G-FIRE - 1/48 Airfix Spitfire Mk.XIV

[Adam the Akrodude]

After a massive break from modelling due to COVID pandemic induced malaise, I'm finally back into modelling. I just had too much going on during the pandemic to remotely be inspired to do any modelling. The only attempt I made was refurbishing my old Tamiya 1/48 Spitfire Mk.1 for a club display for Expo - that at least got the ol' juices flowing!

Anyway, the "fun" is beginning to return and I've been working on G-FIRE's cockpit, which I might add I believe was all black. I've done a tonne of research even looking at a near current open cockpit photo of the repainted G-FIRE (which now resides in USA) plus a bunch of other photos and it sure appears as the cockpit is all black. I've elected to stick with the "paper/resin" brown seat as I've not been able to see any photo of G-FIREs seat, so sticking with standard config for a Mk.XIV Spity. Still a few little things to do in the cockpit, then it will be buttoned up into the fuselage.

20220906_142011 by Adam Dormer, on Flickr

20220906_141952 by Adam Dormer, on Flickr

20220906_141729 by Adam Dormer, on Flickr

20220906_141535 by Adam Dormer, on Flickr

[Uros]

A civil Spitfire, love it!

[Adam the Akrodude]

A civil Spitfire, love it!

"G-FIRE" to me is one of the hottest looking prop jobs ever. The Mk.XIV Spity is one beast of a aeroplane! Hopefully it will come together OK. Plenty of other people have built this kit without major headaches.

[RayS]

Lovely detail Adam

[hrtpaul]

That looks pretty bloody good man. I too have one of these to do in the next decade or 2 so I'll be watching this closely

[Adam the Akrodude]

Cheers RayS!

Cheers Paul! I'll list my references and post photos of the real G-FIRE to help you and anyone else who goes on this journey. There's some good stuff at Britmodeller on G-FIRE.

[Adam the Akrodude]

G-FIRE cockpit finished. Parts count over 80 - yeah, yeah I know I have issues! Some reference photos that have lead to my conclusion that G-FIRE cockpit is black. This is also the conclusion of others I've read at Britmodeller as well.

20220915_150959 by Adam Dormer, on Flickr

20220915_161013 by Adam Dormer, on Flickr

20220915_163456 by Adam Dormer, on Flickr

14-NH904G-FIREPeterArnold (1) by Adam Dormer, on Flickr

G-FIRE 2 by Adam Dormer, on Flickr

G-FIRE these days.

p1050444 by Adam Dormer, on Flickr

pmqfmqfmpqy by Adam Dormer, on Flickr

pmqfmqfqpqy by Adam Dormer, on Flickr

[BradG]

Looks good. I've got this kit too, was looking at it thinking I'd probably mask and paint those pin stripes. I reckon that will be a lot easier than using the decals.

[Adam the Akrodude]

Looks good. I've got this kit too, was looking at it thinking I'd probably mask and paint those pin stripes. I reckon that will be a lot easier than using the decals.

I'll have a crack at using the decals first. Plenty have done so and at least look OK in photos - see how I go. Got to get the sucker painted first!

[Bell209]

I like what you've done so far