WW 2 Aircraft
Utube videos.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6PnKUEFX8g#watch-main-area
1. YouTube
- maquette spitfire au CLM Spit with
torquemaster, what a sound!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNA06f5sQQQ
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWPhmS0x3Bo
Dutch Spit landing
3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFb3T5eQiqU
Dutch Spit take off. 4 min
4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrCow_no4pA&feature=related
Workshop talk Usa
5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VA9MNjAlbWs
Dutch flight
6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiGXkCTBVb4
USA takeoff 3 min
7. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEA4euVXH10
Electric Spit Maiden 2 1/2 min
8. watch-v=6NT6XoUlPm8&feature=player_embeddedCTRL
+ Click to follow link Micks Strutter and Petes electric Spit
9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbjVhXKmjO4
Jims contest aerobatics
10. http://www.youtube.com/watch-v=l6u5-Vq3qVYwatch-v=t7u8DgSoCPo Belgium Spit maiden, 10 min
11. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HQCXa1KCiY Micks spit, 3w 80cc, 8 min
12. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_MyublwoYY Micks Spit in contest.
12. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-iwmvaYlqY
Mick Reeves Spit contest Barkston june
2011.wmv
13. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-iwmvaYlqY P1000518 Mick
Reeves Hurricane retracts.
Hurricane hydraulic retracts.
14. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkYUFPJ6EN8
15. http://www.rcscalebuilder.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=5088&TPN=47&get=last#342692
16. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZgL1HfVXvs
U-tube video of Hurri ELECTRIC retracts
17. http://www.youtube.com/user/captainpercy
Spitfire inverted
18. http://www.rccanada.ca/rccforum/showthread.php?t=137783
Building our Hurricane kit, and scaling it up to build a FULLSIZE replica for static display.
19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pd0HbNU-Xb8
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Hurricane 1/4.5 scale. Span 109", 2770 mm. For
engine 60 - 80 cc.. Will require nose
ballast. Finished weight is under 15 KG.
For electric. With 12s. 10ah batteries,
CG is correct. Weight just over 15 KG.
This is sold as a list of items you can
order as you wish.
The wings and flat panels on the fuse are
ProSkin. The outer wing panels unplug
(two screws)
leaving the fuselage on its wheels for
transport.. Tails come off in 30
seconds.(one screw)
The wing centre section unbolts for
service. The fuselage also has bolt-on
front end.
These all help during building, and for
transport as required.
My prototype flew very well, and did all
manoevres I wanted, including spin and
stall turn.
Alas now crashed due to ailerons plugged
in wrong!
forum_posts.asp-TID=18172&TPN=1&get=last#366700
Link to
building forum.
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Plans , instructions (no
patterns)
£27 Alloy Spinner 5"diam
x 5" long £75
Laser cut balsa and ply parts, for
Wheels 6"
£120
fuselage, wings, tail,
£190. Electric
Retract set, £350
Balsa pack.
£42 Pilots
seat
£15
12 Epoxy
mouldings £160. Seat
Belts set
£6
10 Vac forms.
£12 Legs
doors
£6
Hardware packet.
£25 Dummy
scale prop kit £20
Canopy
£7
Decals for scale prop
£6
3 Canopy
rails £18 Waterslide
Stencils
£6
ProSkin, 3off 1.2m x1.2m x0.3
£165
Photo CD, 550 shots.
£20
Wing tubes.
£22 Scale
detail sheet
£10
vinyl roundels (+ grey7L)£45
Super dash
£26
Other items you may want. Solartex
fabric, dummy stiching, rib tapes,
rivets, Paint, Pilot. |
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My 1/4.5 scale Hurricane
is now flying under electric power.
110" span, 15 kg. |
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Basic fuselage is quickly built, then
stringers at the back, proskin panels at
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Stringered wood fuselage
, proskin panels, epoxy cowl. Proskin
covered wings.
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...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
ELECTRIC
Retracts.
Plugs into the reciever. Slow realistic
action. System is safe at switch on.
Operate the TX switch 3 times to activate
the retracts.
No pumping up air before each flight,
always ready to
go. £350
Plug-in delay unit for scale staggered
retraction. £15
U tube video of latest version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWDL99UZqxo
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mick reeves hurri retracts 3 |
Full
1/4 scale Hurricane 123" span We can supply-
Plans . (enlarged from 1/4.5 plan, no rib
patterns) £35
Full laser cut set- Formers, ribs,
complete tail. £250
1" x 10" wing joiners &
5" phen sleeve , 4 off £39
proskin for wings 2 off 1m x 2m £150
Electric retracts £370
Our 6" wheels (Should be 6
3/4") £120
Super dash £26
Seat and belts From 1/4 spit £20
Compass £6
Pilot (from Jim)
And -
canopy rails, stencils, rivets, rib
tapes,
For
this size you need to make your own
cowling & canopy
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Vacuum
formed parts
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Hurricane waterslide stencil markings
1/4.5 or1/5 £6
. Scale prop
badges £5 (set of 3)
Other scales to order.
