Building a Spitfire*

[G-Man]

I spent part of my Thanksgiving vacation building a Supermarine Spitfire.
*Yeah, it's a balsa model, not the real thing.

Still, it was a ton more work than I remember from childhood. Here's the video: (and how do you embed videos?)

http://youtu.be/FcGNEwynEuM

Enjoy! And check out my other videos...

 

[Henning]

Somewhere in Argentina or Chile, there was a full size fiberglass Spitfire replica for sale. The guy cut the molds for it off a real Spitfire so all the rivet heads, seams, and everything was there.

 

[Sac Arrow]

Those little Guillows models are fun to make.

 

[Matthew]

Sweet! I think I built a Spitfire too, about 35 years ago. I'd usually get them to that same point, then lose interest. I did get a really nice model finished, took it to the back yard for a test glide to set the trim, and had a good flight. Until our cat tore out from behind a tree and killed it.

 

[maddog52]

Built dozens of those type kits. My personal best was just over 24 hours from opening the box to first flight. It was the Guillows Hawker Hurricane. I added split flaps later for short field take offs . Lots of fun.

 

[mkosmo]

I have a kit to build a spitfire laying around somewhere, but it's for an R/C model. The thing is huge... I had to get a 20cc motor for it. One of these days I should build it... I just don't have nearly as many r/c parts as I used to have.