Spitfire Project Part 3

[funhouse]

To make entering and exiting the cockpit a little more realistic, i have decided to make part of the wing. This will allow me to add the wing fillet which is one of the

[JBaymore]

Yup guys... he's building the whole plane!!!!!!!!  ;)

best,

....................john

[ozzy72]

Looking good Dave

Mark

[funhouse]

I'm only building out to the rib 3 position Ozzy, you will have a lot more of these parts to make  ;D.

Dave

[ozzy72]

Don't I know it Dave

[Flt.Lt.Andrew]

well, ozzy, dont be down, there is a place in Queensland, Aust. that will send you a Spitfire kit (1:1 and 1:3) with an engine and everything, kits start from 100,000 Au$ tho....

A.

[ozzy72]

The Mk26, I know all about it. I nearly went for it until I heard it was a 75% scale job, I can barely fit in a full-sized cockpit

[funhouse]

I can barely fit in a full-sized cockpit

After the blood, sweat and tears of building the Spitfire Mark, you will fit in ok  ;D.

Dave

[ozzy72]

I think the sweat more than anything will get the weight down Dave

[Flt.Lt.Andrew]

If you put yourself on a fitness program for two to threee months, you should be able to fit alright.
Fitness like:
100 pushups
100 situps
2k run
100 pushups
100 situps
1k run

that kind of thing will get it down.

A.

[ozzy72]

I was only kidding Andrew, the problem is I'm rather broad (especially on the shoulders), and its a bit of a tight fit.
I'm reasonably fit as is

[funhouse]

Something that i had overlooked for the gunsight mount was the dimming screen

[ozzy72]

Damn but that looks good Dave

[JBaymore]

OK... here's the deal...... Dave has actually found an old sealed warehouse that has crates and crates of aircraft parts from WWII....................  ;)

Wow...... you handcraft skill is astounding.  Keep it coming.

best,

.......................john

[funhouse]

[quote]OK... here's the deal...... Dave has actually found an old sealed warehouse that has crates and crates of aircraft parts from WWII....................