1/6
£4
Control column ready painted £29
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Checking CG. Mark the
distance from LE on the end rib. Lift the
tail to get fuselage level.
Lift with piano wire hooks. Easy!
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The tails come off each
side, and the fuselage front end can be
unbolted.
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Exact scale SPITFIRE Mark IX.
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Micks 1/6 spitfire at the World Champs,
Reno, Nevada.
This model won the top score in static at one world
championship.
It won the best flight at another world championship.
Renowned for its good flight ability. |
Span 74 inches. Engine. 10 to 20cc.
Weight. 12 lbs.
Semi kits;
Epoxy fuselage kit, CNC cut wing
ribs and tail parts.
Formers. Canopy. . Wheels. Plans. Mouldings.
Wing joiners. Pilot. Dash. Bolts, horns etc. £385
see below for balsa pack.
Wood fuselage kit, as above but
with epoxy cowl
and CNC cut formers for wood fuselage. £295.
EXTRAS. Mechanical retracts.(spitfire angles) £80.00.
Sprung oleo legs. £40 pr. Self
adhesive Decal set. £22.
Scale dummy prop kit 21" diameter £12..... 4 badges
£6
super dash £25 , gunsight £6, compass £6, seat &
belts £20
Tail leg kit £12, aluminium spinner 4" £25.
Plans alone ( no former patterns, not for scrtach build )
£25.
Wings can be proskin covered, requiring 1 sheet 0.3mm.
1m x 2m £110
Main balsa wood required for WING. £99.50 (or £20 if
using proskin )
18 - 3/32 x 4 sheet.
2 - 1/8 x 4 sheet.
4 - 1/16 x 4
sheet. 4 - 1/4
sq strip.
2 - 1/4 x 1/2 strip.
2 - 1/8
sq .strip.
2 - 1/8 x
1/4 strip. 1
- 3/16 dowel
Main balsa for alternativeWood Fuselage £49
1/8 x 4 x36" 10 off , 1/16 x 4" 4 off, 1/8 x
1/4" strip 6 off
spare canopy £20
4 inch wheel for 1/6 Spitfire £6 pair
!/6 Spitfire retracts £80
Oleo legs, 5 1/4" long £40
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. 1/6 scale full epoxy fuselage with rivet
& panel detail. ......................small chin
intake scoop ( in kit) large scoop £12
Wood built fuselage kit, balsa skin with epoxy
cowling.
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1/4
SCALE
Span
110
inches.
Weight from 30 lbs.
Engine 60 to 100cc, or electric power.
New fuselage mould with full panel
detail and 10,000 rivets
Fuselage incorporates wing centre
section.
Stub wings now plug into fuselage sides.
Quicker and easier to build. Front
cowling bolts on the main
fuselage.
Also offerered as plywood & balsa
fuselage with un-detailed
epoxy cowl, balsa or epoxy covered wings.
Details of electric version.Some great building
Photos here.
http://ziggyboy.blogsite.org/
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SCALE
SPEED The
Spitfire stalls at 50 MPH and top speed
is about 350 MPH.
New Spitfires were tested to 500 MPH in
vertical dives.
My model was checked by police radar in a
low pass at 62 MPH.
That is a scale speed of 248 MPH.
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customers comments.
Mick's Spitfire, built
as per plans, is the nicest
I have flown of all the big spits.
Mick's design is solid!
"the Reeves Spit is one of the best
flying designs I have flown"
"cannot stop raving about the way it
flies..everyone who
sees it fly cannot believe a Spitfire can
fly so well."
"best looking AND best flying
warbird I have ever flown"
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Canopy
set.
U/C doors
kit.
Standard Dash
Exhausts
kit.
tail
and ribs
radiator
and blisters
Tail Leg kit 1/4 scale £14, 1/5 scale
£12, 1/6 scale £12.
steerable or castering, soft soldering
required.
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Full
panel and rivet detail on fuselage.
vacuum formed radiators. or optional
epoxy.
Cowl for the wood 1/4 Spitfire
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Epoxy
fuselage Spitfire kit
2021
prices
Plans, instructions (no
former patterns) £27
Epoxy fuselage/cowl, 5
parts
£595
Plywood formers
£25.
Wing ribs
, (proskin)
£70.
(or
Wing ribs for
balsa) £70
Balsa spars
£23
Wing joiner tube &
sleeve
£50
Tail and elevators
£40
Rudder
£20
Hardware pack
£14
(basic kit
SubTotal
£864)
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Wing Skin
materials..........
