Tim Ballinger Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 About to finish my first spitfire. Built from the Cambrian kit which I found to have good wood selection and detailed plan . Foam core wings already veneered certainly made life easy. I used retracts and a few extras from the flightline spit spares at motion RC. More pictures of the pilot than anything else as it is my first attempt at a full paint job. I used Peter Millers hints and tips from his magazine article. Long way from perfect but I’m pleased. still the final fitting out to do so a few more pics in due course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tim Ballinger Posted September 4, 2019 Author Share Posted September 4, 2019 First assembly . I am not the best at painting so was really apprehensive at how the camouflage would turn out but I am pleasantly surprised. I read up on all sorts of techniques and I always screw up when loads of masking is involved ( lack of patience I suspect) so I went for the free hand approach and let the edges sort themselves out. I used the small Tamya spray cans which seemed to work well. Only issue I have noticed is that the vinyl rounders do not seem to adhere to the Matt finish very well. Time will tell whether I need to take some action although I am not sure what apart from what’s sounds a potentially messy glue the edges solution. anyway next step is to remove my matchsticks and put proper hinges in place then install the servos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon H Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Lovely looking model Tim but i suggest you kick the undercarriage forward a bit or it will spend most of its life sniffing the dirt. If you look at a full size spit the wheels do rake forward quite a bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Ballinger Posted September 4, 2019 Author Share Posted September 4, 2019 Thanks Jon, Hoping that might be a perspective issue as I had been trying to get them as far forward as I could. i guess there is always a bit more that can be achieved . This is the current side on perspective . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon H Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 Yea it looks much better in that side shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Ballinger Posted September 4, 2019 Author Share Posted September 4, 2019 Thanks, I’ll rest easy again. Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Ballinger Posted September 11, 2019 Author Share Posted September 11, 2019 My first ( and probably only) low, inverted pass ! 4S 4500 lipo gives correct balance without extra ballast. Flying weight 6lb 8oz. Edited By Tim Ballinger on 11/09/2019 12:23:29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Ballinger Posted September 20, 2019 Author Share Posted September 20, 2019 .and on the strip prior to the maiden. Flies really nicely, a dream realised ! I’ll perhaps add some flying shots when the sun is not so bright as to blind the camera as it was yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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