1/48th arii/otaki spitfire....

[StanA300BigBrown]

Thanks guys, I'm getting old and losing it....It was Norm who gave me the placard rejects, didn't pay attention to what i was typing.  Thanks Norm!   

[Bill L2]

Looks nice Stan. I have never built an Otaki model.

[Anthony Leger]

very nice and quick too.

[StanA300BigBrown]

1/48th Arii/otaki spit mark VIII (airfix re-boxing)

started this friday for a kinda 'weekend build" that drug out.  Still, progress has been made, and its almost ready to paint..

First, the door was razor sawed out...



Cockpit was weak, but I just scraped off the molded detail and flubbed some styrene in there.  Nothing scale, just appropriate shapes and doo-dads..




Seat was thinned, and sutton harness was fashioned from aluminum duct tape, with holes punched with a waldron punch.  Lap belts are eduard photo etch. 



I launched the stick into space, so I had to cobble up another. things were painted and some placard rejects Cliff gave me were added (thanks Cliff)







Things were Framed up and seams sanded out.  Elevators were cut out and dropped. The lack of the characteristic gull wing spitifires displayed  on the lower fuse wing trailing edge was just ignored. Tobbacco screens were added to the radiators.  The chin scoop. radiators, and elevators were added, along with a door from the spares box, and its about ready for paint..

All for now...