Proskin. 1 1/2 sheets1.2x2.4m
x0.3mm
£165
OR
Balsa for wing (not
proskin)
£166
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2022 prices
Total kit with epoxy body &
retracts £1999
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Wood Fuselage Kit
Plans, instructions, no former
patterns £27
Plywood formers
£37.
Wing ribs (balsa
cover)
£70.
(or Wing
ribs for
proskin) £70
Epoxy cowl,
£145.
Wing joiners, 2 off
1"x30"
£56
Hardware
packet. £14
Tail & elevator
£40
Fin and Rudder
£25
(Basic Kit
Sub
Total £414 ) .......................................................
...Fuselage
Skin Materials.
Balsa for wood fuselage
£100
Wing Skin
materials...
Balsa for wing, sheet &
spars
£166
OR
Proskin 1 1/2 sheets1.2m x2.4m
x0.3mm £165
balsa spars
£25
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Total kit with wood body &
retracts £1595
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Mouldings Canopy
£35
Epoxy
Radiators £40
(or plastic
£15)
Plastic blisters
£4
Exhaust kit
£13
U/C
doors
£10
Alloy spinner
£75
(carbon spinner £? )
(Sub Total
£164)
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Undercarriage
Electric Retracts
£310
Oleo legs
£75
Wheels with alloy hubs
Pr. £120
Tail leg kit
£14
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sub total £519)
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Details Scale
display prop kit.
£25
Scale prop badges
set £6
Hatch catch
£4
Canopy
rails (pair) £12
Cannons kit
£10
(Total
£54.50)
In
cockpit .............................
Superdash
£26
(or simple dash £7)
Compass
£6
Gunsight
£6
Seat
£16.
Seat Belts
£6
Oxygen hose
£1
(Total
£57)
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Finishing Panel
lines £3.50
Rib tapes
£22.50
Dummy
stitches
£2
Decal set
£40
Waterslide
stencils £6
Vinyl details (dzuz
etc)
£20
Vynil Rivets 4
packs £40
Photo CD, ( full
size).
£10
2m solartex ( for elev
& rud) £35
Alloy tube rudder/elev
edge £12
(Sub
Total £191 )
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Alex Whittacker photos. |
Other items you may
want. Solartex fabric, dummy stiching,
rib tapes, rivets, Paint, Pilot
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Heres
a nice shot of full size landing with
downtrim on the elevator.
My model has the same!
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23.08.11 With
electric retracts and 15 ah batteries. 6
1/2 min flight.
50% battery used. I will go back to 10
ah.
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Ways
for elevator control on 1/4 Spitfire.
1. Pushrod . To elevator horn pointing
up, Gives Pull for Up.
Std servo 60gms at pilots feet. Ballast
at firewall 60gm. Total 120 gm.(4 oz)
2. Kevlar lines. Problems if the lines go
slack. Same weight a s No 1.
3. Two mini servos on tail root. 2 x 30
gm. Ballast 300 gm. Total 360 gm.(13 oz)
These can have single push rod, but twin
rods are better.
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Many of this model have been built and flown
worldwide. The most popular power units used are
Zenoah 62,
Zenoah 62 with Torquemaster reduction unit,
Various 60 cc to 100 cc single engines, and
several inline twin engines.
Reports suggest that all these options give good
results, and modellers are delighted with the
flying qualities of the model.
Electric versions are giving good results too.
2013. Flew the Spit in 29 mph winds - no problem. |
36
inch Balsa needed for wood fuselage
12 -1/4 x 1/4.
3 - 1/4 x 1/2
4 - 1/2 x 1/2
2 - 1/16 x 4
20 - 3/16 x 4.
£
Balsa Wings -
Spars 1/4 x 3/8 x 36 hard balsa 7 off
Spars 1/4 x 1/4 x 36 hard balsa 12 off
covering 1/8 x 4 x 36 medium balsa 30 off
covering 1/16 x 4 x 36 medium balsa 4 off
LE 3/16 X 3 balsa 4 off.
aileron 1/8" square balsa 2 off
1/8 x 1/4" 2off
1/16 x 1/4" 2off
Tail only
covering 1/16 x 4 x 36 medium balsa 4 off
1/16" x 12 alloy tube elev edge 3 off £6,50
1/8" x 12 alloy tube rudder edge 2 off
£5.50
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Electric retracts for 1/4 Spitfire .. Easy
installation in model. Bolt the unit
in place. Fit the switch and plug into Rx.
Fit 4/5 cell nicad. Ready to
go. weight
730g
1000mah battery should give 100
operations on one charge!
£310
pair.
video link SpitElectricRetracts
Legs £75 pr. 8" weight 330g
SCALE RIVETS
SYSTEM see
accessories page
1/6 scale
(1.2 mm) £8
1/5 scale (1.5mm) £8
1/4 scale
(1.8 mm) £10
1/3 scale (2.4mm) £12
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1/4 Spitfire Retracts. Air up, spring down.
