Beyond The Sprues

Current and Finished Projects => Physical Models => Aero-space => Topic started by: tsrjoe on July 10, 2012, 08:12:49 PM

Title: hmm what can i chop up ... sitting bored in the office ! ('cabin Spitfire')
Post by: tsrjoe on July 10, 2012, 08:12:49 PM

take one 1/32 scale Hasegawa Spitfire ...

Title: Re: hmm what can i chop up ... sitting bored in the office !
Post by: tsrjoe on July 10, 2012, 08:16:17 PM

some epoxy putty to fill in the radiator and other openings ...

Title: Re: hmm what can i chop up ... sitting bored in the office !
Post by: tsrjoe on July 10, 2012, 08:17:33 PM

yet more filler over a styrene former ...

Title: Re: hmm what can i chop up ... sitting bored in the office !
Post by: tsrjoe on July 10, 2012, 08:17:55 PM

any guesses ... ?

Title: Re: hmm what can i chop up ... sitting bored in the office !
Post by: tsrjoe on July 10, 2012, 08:19:27 PM

http://hushkit.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/superfoon.jpg (http://hushkit.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/superfoon.jpg)

http://hushkit.wordpress.com/category/aviation/the-ultimate-what-if/ (http://hushkit.wordpress.com/category/aviation/the-ultimate-what-if/)

Title: Re: hmm what can i chop up ... sitting bored in the office !
Post by: tsrjoe on July 10, 2012, 08:30:46 PM

For the model i'm thinking Supermarine 'house colours' of pale blue (as per the prototype) with dark blue (as per the 'Speed Spitfire') trim. The registration will be in black with silver outlines.

I will probably go with the artists registration prefix G-AKON, i looked at 'CON, but that belonged to a pre war BA. Swallow, 'KON, was a post war Dragon Rapide so should be ok. 'SUP, another possibility for a Supermarine type is a Cessna 172 currently extant

I will probably finish the interior cream with blue/grey leather seating, with cream also used inside of the Gipsy cowlings (abiet with 'castor oil' wash)

cheers, Joe

Title: Re: hmm what can i chop up ... sitting bored in the office !
Post by: tsrjoe on July 10, 2012, 08:36:05 PM

just musing, perhaps one of our profilers would like to give this one a go ? (maybe based upon eg. Me.108 canopy ?)

how about, a light blue civil scheme with the darker trim ... later 'impressed' into military service in camouflage with a high yellow demarcation stil with small civil serials ... then later a military serial and lowered demarcation line ... and later yet when sold overseas (Finland ?) in silver with red trim :)

cheers, Joe

Title: Re: hmm what can i chop up ... sitting bored in the office !
Post by: Artoor_K on July 10, 2012, 10:13:40 PM

Predecessor ? :)

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/7/2/9/0980927.jpg (http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/7/2/9/0980927.jpg)

Title: Re: hmm what can i chop up ... sitting bored in the office !
Post by: Brian da Basher on July 11, 2012, 03:52:45 AM

That's just wonderful, Joe! Not only am I envious of your abundance of talent and skill, but also of the fact you can get away with building models at work!

Have you considered the enormous benefits of adding a pair of sleekly sexy streamlined spats?

Already looking forward to more,
Brian da Basher

Title: Re: hmm what can i chop up ... sitting bored in the office !
Post by: tsrjoe on July 11, 2012, 07:21:29 AM

a neat idea Brian re spatted undercart, def tempting

There is an actual mention of a 'spatted Spitfire' in an old issue of 'Air International' it seems one of the training schools had a Spitfire used for training with, quote, ''locked down and spatted undercarriage fitted similar in form to that of the Miles M.20 due to a number of wheels up accidents''
Unfortunately iv never seen any images of the aircraft in question, altho when discussing same with the late Eric Morgan (of Spitfire 'bible' fame) im assuming a 'tired Mk.1' due to the role and date mentioned, 1940, and also assuming the standard colour scheme for the type of green/earth with probably sky unders and maybe unpainted spats from a suitable light aircraft of the period (altho if i was modelling it id finish it with yellow below just to emphasise the role !)

cheers, Joe

hehe, id happily build more if i could get away with it, just been a quiet week with no summer school students in at the moment, bliss ! calm before the storm i guess  ;)

Title: Re: hmm what can i chop up ... sitting bored in the office !
Post by: tsrjoe on July 12, 2012, 02:15:08 AM

not much done today, started shaping a limewood block to use as a plug for vacforming a cabin, next stage methinks will be digging out an old 1/32 Matchbox Tiger Moth from the stash and make a start on the engine as well as surface finishing/rescribing as required

cheers, Joe

Title: Re: hmm what can i chop up ... sitting bored in the office !
Post by: jcf on July 12, 2012, 02:51:07 AM

Very cool, reminiscent of the Parnall Heck 2C.
(http://www.aer.ita.br/~bmattos/mundo/ww2/british/pictures/jpg/parnall%20heck%20IIc.jpg)

Now for your next trick turn an old Matchbox 1/32 SBD into the Douglas DT-202.  ;)
(http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww291/joncarrfarrelly/DT202_01.jpg)

Title: Re: hmm what can i chop up ... sitting bored in the office !
Post by: Brian da Basher on July 12, 2012, 03:29:38 AM

Gentlemen, we're in the presence of greatness. Very few know about the Parnell-Heck 2C, let alone the Douglas DT 202.

Now if one were to take a pair of those lovely Parnell-Heck 2C spats and add them to the Douglas...

 :-* :-* :-*

Yessss...

 :-* :-* :-*

Brian da Basher

Title: Re: hmm what can i chop up ... sitting bored in the office !
Post by: Comrade Birdboy on July 12, 2012, 04:52:17 AM

Phillestine, sacrilege, who in their right mind would waste a Spitfire Airframe in reality to change it to a lesser powered multi seat trainer/transport??? lol
Look forward to seeing the finished article at Glasgow Joe!!

Cheers
Sandy

Title: Re: hmm what can i chop up ... sitting bored in the office !
Post by: jcf on July 13, 2012, 12:50:00 AM

Thanks Brian, I think, but the credit really goes to my library and an old interest in obscure types.
Joe's drawing triggered the recollection.

Title: Re: hmm what can i chop up ... sitting bored in the office !
Post by: upnorth on July 14, 2012, 01:07:56 AM

Reminds me of some of the Benes-Mraz aircraft designs.

Particularly the Be-550 Bibi:

(http://greenairdesigns.com/ejcgallery/albums/userpics/10002/benes_bibi_3v.jpg)
net photo

Title: Re: hmm what can i chop up ... sitting bored in the office !
Post by: hushkit on July 16, 2012, 10:14:34 PM

Thanks guys!
What an exciting model! More coming from Hush-Kit soon!