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west-front
PostPosted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 6:54 pm 
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Closer to the Real Thing 1/3 Scale Replica of the Spitfire Mk. IX


http://spitfiresite.com/hobbies/modelli ... -model.htm
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My god...just looking at the pics and not knowing any better this could pass for the real McCoy
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Holy smokes, that thing is awesome!

I know I'll get flamed for this, but a natural metal Spit (perhaps polished up like the Red Bull P-38) would be one heck of an airshow attraction.
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retroaviation wrote:
Holy smokes, that thing is awesome!

I know I'll get flamed for this, but a natural metal Spit (perhaps polished up like the Red Bull P-38) would be one heck of an airshow attraction.
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That would look AWESOME. Has there ever been a polished Spit? I have seen some painted silver that didn't look half bad, but never a bare aluminum one.
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There are modellers and then there are freaks. What a work of art. He must have devoted his life to it. He should have built one full size.

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Unbelievably beautiful! Wish I knew how to create my favorite warbird with the same quality and attention to detail.
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Here's another very impressive Spitfire model. Although "only" 1/4 scale this one actually flies. Built by Phil Clark at FighterAces.com for owner Ali Machinchy. If only the pilot were in place for the flight shots I believe the illusion would be nearly perfect.

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There is a thread on the Keypublishing forum about the 1/4 scale flying model, showing a bit of detail into its build.

http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthre ... ight=AR213

I happened to see it on static display at Flying Legends at Duxford and it is an amazing model.
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west-front wrote:
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Closer to the Real Thing 1/3 Scale Replica of the Spitfire Mk. IX


http://spitfiresite.com/hobbies/modelli ... -model.htm


I'd submit your "model" to the following link. http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/

Check out the museum and some of the amazing work done and shown there. Your work should be there also. :wink:

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That would look AWESOME. Has there ever been a polished Spit? I have seen some painted silver that didn't look half bad, but never a bare aluminum one.


If you look towards the bottom of this page you'll see a model of the Mk. XIV that was raced at Cleveland in 1949.
http://cs.finescale.com/FSMCS/forums/t/ ... geIndex=23
Also, if you scowl down on this page you can see some pictures of the original, plus one in color.
http://www.airrace.com/1949%20NAR%20.htm

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