£310 pair |
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Fully moulded canopy with inner windcreens and
frames. £35
15 off m2 x 12 screws & m2 nuts frame bolts
£2
slotted canopy rails (pair) £12
m2 slider screws (R) & nuts £2
Or polyeurethane runners (6) & self tappers
£5
12" strip of brass for slider reinforcement
£2
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Sliding canopy rails. 12 inch long
brass. £12 pair
m2 screws (R) & nuts £2
Glue into fuselage sides, glass over
inside or solder tinplate brackets
and bolt to the fuselage. Slot takes an M2 screw
head which
slides smoothly along. Solder two screws each
side to your
canopy frame. Cut round holes in the rail at
about half way
open so the frame can be sprung
apart and the canopy taken off.
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My 2011 model. Latest version with plug-in wings. 12.85
KG + batteries = 15.85 kg. CG 6 5/8".
Successfull contest flights done. 7 mins. 70 % battery
used. 24 x 12 prop at 6800 rpm. 12s, 10ah battery. 130
amps at full power. 17 kg thrust.
I cruise at just below 1/2 throttle (50 amps) and use
full power only for verticals. I do 8 manoevres per
flight, in a turn-around pattern to save time.
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Scale Propellor on a model Spitfire.
Many of our customers ask about size of
prop to use on the model, and want to fit a 3 or 4 blade
one.
We advise against this. The prop would look ridiculously
small. A nose over would be very costly.
3 or 4 blade props are much more expensive than 2 blade
props. They are only available in a few sizes.
With the engine running, you cant tell how many blades
are there, so it would only be for static 'posing'.
The multi blade prop would have to be of smaller diameter
for the engine to turn it.
The scale prop is Much larger and much bulkier and so the
working prop will never look scale.
The 1/4 scale prop is about 34 " diam. Black flying
prop 24" or 26" diam. 4 blade smaller.
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1/4 scale Spitfire exhaust kit. £13.
The moulded halves are cut out and glued together, then
glued to the small mounting plate.
These are then fitted to the long plate with 4 screws
each, provided.
The open pipes allow good airflow for cooling. |
1/4 Spit or Hurri wheels. Metal hub with bronze bushes.
£120 pair.
weight 650g per pair.
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INSTRUMENT PANEL KITS
For WW2 British fighters. As shown.
1/7 scale £6. 1/6 scale £6. 1/5 scale
£6.
1/4.5 scale £8. 1/4 scale £8. 1/3 scale £11.
Now included in our Spitfire and
Hurricane kits.
Can be assembled in half an hour.1/4
is 8 1/4 inch wide. 1/6 is 5 1/2 inch wide
Superdash kit. £26
Spit 1/4, 208 mm width.
1/4.5 Hurricane 187mm
1/5 spit 165mm
1/6 spit 140mm
Three dimentional with seperate bezels screwed on.
Compass kit. £6. available in 1/4
,1/5 or 1/6 scale.
Gunsight kit. £6.
1/4, 1/5 or 1/6 scale.
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1/7 deluxe dash £15
120mm wide.
Stencils markings for 1/4 Spit. Waterslide transfers.
£8.00
1/5 scale £8, 1/6 scale £6.
Breitling badges £3
Self adhesive. £3
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Self adhesive vinyl decals.
colours similar to our paints, rings are separate.
spitfire sets
include a selection of grey squadron & black serial
letters.
1/4 spitfire £40
1/5 spitfire £32
1/6 spitfire £22
1/6 Hurricane £22
1/7 FW 190 £7
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Self adhesive silver
detailing sheets.
(Dzuz fasteners,
hatches, screws )£8 each.
All 3 & 3 view to show positioning of details.
In 1/4, 1/5, 1/6
scales. £20
Silver self adhesive vinyl sheet. 12" x 24".
£3
Use for scale hatches etc. see my 1/4 Spitfire
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Vac form radiators and blisters set, 1/4 scale £13
1/4 scale doors kit.
Double skin with rivet detail and scale curved doors.
£10.
Oxygen hose. £1
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1/4 or 1/5 scale Spitfire seat Kit, £16
1/4.5 scale seat for Hurricane £16
scale seat belts set £6
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Super
6".£85 . 5" £75..Carbon spinner.
Lightweight and strong.
Will require sanding and then painting.
6" Spitfire
spinner (6 1/2"
long) £75
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4" heavy duty plastic spinner £8.
SPINNER TIP
For security, the spinner cone must fit into the
backplate groove.
This can be difficult to see. Paint your spinner with the
cone inthe
backplate. If the cone is not seated tightly, it will
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1/4 Spitfire Cannons kit
£10. ( pair of cannons)
9" long x 1 1/4" diameter.
vacuum formed halves, balsa formers, dowel at back for
mounting to wing.
glue together & spraycolour. add tube mussle.
