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Title: 2001 - 2021 - 20th Anniversary 1/48 Spitfire Mk Ia 8 Jan 21 - 21 Mar 21
Post by: lastvautour on February 14, 2021, 07:54:52 PM
This topic will cover the construction of a Spitfire Mk Ia.

Lou
Title: Re: 2001 - 2021 - 20th Anniversary 1/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia 8 Jan 21 -
Post by: Boomerang on February 15, 2021, 12:16:10 AM
 Will be watching progress.

Gordon
Title: Re: 2001 - 2021 - 20th Anniversary 1/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia 8 Jan 21 -
Post by: Gearup on February 15, 2021, 12:58:58 AM
Do I sense a twofer theme lately?😃
Fraser
Title: Re: 2001 - 2021 - 20th Anniversary 1/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia 8 Jan 21 -
Post by: lastvautour on February 16, 2021, 11:34:11 PM
As long as I am cutting blanks, why not?

Lou
Title: Re: 2001 - 2021 - 20th Anniversary 1/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia 8 Jan 21 -
Post by: buccfan on February 17, 2021, 10:18:51 AM
Coming along nicely Lou, regards Paul J.
Title: Re: 2001 - 2021 - 20th Anniversary 1/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia 8 Jan 21 -
Post by: lastvautour on February 17, 2021, 06:05:17 PM
Thank you Paul.

Lou
Title: Re: 2001 - 2021 - 20th Anniversary 1/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia 8 Jan 21 -
Post by: lastvautour on February 18, 2021, 09:46:43 PM
Like the original, the prototype receives a bubble canopy to convert it to a Mk Ia.

Lou
Title: Re: 2001 - 2021 - 20th Anniversary 1/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia 8 Jan 21 -
Post by: lastvautour on February 23, 2021, 06:04:46 PM
OOPS! I had to sand down the first bubble canopy as it was placed on the prototype instead of the Mk II. I have rectified that as well as the forward fuselage. The Mk Ia has a different forward fuselage profile I did not take into consideration when I carved the two blanks. Glad to say wood is forgiving in it is easy replace an error.

Lou
Title: Re: 2001 - 2021 - 20th Anniversary 1/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia 8 Jan 21 -
Post by: lastvautour on February 24, 2021, 08:38:49 PM
Fuselage reshaped, wings carved and sanded and the wings glued to fuselage.

Lou
Title: Re: 2001 - 2021 - 20th Anniversary 1/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia 8 Jan 21 -
Post by: lastvautour on March 10, 2021, 09:20:52 PM
Fuselage primed and tail feathers glued awaiting to putty.

Lou
Title: Re: 2001 - 2021 - 20th Anniversary 1/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia 8 Jan 21 -
Post by: Boomerang on March 13, 2021, 03:19:05 AM
 Coming along nicely Lou

Gordon
Title: Re: 2001 - 2021 - 20th Anniversary 1/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia 8 Jan 21 -
Post by: lastvautour on March 13, 2021, 09:46:02 PM
Thank you Gordon. I plan on doing the A wing with the eight machine guns.

Lou
Title: Re: 2001 - 2021 - 20th Anniversary 1/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia 8 Jan 21 -
Post by: lastvautour on March 17, 2021, 05:00:12 PM
Decals printed.

Lou
Title: Re: 2001 - 2021 - 20th Anniversary 1/48 Spitfire Mk Ia 8 Jan 21 - 21 Mar 21
Post by: lastvautour on March 21, 2021, 08:04:53 PM
My Mk Ia Spitfire rolled out this afternoon. I liked doing Spitfires. I currently have one 1/72, three 1/48 and one 1/32.

Lou
Title: Re: 2001 - 2021 - 20th Anniversary 1/48 Spitfire Mk Ia 8 Jan 21 - 21 Mar 21
Post by: Dave T on March 21, 2021, 08:39:03 PM
Nice. Did you use the ID plans or something else?
Title: Re: 2001 - 2021 - 20th Anniversary 1/48 Spitfire Mk Ia 8 Jan 21 - 21 Mar 21
Post by: lastvautour on March 21, 2021, 09:20:32 PM
I downloaded from The-Blueprint.com My favorite site for drawings.

Lou
Title: Re: 2001 - 2021 - 20th Anniversary 1/48 Spitfire Mk Ia 8 Jan 21 - 21 Mar 21
Post by: lastvautour on March 21, 2021, 10:20:04 PM
Note the change from Mk II to Mk Ia as the decals reflect a 19 Sqn aircraft.
19 Squadron became the first squadron in the RAF to operate the Supermarine Spitfire Mk I.

Lou
Title: Re: 2001 - 2021 - 20th Anniversary 1/48 Spitfire Mk Ia 8 Jan 21 - 21 Mar 21
Post by: Boomerang on March 27, 2021, 03:11:06 AM

Nicely Done Lou.

Gordon
Title: Re: 2001 - 2021 - 20th Anniversary 1/48 Spitfire Mk Ia 8 Jan 21 - 21 Mar 21
Post by: lastvautour on March 27, 2021, 12:11:22 PM
Thank you Gordon.

Lou
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