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**dm73** · 06-11-2010

Hello all, thought i'd enter my attempt at the non gb gb , i bought this spitfire from John to enter this, my first gb. First thing i noticed when i opened the box was how small 1/72 scale is after working on 1/35 which i found fiddly at the best of times. I am aiming to do a small dio showing a damaged plane coming in for a rough landing then i realised Tamiya for whatever reason don't give you a pilot and never having built a plane before 1/72 or other i don't have one laying around so i've got to think of something to get over this, may fill the cockpit with an oily smoke from the damaged engine.
Pics so far..
Box of bits
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Wing damage
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Under carriage damage
IMG_0228.jpg
Cockpit with ghost pilot
IMG_0226.jpg

Cheers

Darren

**spanner570** · 06-11-2010

Good to see you joining in the fun, Darren. It looks a nice kit. Good luck with the build and diorama.
I will be following with interest.

Ron

**dm73** · 06-11-2010

Cheers Ron, looking forward to your build also, i take it the 109 is going to get a rough time of it?

Darren

**spanner570** · 06-11-2010

You bet your sweet dippy!!!!

Looks like your Spitfire isn't going to be too happy either!

Ron

**Greg147** · 06-11-2010

Excellent work on the wing damage, Darren, especially on a 1/72 build. I know the feeling of realising that your kit doesn't come with a pilot; I too had an in-flight diorama in mind, until I realised that the Academy BF-109 doesn't have one. Perhaps you can find an individual pilot set? Preiser might do a pack.

Good work so far, anyway.

**m1ks** · 06-11-2010

The wing looks good, just a note, the wheels in pic 2 are a tad too big for scale accuracy

Shame about the pilot, I know Tamiya provide very well dtailed ones in their 48th scale boxes, you could always rob one from a cheap airfix kit?

**Gern** · 06-11-2010

[QUOTE=m1ks;78027]The wing looks good, just a note, the wheels in pic 2 are a tad too big for scale accuracy

QUOTE]

Yeah! I was thinking the axle was a bit long! lol

Gern

**dm73** · 06-11-2010

Cheers all, i thought the new wheel/axle configuration would help the hapless non pilots landing, o well back to the drawing board. Cheers Greg i'll have a look at Preiser. May put something in the wanted section, someone may have a pilot laying around in their spares box.

Darren

**Gern** · 06-11-2010

Originally Posted by Greg147

Perhaps you can find an individual pilot set? Preiser might do a pack.

I'm looking out for pilot figures myself. I know Airfix and Revell do the sets but they both only have a couple of seated pilot figures - all the rest are standing. Preiser do lots of Luftwaffe and US sets but no RAF as far as I am aware.

Gern

PS Really good work on the damage!