#3966732 - 06/12/14 03:55 PM
Guillows Spitfire Mk-I 504
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Freiherr_Wulff
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I started this plane a while ago and still not finished it. But, time for some progress pictures I guess. Photo 1 to 10 are pretty straight forward following the plans. 11 is mock up of progress and 12 and 13 I will explain. 12 and 13 I added the rubber band but you will notice I built a section behind the canopy. This section on the Guillows plans should be done using cellophane and white bond paper. I ignored this knowing best and all and use 1/16 balsa wood then cut out windows by tracing pattern they gave for cellophane onto the wood. I then used a clear plastic water bottle for the actual window. Photo 14 and 15 gives you some idea how the wings are built. However, these wings was for another project I was thinking of building based on a clip wing variant of Spitfire. (I did take photo's of the wing build but I accidently deleted them) Photo 16, decals for cockpit. Plans do not tell you how to do this either. couple pieces of 1/16 balsa, 2x flat pieces glue at 90 degree angle, then a small section added and curved. Making sure whole lot fits in canopy but,does not make contact with rubber. Glued in place, painted and clear coated before applying decal and clear coating again. Wing coverings I do the whole lot in sections rather than one piece. It is easier to do this way but takes longer, Photo 18 shows mock up with elevator and Rudder already covered. Photo 19, Only Wing, Rudder, Elevator and canopy join doped. Photo 20,21 Wing fairings added one coat of dope applied and sanded. area's of interest marked. Photo 22,23 everything together one or two minor things to look at before paint
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#3968424 - 06/16/14 02:14 AM
Re: Guillows Spitfire Mk-I 504
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Looks nice! I find these kits very relaxing to build. Lots of fun.
I took a little break from my Spitfire since I ran out of supplies and havent had time to get what I need to finish.
Rob
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#3970841 - 06/20/14 11:10 PM
Re: Guillows Spitfire Mk-I 504
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Pedant alert: Just so you know the box is wrong. The plane and markings are of a Mk5 which will be grey and green not brown and green. It says a Mk1 which would be brown and green but would not then have the cannon which were only fitted to some Mk2 and to the Mk5. If you leave it as it is with no cannon then you can finish it as an early mark but make sure the squadron markings and roundels etc are correct if you want authenticity.
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#3975849 - 07/02/14 09:34 AM
Re: Guillows Spitfire Mk-I 504
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Freiherr_Wulff
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Yes taking the box picture with a pinch of salt, I think camo' colours shifted in late 1941. I found this out when I was looking into underside colour for Hawker Hurricane. Yep I do not intend to add the cannons to my model. It wouldn't make it a Mk.I and the fixing for them would be poor at this stage. Roundels Upper Wing Type B Lower Wing Type A Fuselage Type A1 Fin Type A I would assume for Spitfire 1940 http://www.homepages.mcb.net/bones/Aviation/roundels/RAF_Roundels.htmPaints! I went ahead and got me some pre-mixed paints Vallejo Model Air 8 Colour set. I still plan on mixing my own, like I did with the hurricane. Hopefully, this time more accurately colour match the pre-mixed set. My other acrylics are a water based generic set, of average quality, so I will try using a dilute of dope rather than out and out water in the mixing process. http://www.acrylicosvallejo.com/
Excuse my grammar please. I struggle writing English Patience is not a virtue, Its a waste of time. Wings Over Flanders Fields Pics/Videos on my Facebook https://www.facebook.com/VonWulf
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#4169683 - 09/16/15 02:45 PM
Re: Guillows Spitfire Mk-I 504
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Flew it once, and it ended up on the roof?
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#4169953 - 09/17/15 03:25 AM
Re: Guillows Spitfire Mk-I 504
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Flew it once, and it ended up on the roof? That's what I was thinking!
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#4190217 - 11/03/15 04:52 PM
Re: Guillows Spitfire Mk-I 504
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This is a classic.
I built that model 30 something years ago.
Building that model I realized that the spitfire wing looked like an archery longbow.
Your pictures brought me back in time on another continent.
Thank you
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#4190741 - 11/04/15 07:28 PM
Re: Guillows Spitfire Mk-I 504
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I built one of these as a kid and it looked NOTHING like what you did. It was so bad that it looked better after the firecrackers went off inside it.
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#4191551 - 11/06/15 05:16 PM
Re: Guillows Spitfire Mk-I 504
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I built one of these as a kid and it looked NOTHING like what you did. It was so bad that it looked better after the firecrackers went off inside it. Yep, made one to. Being an impatient youngster wanting it to go together in a day. The results were terrible. Did not have any fire crackers, but it made a good hanging target for the bb guns. Shredded it in no time.
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#4208263 - 12/20/15 08:18 PM
Re: Guillows Spitfire Mk-I 504
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I built one of these as a kid and it looked NOTHING like what you did. It was so bad that it looked better after the firecrackers went off inside it. heheh, I used to do the same thing along with my brother. Living in a high 2 story building we had put a wire from the roof down to the back of the garden and used to slide the aircraft down that, and watch it disappear in a cloud of white smoke... Ahhh the fun we had as kids
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