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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome) - 11/27/2012 1:28 AM

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Jb22. The one thing about the TF kits is the wing sheeting is indeed 1/16 and quite fragile. Having built the F4U, 2 P-51s and 2 At-6s I know what you mean about the thin sheeting. I would highly recommend you glass your bird with .75 oz cloth and resin. It will give you good surface to finish and add some strength to the wing skins. There are a number of articles about glassing so I won't take up time to discuss it here. Just be sure to take off as much of the weight as you can by thinning the resin and sanding the filler coats before getting to the finish colors. I good finish shouldn't add much more than 16 total oz. to your bird. Good luck, looking good so far.

scratchbuilder46,
I was in my work shop today and almost put my finger through the right wing just trying to move it all the work table!!

I am going to glass the whole kit, but I will keep the tail light!! I have a club member who love to glass!! I will get him to help me!!

Thank you so very much for your input!! I have found a build thread here on RCU about the TF Spitfire and he post pictures of how he glass his wings and they turn out great!!!
Thanks, again!!!
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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome) - 11/27/2012 2:06 AM

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Sonny, Post the link to the thread here. I came across one myself awhile back.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_1403165/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm

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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome) - 11/27/2012 2:53 AM

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Warbirder I got my shirts today .. thankyou very much . I now know what Sptfire blue looks like.. now all I need to do ,is finish my 72 " Kyosho Spit. Just needs about 4 hours of work ..

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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome) - 11/27/2012 8:07 AM

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Hey Brother's
I don't know if anyone has seen this video on you tube on the maiden flight of the Spitfire MK19 back in 2010. If not, here is the link below!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdT7_qshR9w&feature=watch-vrec
Sit back and turn up the sound, and enjoy!!!

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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome) - 11/27/2012 8:10 AM

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Sonny, Post the link to the thread here. I came across one myself awhile back.
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_1403165/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm

Steve,
Here is my link below!!
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_5863160/mpage_1/key_/tm.htm
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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome) - 11/27/2012 8:37 AM

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Thanks for the link Sonny, the Frenchman sure knows how to fly a Spit and the smile on his face @ the end says it all. I enjoyed every minute!
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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome) - 11/27/2012 12:08 PM

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Count me in - I have a H9 Spit with OS-95AX. Just repairing the LG right now after I ripped it out on a deadstick. I hope to get her back into the air soon.

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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome) - 11/27/2012 6:40 PM

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Great video!
Thanks.

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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome) - 11/27/2012 8:04 PM

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Thanks for the vid, Sonny.
That made my lunch time/day.

Yeah.... One of the few videos/pictures that show the rivet structure that I am looking for (close up).

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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome) - 11/28/2012 12:05 AM

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Andreas,
The look on the pilot face after he climb out of the cockpit said it all!!! He try hard to down play it, but, the smile came out!!

The low fly-by was a joy to see and hear!! I was told and I agree, that the best way to see these war bird is in the air. Sitting on the ground is okay, that way I can get a close look and take lots of pictures, but, to see them fire-up and then taxi for take-off and go to work!! Hoping that they all will come home!!
Anybody remember growing up and watching the tv show "12:00 O Clock High??? Now I am telling my age!!!!

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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome) - 11/28/2012 12:42 AM

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Sonny, thanks for the video. Yes i remember 12 o'clock high. Watching the video makes me want to start on my Top Flite MK9 kit. The only thing is i have two other projects i'm working on at this time. And i need to finish them first.
that's the way it is. John T.

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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome) - 11/28/2012 12:52 AM

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Oh yea, 12 O-Clock high was one of my favorite TV shows as a kid

. That along with World at War, other shows like BA BA Black Sheep, Combat (Rat Patrol), and even Hogan’s Heroes

started my interest in WWII. I was always peering out of the windscreen of my dad’s Cherokee looking for that inbound bogie. I think I built every WWII plastic model Revell and Monogram airplane ever produced.

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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome) - 11/28/2012 12:59 AM

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Brotherhood Update, we now have 143 in our squadron.

Welcome all!

