I had used the supplied Mick Reeves vinyl cutouts to finish the frame of the windscreen. I painted them and stuck them on. This was OK, but not very realistic looking. Others have made complete new fibreglass windscreen structures, but …
I’ve started work on the Spitfire again after a break. The break was partly due to work commitments and partly because I was overwhelmed by how much more work was left to do! I’ve decided to get the model flying first …
I’ve had a couple of questions about this. This is to correct for a slight mismatch between the wing root rib and the wing root shape on the fibreglass fuselage. To change the fuselage rib shape to align more accurately …
I’ve constructed a ply framework in the front end of the Spit to take the four batteries – 4x 5000mah Lipo 6S. They are held in by webbing straps with Velcro closures. I had to use my sewing skills (not …
Here’s the undercarriage doors with stick-on rivets and a final airbrushed coat of acrylic paint. They look a bit obtrusive in the big close-up shot, but much more realistic when viewed by eye. The vinyl dots are silver, so you …
I’ve been spraying primer on the tail and adding some rivets. I’ve used the Mick Reeves tapes on the tail. They are thin vinyl tapes cut with holes at the correct spacing. The method is to stick the vinyl along the rivet line then fill …
I airbrushed the exhausts as recommended in Mick’s instructions and came out with a realistic looking slightly rusty finish. They now look like metal, not ABS plastic!
I’ve been putting together the dummy engine exhaust stubs. I need to do this and attach them to the airframe before I can fit the engine firewall. There’s a certain amount of jigsaw-puzzle figuring out to get this stuff to all …
I started building this model Spitfire in January 2012. Now, 18 months later, there is still a lot of work to be done. I’m enjoying the build, and as you might guess, I’m not rushing anything! I am not intending to …
Welcome to this blog where you can see details of my build of the Mick Reeves 1/4 scale Spitfire.
