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Re: Revell Spitfire Mk IX 1/32
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 1:39 pm
by KSaarni
speedgraflex wrote:No worries, Kari. Not embarrassing at all. Usually the first posting is either photo- or text- heavy, so that makes editing trickier.
Tx, that's true of course!
- Kari
Re: Revell Spitfire Mk IX 1/32
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 1:18 pm
by speedgraflex
Hey!
I was thinking about your wing root gap situation last night because I have a similar issue with the Hasegawa wingspan. The lower piece is definitely flatter than it should be. Last night I took out my travel steamer for clothes and gently heated up the plastic to see if I could get some action. The results seem promising; I was able to add back at least a small amount of flexibility. I don’t know if I can quite close the gap but I would like to keep trying the steamer out to see if this will adjust the dihedral.
Re: Revell Spitfire Mk IX 1/32
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2018 6:55 pm
by speedgraflex
I am thinking I might spring for Pacific Coast Models 1/32 Spitfire Mk. IX Type No. 361 which was released in 2008. I believe it still is in production. 70 parts grey plastic. 9 parts clear. 21 resin. Color PE fret. Markings for 6 aircraft.
http://www.hyperscale.com/2008/reviews/ ... ewbg_1.htm
Re: Revell Spitfire Mk IX 1/32
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2018 3:03 am
by KSaarni
speedgraflex wrote:I am thinking I might spring for Pacific Coast Models 1/32 Spitfire Mk. IX Type No. 361 which was released in 2008. I believe it still is in production. 70 parts grey plastic. 9 parts clear. 21 resin. Color PE fret. Markings for 6 aircraft.
http://www.hyperscale.com/2008/reviews/ ... ewbg_1.htm
Ooooooooooh, that looks really really good!
Do it !
- Kari
Re: Revell Spitfire Mk IX 1/32
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2018 5:57 am
by Stuart
A very interesting thread Kari - that cockpit looks fantastic. I'll be interested to see what the wingroot gap is once you've fitted said cockpit into the fuselage halves.
Cheers!
Stuart
Re: Revell Spitfire Mk IX 1/32
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2018 6:05 am
by KSaarni
portman wrote:A very interesting thread Kari - that cockpit looks fantastic. I'll be interested to see what the wingroot gap is once you've fitted said cockpit into the fuselage halves.
Cheers!
Stuart
Thanks Stuart ! :-)
I need to (have we heard it before?) continue with this build... "just" to add the seatbelts and then the project can continue... So easy but so difficult...
- Kari
Re: Revell Spitfire Mk IX 1/32
Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2018 6:18 am
by Stuart
Thanks Stuart ! :-)
I need to (have we heard it before?) continue with this build... "just" to add the seatbelts and then the project can continue... So easy but so difficult...
- Kari[/quote]
That's always the way!
BTW - IIRC the crowbar/hammer thing fitted to the doors were black - not red! That's a postwar restoration thing. That being said - from an artistic veiwpoint the red does look nice.
Cheers!
Re: Revell Spitfire Mk IX 1/32
Posted: Tue May 01, 2018 2:32 am
by KSaarni
portman wrote:
BTW - IIRC the crowbar/hammer thing fitted to the doors were black - not red! That's a postwar restoration thing. That being said - from an artistic veiwpoint the red does look nice.
Cheers!
Thanks Stuart confirming this! Indeed, red would be more "dramatical" but so wrong!
Black it will be
- Kari
Re: Revell Spitfire Mk IX 1/32
Posted: Tue May 01, 2018 3:02 am
by Stuart
KSaarni wrote:portman wrote:
BTW - IIRC the crowbar/hammer thing fitted to the doors were black - not red! That's a postwar restoration thing. That being said - from an artistic veiwpoint the red does look nice.
Cheers!
Thanks Stuart confirming this! Indeed, red would be more "dramatical" but so wrong!
Black it will be
- Kari
No worries!
Re: Revell Spitfire Mk IX 1/32
Posted: Tue May 01, 2018 9:00 am
by jkim
You should throw the Tamiya IXc into the mix too... state of the art Tamiya molding plus a full engine that's displayable via magnetically attached cowling.
http://www.hyperscale.com/2009/reviews/ ... ewbg_1.htm
You can get it shipped from Japan for about $97, which probably isn't that much more than the Pacific Coast kit.