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If you would like to join the Spitfire Brotherhood please send me a PM, e-mail right here from RCU, or just make your request on this thread. I will track and assign you a number.

Never can tell when you may run into another Spitfire Brother somewhere, so join now.

Welcome to the Brotherhood #s

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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome) - 11/28/2012 1:20 AM

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I have heard from those that were alive in the day about how the invasion strips were really painted on, and we have all seen the perfect outline of the invasion stripes on models, but this says it all.

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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome) - 11/28/2012 1:41 AM

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Wow that MK19 Spit what a video. A French man too, pity they were not so keen in 1940.
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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome) - 11/28/2012 4:02 AM

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Happy to join the Brotherhood
I have 2 Spits ....Sportsman aviation (os 120) & Hyperion Mk 8
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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome) - 11/28/2012 10:28 AM

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Wow that MK19 Spit what a video. A French man too, pity they were not so keen in 1940.
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LOL, well you know the French; baguette, wine and café au lait... but there was an underground French resistance during the war. Many thanks to those brave people!

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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome) - 11/28/2012 12:46 PM

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Happy to join the Brotherhood
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Welcome Capstan. Love your 'user' name. Most appropriate for a lover of Spitfires.

Dubs1946, I am sure the French were keen to do their bit but were just overwhelmed by vastly superior forces. It would have been all over before they knew it.

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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome) - 11/28/2012 7:05 PM

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Regarding the Spits in Burma, I believe this is a new report on BBC. If it has been posted before, sorry

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20532791

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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome) - 11/29/2012 12:51 AM

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Yes i agree with the general idea the underground fought well and died bravely, but the capitulation of the French was a debacle and should not have happened and could have been avoided and the Germans stopped in there tracks.
Makes interesting reading.

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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome) - 11/29/2012 7:29 PM

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I just picked up a new Parkzone Spitfire Mk IX for a fantastic price. It will be a great addition to my hanger alongside my PZ UMX Spitfire AS3X.

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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome) - 11/30/2012 10:59 PM

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Brothers;
One quick question please!!
As you all know I am going to glass the fuse and wings on my Top Flite Spitfire kit. I can not find any .75 oz cloth but I can get my hands on 1 to 5 oz cloth. My question is, would 1 or 5 oz glass add to much weight?? I have use 5 oz before on the center section of the wing, but not the whole wing.
Thanks for any answer or input on this question. Now back to the work shop for more sanding!!!
Thanks, again Brothers!!
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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome) - 11/30/2012 11:29 PM

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Brothers;
One quick question please!!
As you all know I am going to glass the fuse and wings on my Top Flite Spitfire kit. I can not find any .75 oz cloth but I can get my hands on 1 to 5 oz cloth. My question is, would 1 or 5 oz glass add to much weight?? I have use 5 oz before on the center section of the wing, but not the whole wing.
Thanks for any answer or input on this question. Now back to the work shop for more sanding!!!
Thanks, again Brothers!!
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Sonny,

I buy my glass from Ziroli. If my memory serves me well it is 1/4 oz cloth, and you can buy it by the yard.

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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome) - 11/30/2012 11:52 PM

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There are different thoughts on glassing. Either is fine for me, but here is the content of the discussions I have had with others.

Discussion 1:

1. When using epoxy resin for glassing thin it with Acetone to thin it out to flow into the cloth.
2. Use a squeegee, credit card, or business card to spread. (Some dab it on with a sponge)
3. Apply second coat of epoxy after cured.
4. Sand, fill, prime, sand, and sand some more, then repeat till smooth.

Discussion 2:

1. Same as above, except do not thin. The thought is thinning requires the second coat, so no thinning results in a lighter glass job.
2. Same as above.
3. Skip to step 4 above.

I have always gone with Discussion 1, but that is only my choice.

With the amount of skilled builders in the brotherhood, I am sure there are more and better ways to accomplish this task.

Hope this helps someone,

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RE: Spitfire Brotherhood (All Spitfires Welcome) - 11/30/2012 11:56 PM

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F4U5 and Mad-Web,

My schedule was crazy this week, but your shirts shipped today.

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