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Pre-Flight Check
Constructive critique of your finished or in-progress photos.
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completed Spitfire
cb1000f
Joined: July 03, 2004
KitMaker: 386 posts
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Posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009 - 12:07 PM UTC
Finished this up, just a fun quick build.

Academy 1/72 kit















Siderius
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Tennessee, United States
Joined: September 20, 2005
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Posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009 - 01:14 PM UTC
A very nice build there James. The Spit looks good with that long nose and five bladed propeller. Again a great job. Russell

P.S. How were the decals? Did they perform well enough?
cb1000f
Joined: July 03, 2004
KitMaker: 386 posts
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Posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009 - 01:39 PM UTC
thanks, the decals were great and snugged down in the panel lines with a coat of microsol.
vanize
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Texas, United States
Joined: January 30, 2006
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Posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009 - 02:23 PM UTC
excellent paint job, esp for 1/72.

something looks odd though - are you sure those landing gear on on the right way around?
cb1000f
Joined: July 03, 2004
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Posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009 - 02:59 PM UTC

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excellent paint job, esp for 1/72.

something looks odd though - are you sure those landing gear on on the right way around?


unless the instructions are wrong ?


TedMamere
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Moselle, France
Joined: May 15, 2005
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Posted: Sunday, December 20, 2009 - 07:21 PM UTC
Hi James,


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unless the instructions are wrong ?


They probably are then. The model is really excellent but the undercarriage looks indeed very odd this way. I never saw a Spitfire with the gear legs in such a rearward angle...




Once you have made the changes on the gear legs, would you like to submit your build for a feature?

Jean-Luc
cb1000f
Joined: July 03, 2004
KitMaker: 386 posts
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Posted: Monday, December 21, 2009 - 01:29 PM UTC
I guess I just had the landing gear leaned back to much.
so I fixed it and took new pics













[quote]Hi James,


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Once you have made the changes on the gear legs, would you like to submit your build for a feature?

Jean-Luc

sure feel free to use the pics. the plane is out of box I just made and antenna a door fuse and a headrest.
Dirkpitt289
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New Jersey, United States
Joined: May 24, 2008
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Posted: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 - 09:09 AM UTC
Nice job. I like the job you did on the camo.
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