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3 or 4 BLADE SCALE SPITFIRE PROP KITS
See my model at the top of page.
1/6 scale £12. 1/4 scale. £25
(badges not
included)
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Scale prop badges (set of
4). £6
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Scale detail throttle controls fully
assembled
ready to fit.
for left side of cockpit 1/4 scale £20
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. Spitfire
control column, hand made in plywood & plastic,
pivoting action, it's
painted and ready to fit or place on your display shelf,
base plate mounts to fuselage floor on our epoxy version.
1/6 scale £25.
1/4, 1/5 £29
or 1/3 scale £60
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I can carry the spit fuselage with one
hand. (batteries out) |
In my VW bus, it
takes very little room!
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MOSQUITO |
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1/6.5 Mosquito. 100 inch span
(2.54 M). Weight 24 lbs (11 kG)
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Ted Cook after maiden flight on Electric
power. Landed very slowly even without
flaps. |
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Suits two 90 to 150 engines.
(15 cc to 25cc)
Balsa wing outer panels and tail. The rest in
epoxy mouldings.
Rear fuselage detaches at the scale joint. Outer
wings unplug.
Part kit price
£960, plus postage
Kit
contains.
5 Clear EPOXY mouldings
6 canopy mouldings
16 Vac formed
parts.
Laser cut plywood spars and formers.
Laser cut balsa wing and tail ribs.
3 page plans, notes and pictures,
Wing mounting tubes,
Extra balsa etc
will be required.
The kit contains no hardware, hinges, etc , so
you can devise these yourself.
Extras.
Balsa pack £99 (spars & skinning sheet)
or Proskin sheet; 1 off .3mm £55 ( wings ) 1/2
sheet 0.2mm £21 ( tail ) + spars £15=£91
6" main wheels £55 pair.
Tail wheel £5
Spinners £90 pair.
Retracts £200. ( mechanical parts only)
Robart .625 Air cylinders £?
pipes, valve etc.. £?
Vinyl decals, general set with grey letters £25,
duxford special £25.
Dashboard 1/6.5 scale, £5
Five epoxy mouldings. 1. Main fuselage
with wing roots and cowl tops.
2. Left engine nacelle. 3. Right engine
nacelle. 4. Rear fuselage. 5. Tailpiece
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Full panel detail
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Lazer cut Balsa wing and tail parts.
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Retracts.
700 gm. £200. pair
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Laser cut py formers set.
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2 types canopy, 4 types blisters. In the
kit
spare set £50
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Air
control valve £40
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6" Wheels. 330 gm. pair ,
inflatable.
5" Spinners. spun alloy, no blade
cutouts.
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Markings for a
Mothsquito! [My grandson's Joke]
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June 2011.
Ali Machinsky flew my electric Spitfire. Three flights.
I was thinking about remarks I heard saying that light
models are no good. They flit, or fly like a kite.
Ali's 1/4 Spit weighs 90 lbs, so I wondered how he would
find my 35 lb one.
He was delighted with it. He flew massive loops, slow
rolls, 4 point roll, barrel roll, Immalman, inverted
with inverted Immalman recovery, stall turns left and
right, three turn spin, lazy 8, Cuban. Long take offs at
1/2 power.(on grass)
Touch and gos and landings, with and without flaps,
rollers and 3 pointers. Slow flight and circuit at under
20 mph .
He felt very comfortable with it at all times, and always
under control. Longest flight was 8 min with 20% battery
left.
He tried the gyro system which proved to be no problem.
(I had never tried it myself.)
However, the model was so smooth without the gyros that
it made no difference to the appearance of the flight,
so it really does not need gyros. With my set-up the
motor sounds like a well silenced petrol engine.
I had my video running, but I wanted to watch the model
live, so the video was rubbish. Pity!
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July 2011
Customers might be interested in the way I fly, which is
carefully planned for contest flights.
My electric Spit has limited duration, so I now do a
'turn arround' schedule to save wasting time in circuits.
I only use full power for verticle climbs, and level
cruise is done at about 1/2 throttle. This looks and
sounds better
than using full throttle throughout. This my present
schedule.Model stands still, into wind. slowly open
throttle and take-off with 1/2 throttle, keep climb-out
straight and at shallow angle.
How I carry my 1/4 Spitfire.
Wings and tail at the side, fuselage velcroed to the hand
hold above.
One seat removed, chest of drawers with plastic box on
top.
Model restes on a pad and on the folded rear seats. No
fixings needed here.
I lift the model out with my left hand under the fuselage
joint. Easy.
Still have 5 seats and room for two more models.
Gear up, then gentle 90 degree turn away. Complete the
circuit.
Immamlan into wind. Exit is downwind. Turn.
