Morskoj Spitka....

[nev]

There aren't enough superlatives in the English language to compliment you properly on this.



 

[K5054NZ]

Comment seconded, Nev.



Jeez, you're a modelling GOD! Peter, thank you! PAINT! NOW! Like a Rufe, but infinitely better

[NARSES2]

What can I say      

[Patrick H]

Grear stuff Wolfik, I can hardly wait to see the finished product.



Patrick

[lancer]

Brilliant Peter, stunningly brilliant!

[wolfik]

hi all!
thanks for the flattering comments!!!!!
will see what can I do as next :dum:

regards to all moony "kitters" here!  

[John Howling Mouse]

You are the Jedi Master of Modeling, Peter!

 

[Bryan H.]

Beautiful!    B)

Bryan

[Tophe]

The Twin-Float Spitfire that I presented to complete Wolfik's Single-Float Spitfire was a Japanese model of 2003 named Floatfire, see http://www002.upp.so-net.ne.jp/Matsu-chiyo...pit-5-float.htm . Wolfik's asked me if it was 1/48 too, but I do not read (fluently enough) Japanese to answer. Which one of us do?

Anyway, between Twin-Float Spitfire and Single-Float Spitfire, my choice is: Twin-"Single-Float-Spitfire", also called "Twin-Float Twin-Spitfire", not from Supermarine but from the team Wolfik-Tophe. See the picture on the twin-tail forum at
http://www.whatifmodelers.com/forum//index...80&#entry118324
With Soviet stars someday, it may be called WorkfikToff Dvukh-Morskoj-Spitka...

[elmayerle]

A small spot of technical nitpicking from a structural viewpoint.  It seems to me that both Spitfire and Bf109 floatplanes would be able to save a bit of structural beef-up by tying the struts supporting the main float(s) to the existing points the main landing gear legs tie to instead af adding structure to mount the floats to the wings or a single float directly to the fuselage centerline.  For a single float, I'd use a narrow V-strut with a small stabilizing strut at the back while two-floats would get canted struts similar to the ones for the ski-equipped Bf109E.

[John Howling Mouse]

The Twin-Float Spitfire that I presented to complete Wolfik's Single-Float Spitfire was a Japanese model of 2003 named Floatfire, see http://www002.upp.so-net.ne.jp/Matsu-chiyo...pit-5-float.htm . Wolfik's asked me if it was 1/48 too, but I do not read (fluently enough) Japanese to answer. Which one of us do?

Anyway, between Twin-Float Spitfire and Single-Float Spitfire, my choice is: Twin-"Single-Float-Spitfire", also called "Twin-Float Twin-Spitfire", not from Supermarine but from the team Wolfik-Tophe. See the picture on the twin-tail forum at
http://www.whatifmodelers.com/forum//index...80&#entry118324
With Soviet stars someday, it may be called WorkfikToff Dvukh-Morskoj-Spitka...

I had a friend of mine in Japan check out your Japanese text link there, Tophe:

It is actually the Russian kit manufacturer "EASTERN EXPRESS" and kit #72206.
I'm told they only make 1/72 aircraft kits.

Here's the kit
http://www.aviapress.com/viewonekit.htm?EST-72206

and here's a site listing all of Eastern Express' products (I only have one little Tupolev kit from them and have never built it):
http://rosemonthobby.swiftsite.com/eem.htm

[mgp]

You've been sneaking peeks at my What-If To-Do list haven't you?? Thief, thief!!  

I was pondering doing a single float RAAF Mk8 Spitfire in Grey Nurse markings  using the floats from a Rufe.  The single main float just looks so much better than the twin floats - much sleeker and Spitfire looking.

Can't wait to see what the finished item looks like.
 

[Tophe]

The page http://www.fortunecity.com/tattooine/farme...0/spitfire.html seems to confirm the Twin-Float Spitfire was an actually built prototype, which is sad, while Wolfik's Single-Float Spitfire is a pure what-if model, great!
 

[wolfik]

hi
yes it was planned to use these (IX ,one built) in the pacific in 1943 but the us art to make war was simply better  

the prototype was back configured to the "wheeled" aircraft
have some pictures from a polish monografie book
regards!