2001 - 2021 - 20th Anniversary 1/48 Spitfire Mk Ia 8 Jan 21 - 21 Mar 21

[lastvautour]

This topic will cover the construction of a Spitfire Mk Ia.

Lou

[Boomerang]

 Will be watching progress.

Gordon

[Gearup]

Do I sense a twofer theme lately?😃
Fraser

[lastvautour]

As long as I am cutting blanks, why not?

Lou

[buccfan]

Coming along nicely Lou, regards Paul J.

[lastvautour]

Thank you Paul.

Lou

[lastvautour]

Like the original, the prototype receives a bubble canopy to convert it to a Mk Ia.

Lou

[lastvautour]

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

[lastvautour]

Fuselage reshaped, wings carved and sanded and the wings glued to fuselage.

Lou

[lastvautour]

Fuselage primed and tail feathers glued awaiting to putty.

Lou

[Boomerang]

 Coming along nicely Lou

Gordon

[lastvautour]

Thank you Gordon. I plan on doing the A wing with the eight machine guns.

Lou

[lastvautour]

Decals printed.

Lou

[lastvautour]

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

[Dave T]

Nice. Did you use the ID plans or something else?