Supermarine Spitfire IX
Building • Finishing • Flying
Unique kits designed for real model makers
Страница 1: ...Supermarine Spitfire IX Building Finishing Flying Unique kits designed for real model makers...
Страница 2: ...nting weathering and scale detailing The Osprey series of publications are an excellent resource for detailing covering a wide range of WWII marques Mk IX Spitfire ISBN 1 84176 266 0 Warbird Replicas...
Страница 3: ...ars with wood glue PVA Don t put more than a very thin coat toward the rear end of the ribs just in case you have to adjust the trailing edge later The wing skin has a little spanwise slit near the le...
Страница 4: ...g to match and dry fit the hinges You can now join the wings together Pic 13 shows the bottom without skins just to what is happening You can open up a hole right at the front where the wing dowel fit...
Страница 5: ...or the other side 16 17 16 17 18 19 Fuselage Supermarine Spitfire IX HINTS TIPS 1 Or you can use a business card if you don t have a set square 18 19 20 21 22 23 For the electric version assemble the...
Страница 6: ...glue for this plastic is solvent weld available for hardware shops Plastic modellers glue also works well 26 27 28 30 Slacken off the bolts until you can just slide the plywood wing fairing base betwe...
Страница 7: ...hey will not be twisted relative to each other 31 32 31 32 33 35 Drill four small holes about 1 16 in all four corners of the cowl where the battery hatch will be this will stop the cowl splitting at...
Страница 8: ...ripes are approx 10 wide on each wing and fuselage The grey primer covers really well and should be used as the primer for the areas that will ultimately be green or grey We used Humbrol enamels for t...
Страница 9: ...a shallow angle Speed is your safety margin during the take off so let her pick up as much as possible before unsticking Ignore all comments from the club experts telling you that Spitfires are trick...
Страница 10: ...ortant that you are able to stop your motor at any time This is achieved by adjusting the throttle so that the barrel closes completely when you move the throttle stick and trim to their end points If...
Страница 11: ...Weight 6lb approx Whether you re a new or experienced builder the current line up of top quality kits from Warbird Replicas will give you the unique feeling of building and then flying something you...
