john josey

I take my hat off to you alan, a stunning repair ! I would love to know how you managed to blend it in that well.

spitmad

Thanks John

Lots of high fill primer and hours of wet n dry sanding !

the new paint is more obvious in the flesh, but this will "blend in" as the piant fades off after some exposure to the sun a few wipe downs with cleaning fluids...ect.......(the pics were taken on my phone so not the greatest resolution)

Stay tuned for some more pics at the flying field

cheers

Alan

Peter_OZ

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standing by

it is interesting how liberal does of red wine assist in the repairs . . .

spitmad

very true..........the "elixure of life" certainly dulls the pain of any repair job

Peter_OZ

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lol amongst other things too hehe

ticketec

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Alan,

Fantastic job on the repairs mate!

Looks like I get to join you in the coverted halls of aircraft repairs after my Fw-190 tripped up on some long grass[&o]. must have been a hidden roo steamer in there somewhere!!

Thanks

dave

mcmatrix

Wow, Alan,

 An amazing read from page one to 14! Truly inspiring!

Has all the Highs and Lows  - the tears of joy and pain... Fantastic modelling and repairs... She's a beaut in the air and on the ground

 May I look you up at Carrum sometime? I want to start my Don Smith 1/4 scale Spitty but its a bit daunting..

Will be waiting for the Pheonix flight!

regards,

Matt

spitmad

Ahhh crap !!!............that looks a lot worst than my little incident...........hope the repairs all go well Dave

spitmad

G'day Matt

If you can make to Parcs at Carrum look me up although I don't get as often as I used to due to a new addition to the family.
If you are local and need any help with your Spit build let me know, the Don Smith 1/4 Spit is a beauty !

Alan

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Dave,
bugger mate, that sucks. You going to cut a new core and splice to the good half?

roo steamer, more like an elephant steamer!!

cheers
Peter

mcmatrix

G'Day Alan,

No good flying weather this weekend...working on the Spitty of the next project?

Matt

spitmad

G'day Matt
The Spit is finished and ready to go .........have some u/c repairs to finish on my Topflight 85" Jug and wing repiars to a 1/4 scale tiger moth (due to a mid air collision).......then back onto the 96" Vailley Tempest ..............and the 100" P51 so plenty to keep me occupied until the WX comes good again over the weekend.

Alan

john josey

I have 3 fairly large aircraft, the 81" spit, 1/3 scale pitts and a tubine powered f-16. It can be a struggle to store and transport these. How do you guys get on with the many huge warbirds that you mention ?

spitmad

John


I have a fair size garage (big enough for five cars ) and a go kart trailer I have relegated for model aircraft use................(I got to old and unfit for go-karts)

Alan

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Thats a pretty full on shed spitmad
I LIKE IT!!!!!!!!

Brad

john josey

My goodnes alan, you`ve got it licked there mate. Yeah that would make life a lot easier !

You would think with me being a bricklayer i would build my way out of the problem. (just a lazy git i suppose )

That looks very much like a BVM bandit fusalage in the background ? (green fiberglass) ......After having a second look maybe an f-18 ?

trent smith

Hello Al, good to hear that the spitty is finished.....again. Let me know when your going to be out at the field again and I will try to get down there. Your workshop looks good but is it nice and clean all the time or just when the camera is out.(lol) I have a 6x9 metre shed that used to look empty but now with an expanding family and limited storage indoors the shed is getting a bit cluttered. I have plenty of space for building but running out of space to store completed models. Anyway I will catch up soon at P.A.R.C.S , cheers Trent.