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Hello all,
Number three in my series of 1:72 model aircraft builds.
Built mainly out of the box, as per the rest of the aircraft in my series and with minimal or zero weathering as these are purely for display in my cabinet.
The only modifications/added details that I made to this kit are as follows:
1 - Three lightening holes which are quite obvious on the real aircraft were missing from the headrest support bracket in the cockpit, these were drilled out.
2 - Seat harness added, made from Tamiya masking tape then painted.
3 - Tiny squares of white decal added to side of the tyre walls to represent the ‘anti-creep’ marks on the real thing.
4 - Whip aerial made out of a single strand from a ‘Hog’s Hair’ artists brush.
5 - Aluminium foil added to the inside of the three 'recognition lights' on the underside of the fuselage to make them more reflective and realistic.
Apologies for this being a bit photo heavy, but I took loads of photos and couldn’t decide which ones to use so I thought I’d just show them all:
Airfix 1:72 Supermarine Spitfire F Mk.22
Built in the markings of No.603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron, Royal Air Force, RAF Turnhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1951.
I have included the obligatory ‘penny shots’ for size reference - these Spitfires are a bit small in 1:72 scale!! I have also included a couple of shots on a paper display base and some black and white ‘nostalgia’ shots.
Thanks for looking!!
Kev  ModelMania attached the following image(s):
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Am not a fan of the four or five bladed Spit's, but what a fantastic end result, well done 
The F Mk.22 was considered by many to be the ultimate Spitfire which shared only a passing resemblance to its early Spitfire ancestors. It had the more powerful Griffon engine as well as a larger tail unit and cut-down rear fuselage, the F Mk.22 was the most powerful Spitfire to see service, as well as the most capable. Serving in only small numbers and too late for the Second World War, the F Mk.22 was the penultimate land based variant of the classic Spitfire design.
Spitfire HP more than doubled from the Mk.I to the Mk.22/24, hence the change of prop type. When the engines got more powerful there was only a few ways for a propeller to convert the increased horsepower into more thrust; get bigger in diameter, wider blades or more blades.
Getting bigger in diameter was usually a problem since diameter is limited by the landing gear length. Spitfire HP more than doubled between the Mk.I and Mk.22 & 24, but the landing gears legs stayed short, so the prop ended up with more blades.
Another issue is that the prop has to be big enough to absorb the engine power at high altitude where the air is thin (low density). A fighter that flies at high altitude has to have 'more propeller' than the same HP fighter that is limited to a lower altitude.
The Spitfire is an example of a fighter where the 'working' altitude of the prop had to be designed for also increased significantly over its production life.
On the other hand, you want to stay with just a few blades if you could because (think of the prop blade path) more blades are more likely to get in the wake turbulence (or even sonic disturbance) of the proceding blade which reduces the ability to convert horsepower into thrust.
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That looks fantastic Kev, you seem to have a flair for building aircraft and it shows. Nicely done. 
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Brilliant job Kev stunning work  Rgd Martyn Building ?
Completed. Soliei Royal . Sovereign of the Seas . Virginia . Scotland . San Felipe . Corel vasa , Santisima Trinadad X section , Vasa
Next Build ?
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Very nice work Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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a very nicely finished model I must say. Happy Modelling
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Stunning job Kev and a great set of pics Al
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Looks fab Kev and some great pics too.....  Regards Alan
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Very neat work, especially in 1:72. Well done. Regards delboy271155 (Derek) COME BACK GUY FAWKES "YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU"
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Excellent work Ken. You've done a great job on her. Chris On the bench 1/350 Revell Tirpitz Platinum Edition (Pontos PE and Wooden deck) plus extra Eduard PE set and extra MK1 door sets.
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Great job Kev, I very nice finish in such a small scale
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Hi very nice end result, tricky in this scale I'd imagine but you done a superb job. Cheers mick. Builds hms victory, suzuki gsx 1300 R hayabusa, honda C B 750, lamborghini countach L P 500 S, tamiya 1/16 rc full option tiger 1 tank,
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Thankyou very much guys for all of the nice comments, greatly appreciated and glad you like it.
Some interesting info there Tom about the workings of multi-blade propellers. I must admit I never used to like the later Spits either but they've grown on me to the point where now I like them as much as the earlier marks, though I still think the Mk.IX is the best looking of all of them even if it does have a four bladed prop up front - seems to have the best of the earliest designs mixed with some of the best of later designs?
Thanks again everyone, already working on aircraft #4 in this series in between other builds!!
Kev
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Hi Kev, Your Spit build has turned out to be at a very high level of building skills, it's really a treat to look through your pictures and admire how it's all come together for you. The panel lines are at perfection as with the decals exact in ever way, and to build it in 1:72 it's a fantastic job and I wish you well on your entry. Regards Trev. Work in progress: Tombstone (Scratch) - San Francisco 2. -The Mayflower ( scratch by plan).
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It's not an entry Trev, though am surprised it wasn't an entry if built over the last 12 months and would have been nice to see it come together.
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Sorry Kev, my mistake thought it was your build entry. Regards Trev Work in progress: Tombstone (Scratch) - San Francisco 2. -The Mayflower ( scratch by plan).
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Thanks for your lovely comments Trev, I always enjoy feedback from you and always greatly appreciated, and no worries abut the mistake my friend?
@ Tom - I haven't done a build diary for this to show it coming together Tom, as it's part of my series of built 1:72 aircraft models which I'm doing and in which I won't be showing anything other than the finished result as was explained in the first paragraph of build #1 here:
http://forum.model-space...spx?g=posts&t=17210
The second in the series is here:
http://forum.model-space...spx?g=posts&t=17481
They are just small, uncomplicated, 'fun' builds in between the main diaries that I already have running on the forum, one of which is my entry for this years' competition though unfortunately I won't be able to finish that in time, but it will be resumed some time soon and completed next year? Therefore I can't enter this model even though it was started this year in September as I already have an entry and I believe the rules don't allow more than one entry per member?
Hope that explains things ok?
Cheers,
Kev
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ModelMania wrote:Therefore I can't enter this model even though it was started this year in September as I already have an entry and I believe the rules don't allow more than one entry per member?
Correct.
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Hi Kev
Nice finish to a nice model-very impressed!
Regards.
Alan
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Thankyou Alan, it's always nice to receive such great comments, much appreciated.
Kev
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