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Just trying to figure out what it is and what it looks like so I can add it to my build.
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