Loop into wind. Make it big and slow. Throttle back on
the descent. Turn.
Roll downwind. Can be 4 point, barrel, slow or Victory
roll. Turn.
Lazy eight. big wing-over away, pass by at an angle, wing
over opposite way, return on same path it started on.
Turn and climb.
Split S down wind. throttle shut. Turn.
Inverted pass or 1/2 Cuban downwind. Turn.
Horizontal fig eight. Circuit and climb.
Descending circle. low throttle. Circuit.
On downwind leg gear is lowered. On crosswind leg flaps
are lowered.
Touchdown next to you. Long straight landing run and
stop. Then taxi if possible.
Alternative options are, 3 turn spin, stall turn. Touch
and go. 4 types of cuban 8. And a few more.
This flight lasts about 6/7 minutes and leaves about 25%
battery power left.
why don't you try it.
On my large Spit and Hurri I use expo on all flying
surfaces, up to 75%.
I also use the servo slow feature of my Spektrun DX8 set
at 1 second on Elev, Ail, Rud,
and throttle, 2 seconds on flaps. This helps smooth,
realistic flight.
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Turnigy C80100 180kv motor. Jeti 200 amp ESC. 12s x 10
ah. 24 x 12 prop, 6k8 at 130 amps.
More power than 80cc petrol engine. I reckon thrust is
now better than 1:1. I love it!
I have now flown with 3 batteries, 15ah for longer flight
time. We have a few of these motors in stock at £130
each. (NEW)
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Pete Fords installation.. |
April 2009. Micks new one, ready for first flight. Ted
Cooke's. Zenoah 61 with pipe, "bags of power"
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1/4 Spit data from our customers. Whats yours? Contest limit is
15 kg.
Name |
weight kg |
Engine |
ballast gm |
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Mick Reeves |
12.5 kg |
Moki 360 twin |
batteries |
no cockpit |
scale cooling |
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Jim Reeves |
14.5 kg |
Zenoah 62 |
600 gm |
old fuselage |
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7" |
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Paul P |
14 kg |
moki 75 single |
none |
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no paint yet |
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Abe |
18.6 kg |
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2720 gm |
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John Mota |
20.22kg |
ZDZ 100R twin |
1700 gm |
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Mick Reeves
number 2 |
14.5kg |
3W 80 twin
24 x 12, 6000rpm |
Engine lightened.
No ballast |
ProSkin
Wings |
Scale cooling |
6" |
75% expo on elev. |
Ted |
17.7 kg |
Zen 62+pipe |
1 kg |
ProSkin |
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Mathieu Reynjens |
16kg |
Torquemaster |
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28 x 14 |
4200 rpm |
7" |
scale cooling |
Jim Reeves |
16 kg |
Zen 62 |
1.2kgm, in front of prop. |
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6 1.2" |
scale cooling |
Pete Ford.
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16 1/2 kg |
turnigy
C80100 |
2x 12s, 5000mah
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24x12 |
6500rpm |
6 1/2" |
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Mick Reeves |
15.85kg |
turnigy C80100 |
2x 12s, 5000mah |
24 x 12 |
6700. |
6 3/4" |
17 1/2 kg thrust |
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Detailing my wings , Jan 2011. My building time on this
model will be about 4 months, 500 hours. |
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NEWS Nov 2010.
My new 2010 Spit was weighed. Without paint and a few
details. 14 1/2 kg,
So finished flying weight should be about 15 1/2 kg.
Contest weight without batteries 12 1/2 kg.
Probable weight with petrol engine 13 1/2 kg (mine is
electric) |
Customers comments. ' the best spitfire kit on the
market
(far superior to the .... or the ..... one, and with 100%
scale
cockpit and fittings etc, its ready to fly weight was
only 33 lb, i
ncluding the Z62 and torquemaster. 'the
Torquemaster is incredible.
The low rpm with scale diameter prop make a model that
sounds
every inch the part and not just looks great, and I
cannot
recommend it enough.' |
Ian
Peters 1/6 two seater "Elizabeth" . Electric
powered, nice job there Ian.
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John
Jewel from New Zealand.. What backdrop. !/4 Spit.
weight 47 lbs 21 kG. 26 x 10 on DLE 85.
Happy with flight -'would pass for the real thing
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Three pointer on maiden flight.
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Domonique
Lang from switzerland.
Electric power with 2 x 12 S 4500, hacker motor 150-8,
propeller Air Models 28x10
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Len
Gardiner.
27 lbs 8 ozs, without batteries. Motor - 50 to 80cc
Turnigy. 22 x 12 A P C electric prop.
9 minutes at cruise speed., 30- 40 amps
Two x 6 cell 60-120C 5000 mAh Heavy Duty
Turnigy.
