YT Spitfire

[mickey]

Yeah mate I do as it happens !!!! I lent a few books to john pendrey , I'll get them off him . Give me a bell when you get back and I'll drop them over to you jimmy ?

[Jimbo]

Ive got some starting data for the cannons and Aerial mast of the interweb (Id still like the real thing though Mickey!)

Ive had some time on my hands over night shift here in China so thought I'd try doing some 3D CAD.
I'm quite pleased with the results - what dya think??

[Bravedan]

Even the "obvious in photos" cannon situation is a jungle, with some having the outer stubs removed, etc, etc.

Would "yours" have had the belly Standard Beam Approach aerial?

[Jimbo]

Even the "obvious in photos" cannon situation is a jungle, with some having the outer stubs removed, etc, etc.

Would "yours" have had the belly Standard Beam Approach aerial?

Huh? Errr... Yeah - prolly....

(What???) I'll do whatever I'm told within reason!

[Bravedan]

CAD's good BTW

I assume you have found this:-

http://www.spitfiresite.com/reference/v ... erials.htm

[Lofty]

Ive got some starting data for the cannons and Aerial mast of the interweb (Id still like the real thing though Mickey!)

Ive had some time on my hands over night shift here in China so thought I'd try doing some 3D CAD.
I'm quite pleased with the results - what dya think??

Is there nothing, you can't do well at

[Jimbo]

Is there nothing, you can't do well at

Steve, that list is endless let me tell ya

[Lofty]

Is there nothing, you can't do well at

Steve, that list is endless let me tell ya

I thought it might be!................... that's why they call you Jedi Jim

[Jimbo]

But I was referring to the endless list of things I cannot do!!!

You've seen me prop hang!!!!

[Nutz]

But I was referring to the endless list of things I cannot do!!!

You've seen me prop hang!!!!

Yes we have, it was a old bird at a show last year, the thing is you did not.............(well could not even if you wanted to) use the ailerons

See Steve.......Jedi Jim................Jim can fix it/do it..............his our man

[Jimbo]

Still playing with AutoCad - I can now make holes in solid objects, so the cannon now has a hole in the end.

Also drawn a radio mast as you can see!

[Bravedan]

Neat.

Still begs the question as to if you are intent on modelling a specific plane at a specific date in it's life (the plane it's already serial numbered for?) or are being more free in how you develop "your" one? The only Spitfire book I have is the Ian Allen "Special", labelled as "New light on an historic fighter", 1972, my copy from 1977......it claimed at the time to include previously unpublished pictures.......you are quite welcome to borrow it but it's probably too superficial for your purposes.

[Jimbo]

Well at the moment Dave, the model is prepainted (as you will have seen) to be DLK "Brumhilde" of Johnny Johnson.
This is a MkXIV.

I am not too interested in scale fidelity - this isnt a scale model to enter into competitions with, its still an ARTF (I would not enter it into a class where people had built their models - just my opinion, not anyone elses )

That being said, if its marked up as a specific aircraft, then anything I do will reflect that model as far as I can be bothered.

I've yet to properly look at any photos of this variant, and my entry into the world of CAD is jut to stop me falling asleep while working nights - but I know the aerial mast will be correct, and the Hispano cannon will be near - what I end up doing will be close to the real thing.

Its going to be a flyer thought, not a museum piece!

Ive ordered the Osprey book on the Nigeria Squadron 91 which the aircraft is from, and all will be revealed - its the top one in the picture.

[Jimbo]

Here's a drawing of the Spit (or Hurri) gunsight I just finished. I thnk I might stop doing AutoCad now and do some more modelling instead! lol

[Jimbo]

Finally made some progress this week on the Spit. here's some pics for you all