Kevin has replied to my text with "Brilliant! Well done everybody! Kev"

Yes, indeed it will. It is a Spitfire, add 20 points to your score!!!

Unbiased judge.

Bill

Well, Zak isn't the only one building Spitfires, here's my latest but question is, 'What's going on with the paint scheme?'.

Answers on postcard or see the finished model at the next meeting.

Bill

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WHAT!
That's a bit of a disappointment! I could except them not being 'aerofoil' section, next you'll be telling us there are NO turnbuckles!
Bill

This detail on the 1/32 scale spitfire is lacking and yet is very prominent when looking at the windscreen of the real aircraft. See photo.
Given that the armoured glass is 2” thick this scales down to 1/16”  which converts to 1.6 mm. Given that the thickness of the existing screen in the kit is 0.5 mm then the added glass needs to be 1.1 mm thick.
I found suitable sheet plastic in a drawer divider, this was polished, then cut to shape using the kit windscreen mask as a template. The surrounding frame was made up from stock plastic card with the added detail of the securing bolt housings made up from semi circular strip.
Finally the frame was airbrushed black, the actual screen given a coat of Future with the smallest amount of ‘Tamiya Clear Blue’ added to give a very slight tint.
The screen is now held in the kit frame with ‘Formula 560’.
The final effect will not to apparent until the model is painted etc. In the meantime I’m working on the ignition wiring for the Merlin!!!!


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I spoke to Derek at Eileen's Emporium and he gave me some advice so I bought a dedicated low temp soldering iron, the solder and flux. The only problem is joining weighty pieces because there is not enough heat to bring everything up to temp. Any way you'll see the results soon, hopefully!

Are you going to use the etched accessory set on this vehicle? The kit plastic bits look very heavy to me.