Model is very light and the first flight required no trim
changes and at half throttle it is so realistic most
onlookers are just in awe of it
.The landings are very easy due to light wing loadings. I
just cant tell you how much of a joy this
model is to fly, it has exceeded
all my expectations and is truly the most realistic
flying model, I hope to be flying it for a long time to
come.
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Paul
Playle. Mokey 75. 18 KG. ready for maiden flight. Wood
fuselage with 1kg ballast.
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Manuel
Lloret from Spain
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Phil Anderson, Australia.
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Phil
Anderson - nice work on the undercarriage.
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Stein Haugen in icy Norway, 'fly like a dream' |
Phillip Bernard, France. ZDZ 100 NG twin.
Cooling from radiator.
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John Byme. 3W 110 inline twin. 17 kilo.
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Dave Hubenig from
Canada.
Maiden flight, 'flies great', 'all
manoevres'.
Zenoar 62 on 22 x 10. CG at 6 1/2".
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Six pictures of Bob Nortons
super 1/6 Spit. 13 1/2 lbs. His maiden flight.
October 2011.
"I cannot praise your kit enough.....flew
like she was on rails...over the moon with
her...loops, rolls,
stall turns, etc."
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Bob Norton's neat saito twin instalation. Spark ignition.
1/6 Spit |
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electric retracts in 1/6 Spit. |
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Mathieu Reyntjens Torquemaster installation. |
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3W 80. .
Carb feed from behind spinner. bottom left, Spectrum Rx,
throttle servo.Top left,
retract valve, gauge, filler, speed control valve,
ignition battery.
Rx battery will be 1800 lipo.No switches used, just plug
in.
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3W 80. Cooling duct at bottom rear.
24 x 12 plastic prop, 5900 rpm. 95 Db on silencer. |
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Jims Spit with Zenoah 62. Won flying contest July 2008.
Short pipe added. 7600 on 22 x 12 prop. |
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Chris
Freeman, South Africa. Electric with Turnigy 5055 motor
on 5 or 6 cells.
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Built in 2020 by Greg Cassar in memorial
to his late son James Cassar,
both full size pilots, the Spitfire was James' favourite
aircraft. A fine tribute.
AUW 6kg, 18x8 prop 29v 48 amp WP2000
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1/6
Spitfire from Andrzej Wielinski in Poland . Turnigy
electric power
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News. Thanks to Ted Cook, we
now know that covering the 2008 wing
with ProSkin is acually very easy. Seperates sheets are
used for the front
and rear, with split along the main spar. 3 1/2 sheets of
0.3 mm are needed.
Latest way - in one sheet, with split along main spar
near the tip. |
Easy way to add ballast. Steel discs or washers in front
of prop, well forward!
About 1.6 kg here. Equivalent to 2.3 kg on the engine.
Note scale exhaust outlet. 3 mm ply engine mount box. |
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NEWS. October 2007. I
built a 1/4 scale Spit for my 2008 contest model. I will
need it to be below
the 15 kg [33lb] weight limit.
I am took the oportunity to redesign the kit, giving
attention to weight
reduction, scale accuracy, easier building, easy
operation, and transportability.
I add further scale items for the kit.
Exhausts. Moulded canopy . Sliding canopy rails. U/C
doors.
New all balsa tails which unplug, mini servo in each
side.
Lighter fuselage formers.
The scale engine cowling can be unbolted from the
fuselage quite easily.
New lighter retracts whch are air up, spring down.
Wing breaks at the centre, with alloy tube and phenolic
sleeves.
I fitted the Laser 360 V twin. Cooling from scale carb
intake.
I replaced that with the more powerful Moki 360 inline
two-stroke twin.
May 08. model wieghs 12 1/2 kg and needs no extra nose
weight.!
Model was destroyed on the first flight. Ran out of down
elevator in
low inverted pass.
2009. New model built with 3W 80cc inline twin. Proskin
wings. 14.75 kg.
Badly damaged at takeoff when elevators glitched. Bad
voltage controller.
Rebuilt.
On third flight engine failed, model landed in trees,
destroyed one wing.
New wing built, flown in contest in June. I need some
practice and lots of
small repairs on the model. I have entered the Euro
champs in Norway.
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My 2009 Spit with Moki 360 twin. Ducts to cylinders from
scale intake, and carb from
the side. Items from the rear;- Rxs, air filler, two Rx
switches, retract valve and servo,
one litre tank, throttle servo, rudder servo, elevator
servo, glow switch and ammeter.
Batteries will be at the front, dependant on CG. This
engine was sold. |
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Canopy rail and rivetsI used our new rivets set to
apply the 20,000 rivets to the wing panels,
then sprayed the final colour.
Good news. The weight increase on each panel was just 20
gm!!
The KlassKote is very good to use. I mixed 15 cc clour,
15cc catalyst,
30 cc thinner. Sprayed at 30 psi. The colour covers very
well.
