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Supermarine 224 - The First Spitfire
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The Spitfire saga… 224 (concept), mk.IX (mid-life), mk.21 (late)
64 21 July 2024, 09:11
J35J AuteurThanks Gorby! This is my second vacu kit build and this time it feels a little bit more straight forward…
My experience so far with vacu kits is that you have to spend a good amount of time on fitting, sanding and putty work to get a nice base for paint and finishing. Also spending quite some time reviewing old photos to get a good picture of the details. This as there is a fair amount of scratch work to get a decent build.
25 July 2024, 11:25
Robert PodkońskiYou're a brave man, indeed! I will follow this thread with pleasure, for sure.
1 25 July 2024, 12:55
Mr DNice, Nice 👍👍, lalways wanted to see a vacform build, Do you have to make up other parts to add on ??
Thanks for upload 😃👍
1 27 July 2024, 19:59
J35J AuteurThanks Mr D for your comments.
There will certainly be scratch build involved, mainly regarding the details as it looks for now. Otherwise I will raid my spare part stash first in order to save time and frustration.
If you are intrested in vac kits you can also have a look at my first vac kit:
McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat | Album by J35J (1:72)
27 July 2024, 21:39
Mr DThanks 👍👍 great, will do , l have an intest...as l enjoy making parts, lve had to do it few times, when parts lost or broken or details missed of kit...even canopy once 🤣.
Will check out the XP-67
1 28 July 2024, 17:00
J35J Auteur@Mr D - yes you will need some good scissors as a start😅, for the fine tuning of the parts I normally use saw razor blades and sanding paper of variuos grits. Regarding glue I use "normal" Tamyia Extra Thin, the vacu kit plastic is often quite soft and melts easily.
30 July 2024, 19:02
J35J Auteur@Skyhiker - Happy to hear that your following with great intrest. Usually the building pace goes down during the sommer period as I have been reminded that we have a garden that also need some TLC…😂
Nevertheless, yes there is planning and ordning of parts going on behind the scenes. Cockpit need to be done, rescribing the full kit, alignment of wheels as the mold was totally off-set. Drill out all machine guns for after market parts etc.
The main work will be to prepare the plane for NMF look also including some aluminum dope areas. Will try AK's metal paints this time. Stay tuned!
30 July 2024, 19:11
Łukasz GlińskiLuckily the old Russian saying applies to Sweden too - "we have only 10 months of winter, but all the rest is summer!" 😄
1 31 July 2024, 07:41
J35J AuteurThanks for all intrest! Building place is a little slow at the moment.
7 August 2024, 18:12
Mr DDo you have much in the way of photo references??
Like the PE venting 👍👍
1 14 August 2024, 17:24
J35J AuteurMr D - regarding reference photos and material, did research some photos and blue prints on-line. In addition I have also checked out some ref builds both in 1/72 & 1/48 for further input on details.
Yes, the PE venting turned out good. Next step is to paint the cockpit and glue the airframe together
17 August 2024, 05:27
Mr DGreat 👍👍 l like something different n interesting like this.
I recently used the thick tin foil of a hot chocolate lid to make a lost seat belt, it worked really well.
Like the seat.
Thanks for input n uploading 😁👌
1 17 August 2024, 10:43
J35J AuteurThanks Thomas, really appreciate your comment!
As usual the project ambition increases over time…😂
17 August 2024, 13:07
J35J AuteurMr D - thanks for your intrest and encouraging comments.
This time I went the easy way with just some tape for seat belts
1 17 August 2024, 13:12
J35J AuteurThanks! Feels always nice when the main build part is done and everything is aligned. Now time for rescribing.
20 August 2024, 16:55
J35J AuteurThanks Finn & Cuajete for your comments & intrest! Rescribing up next and then some final sanding to prep for paint.
Will try AK extreme metal paints for the first time in this build. Any experiance, tips or tricks regarding these paints for a solid result?
21 August 2024, 19:38
J35J AuteurThanks Robert!
It's almost to hot for painting now, used Tamiya rattle cans which dried very fast. Need some fine grit sanding paper to smooth the surface a little
1 16 July, 11:22
Michael KohlSome very decent good ol modelling work to be followed here. Very interesting- not least as I acquired my first Vacu kit just recently.
1 20 July, 07:50
J35J AuteurThanks Robert Podkoński, Cuajete & Michal Kohl for your kind words and comments. Very appreciated and encouraging!
@Michael Kohl - which vacu kit did you buy?
20 July, 09:32
J35J Auteur@Micheal Kohl - Great, that is a nice plane.
Looking forward to see the build, you will make it look good!👍🏻
20 July, 22:52
J35J AuteurNeed advice mates! Having problem with curling decals.
Letting the decal soak in warm water and Using Micro Set & Mikro Sol setting solution but still major curling problems. Is there any other stronger solution to sort this issue? Is Tamiya's setting solution stronger?
23 July, 13:57
Michael KohlIt is, as is Mr Mark Setter (neo).
Some dudes go even as far as to apply Tamiya Cement Superthin to decals. Good luck.
2 23 July, 15:40
Łukasz GlińskiI'm using the Mr.Cement on top of the decals sometimes too, but remember it's a one-way ticket
1 23 July, 18:57
J35J AuteurMany thanks for the advice Łukasz, you are brave! 👍🏻😊
I'm not there yet myself. Will play safe & try the Tamiya or Mr Mark setter solution. It's is high stakes this time, don't want to screw up a vacu kit on the final stretch of the build.
1 23 July, 19:03
J35J AuteurReceived ordered decals only to see that they were rubbish…
Back to the bench, decided to be bold going with the original decals and use Mr Cement as setting solution.
Worked great on 5 out of 6 roundels, so now respray of some parts of the airframe is on the todo list..
1 August, 16:30
Robert PodkońskiAwesome! I wish I had so much patience to tackle a vacu kit... Chapeau bas!
1 27 August, 13:51
J35J AuteurMany thanks for your kind comments Michael & Robert, feels very encouraging!
27 August, 14:26
J35J AuteurThanks everyone for your kind feedback. I appreciate this a lot mates!!!👍🏻
@Ben M - for sure some work, but I have to admit an old regular kit with poor moulds and fitting is more or less the same work. The big difference is that you have setup all detailing by yourself, meaning you have to sit down studying photos for hours to see all details and plan the scratch work to realize the details on the kit
@Skyhiker - yes, this will be the star among all spitfire kits!
3 28 August, 17:47
