Mick Reeves Mark IX Supermarine Spitfire 1/4 Scale Kit Unboxing.

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Rob Crawford

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@cgdeery 6 жыл бұрын

3 years.. Well done mate.. Can't wait to see it myself..

@robcrawford9657 9 жыл бұрын

Yeah, i think that's about the way of it alright. In my opinion the kit was designed to give the builder an outline to elaborate on,a blank canvas. I look at this kit as an exciting build, it would be boring if everything just slotted together as in a jigsaw puzzle. I enjoy the challenges presented by scale modelling but at the minute my main challenge is getting the time to make any substantial progress on the build.

@inthenameofjustice8811 8 жыл бұрын

I built a Mick Reeves Spitfire all balsa construction, six foot wing span and a 250cc engine about 25 years ago. Took 2 months to build and I never got to fly the thing because life got in the way. It was sold to someone who kept it in their garage and never flew it either.

@robcrawford9657 8 жыл бұрын

+InTheNameOfJustice That's a really fast build time, i spent 2 months at the wing alone.

@inthenameofjustice8811 8 жыл бұрын

***** I had three months off work so lots of time to do it in. Most only get to work evenings and weekends.

@robcrawford9657 8 жыл бұрын

Yes i only get about 3 hours a night. Would you not buy it back and fly it? it's a shame to have it waste away in someones garage!

@inthenameofjustice8811 8 жыл бұрын

***** This was a long time ago and I have moved several times since so I don't know if the guy is even still alive. It's been a huge regret though. The company I was with went into temporary receivership and I was laid off for three months until a buyer was found and I got my job back, so I needed the money badly. Initially, we thought we would only be off work for a month and my daughter bought the model for me to give me something to do and take my mind off things. As time dragged on, my daughter lost her job too and I was forced to start selling stuff and the last thing I sold was the plane, the radio etc. But yeah, it still grieves me. The guy hung it in the rafter of his garage and a friend of mine asked him if he had flown it and he said, "No. I am scared too in case I crash it." Why the hell buy the thing then? Still, people are people and he helped me out by buying it so what he does with it is up to him.

@robcrawford9657 8 жыл бұрын

I see, maybe you will get the chance to build another one someday.

@robcrawford9657 9 жыл бұрын

The prices are all on their site but the good thing is you can leave out items and buy them at a later date or just order them as you go along, i think this cost me about £675.

@thecrow3380 7 жыл бұрын

You sound just like me :) Cregagh Road? My wife loved listening to you speak.

@TOPHAT1966GS 9 жыл бұрын

I hope that you will do some build videos for this kit.

@robcrawford9657 9 жыл бұрын

TOPHAT1966GS Yea for sure, i have just taken delivery of a kolm IL135 270 crank which is the German lump for this British machine (the irony didn't go unnoticed) but in my eyes it's the only gas engine worthy of going into the spitty purely for the sound it produces. I will get a video up on that as soon as i get the bits to make it go, it has electric on-board start, i can hardly wait.

@davidbarr2155 3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully see the finished spitfire

@robcrawford9657 3 жыл бұрын

Here it is flying, I just need to paint it kzbin.info/www/bejne/rny0pIJ_jpd0oNU&ab_channel=RobCrawford

@tsmgguy 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, thanks!

@monz1978 9 жыл бұрын

:) you seem well chuffed with it all. How much was that kit?

@ridwanhusain9196 6 жыл бұрын

is this kit made in UK?

@robcrawford9657 6 жыл бұрын

Yes Mick Reeves Models.

@robcrawford9657 9 жыл бұрын

Here's the kolm IL135 270 with electric start, i also have temperature telemetry on this engine as i plan to do a closed cowl enjoy the sound! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaKugH6Bp9eIr9E

@robcrawford9657 7 жыл бұрын

Here it is almost complete with the engine running kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYW6ipWloa9lrsk

@stephengorman3361 6 жыл бұрын

And where is the Canopy?????

@robcrawford9657 6 жыл бұрын

Hi,I got the basic kit to get me started and as i moved along with the build i just ordered things like the canopy,rivets,exhaust,dash ect along the way.Thanks for watching!