Only thin coat needed. Very uncritical on spray
technique. No runs or
orange peel. Becomes dust free in few minutes, dry to
touch in 1/2 hour.
Quite hard by the next day, but it can still be removed
with thinner
if you made a mistake. Fully hard after 4 days
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Sep 09. The engine cooling from the scale carb intake was
not quite good enough.
It was very hot after a flight. I have cut inlet and
outlet doors in the bottom cowl,
I also cut some 1 inch holes in the top wing skin so air
could enter past the retracts. |
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Heavy spit from CANADA
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Electric 1/4 Spit
from France. Luc Lahourcade. 28 x 14 prop at 4700
rpm. 10 mins on 12s 10 ah.
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Pete Fords 1/4 Electric
Spitfire. See link above. 24 x 12 prop at
6,200 rpm. Plenty of power.
First flight at mostly 1/2 throttle. 6 Minutes
and over 50% battery left. Turnigy C80100 180k
motor.
4 x 6S. 5amp batteries, Give 12S 2p. 48 volts, 10
amp hour
His comment "after this you dont want to fly
anything else!" |
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Steve Foxon. Maiden flight. Flies like a dream. 3W 75,
24x10 prop. 38 lbs. CG 6". |
Corne Gous from South Africa. MVVS 80cc. |
Mathieu Reyntjens from Belgium. Torqumaster fitted. |
Mark James Spit with our Torqumaster |
Bill Wilkinson |
Kevin Hopwood from Arizona. 1/6 scale, Laser 100. 14 lbs.
'Flew like a dream'. |
Mathieu Reynjens. Torquemaster/Zenoah 62. 16 kg, scale
cooling intake. "Very smooth".
28 x 18 prop. Sounds great, see Utube above. |
Dennis Hartly. 'great flying model' |
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John Mota From USA. 100cc inline ZDZ |
Jason Thomas |
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Chris Broad. Laser 150.
'The finest aircraft you'll ever have the privilage of
flying.'
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Herbert Ludwig from Germany
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Ronald Kunenborg, Holland.
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Neil Schrader, New Zealand chanp97/98
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Nigel Wagstaff
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Reinhold Wichert from Germany
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Doug Fraser from Canada
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Pete Fullards Third place winner at 2004Nats
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Dave Knott, Nats clubman winner 2001,
Model is 17 years old.
He bought a new one this year.
behind, Pete Fullard, 4th place.
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Nic. Bruischi, San Merino.
Model had its maiden flight in
the world champs!
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Bertie Barton from Spain.
'Flies like a dream'.
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Part of a letter from Air Vice Marshall
Johnie Johnson to builder Doug Fraser in
Canada '...The aeroplane looks a very fine
model and I am pleased that 'my' aeroplane
is now flying around the skies of Alberta...'
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Jack Sheeks, USA
Flown in control-line scale at
world champs. "It flies so well"
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MARK NUMBERS OF MERLIN ENGINED SPITFIRES
The fo1lowing Mks of Spitfire are all basically similar
externally, except for following.
There are two main groups:
1. Long nose (As supplied in kit). Mks.VII, VIII , IX, X, XI,
XVI.
With four blade prop & two radiators.
2. Short nose. (2 1/3" shorter than kit model). Mks. I, II,
V, VI, XIII.
One radiator, one oil cooler, 3 blade prop. (2 blade on early Mk
I.)
The enlarged rudder shown on plan was fitted to some Mk VII,
VIII, IX, XI,
most MK XVI and all Mk X.
ARMAMENT . The suffix letter after the mark no. indicates the
type of wing fitted.
A Eight 0.303" machine guns.
B. Two 2Omm cannon, plus four 0.303" machine guns.
C. Two or four cannon, plus four 303 machine guns.
E. Two cannon, plus two 0.5" machine guns.
The standard tips could be varied by being clipped or extended,
and these could apply
to any Mk. Retract tailwheel. On Mk. VII, VIII, X, and some Mk
XI.
CANOPY SHAPES
Flat. Mk. I.
Curved top. Mk. I, II, V.
Blown. (As in kit) Mk. V, VIII, IX, XVI.
Teardrop. Mk. IX, XVI.
External bulletproof wind screen was used on Mk. I, II, V. and
was changed to
internal from Mk V on. (Mk V with external screen was a
conversion from Mk I.)
Other points to watch. When modelling a particular aircraft,
check such points as
exhausts, wheels, small blisters and openings, wing type, as well
as the camouflage
and markings which usually varied from the official type.
Customers comments
'I have built 12 Spitfire models, your 1/4 Spit
was the best.'
'I have just crashed your 1/6 Spit after 10 years of flying.
It was the best flying model I ever had. Send a new one.'
'I have flown one for 13 years and over 800 flights and have
proved to myself and all who saw it that nothing flies like
a Spitfire."