The Wooksta! - The Plan: Comments thread

[Martin H]

It's not something I want to do, although if others find it feasible and want to do it, by all means.  I don't have a monopoly on what if Spitfires.

Alex from IPMS Brampton has already done it. He had it on their club stand at their own show last year.

[The Wooksta!]

He's another Spitfire nut.  Which reminds me, I promised him a load of bits but never sent.  I'll take them down to Telford for him.

[Nick]

Have you tried putting a Spitfire wing on an Attacker?
What about a nosewheel Attacker, this might mean putting the wings further back to counter the CofG?

[The Wooksta!]

I've toyed with the ideas but that's as far as it got.  IIRC, there's an Attacker fuselage with some mods done to allow for Spitfire flying surfaces, but I never started sticking bits together.

[NARSES2]

Good display at Telford Lee, particularly liked the Attackers.

Sorry to hear about the job. Best of luck, it's tough out there

[van883]

Good luck with the book, and sorry to hear about the job. Best wishes, Van.

[The Wooksta!]

Thanks, guys.  It's appreciated.

[NARSES2]

Hi Lee

Seen your report of a Canadian Attacker - made me think of a RAN one, mind if I nick the thought ?

[The Wooksta!]

Certainly. 

[NARSES2]

Ta

[NARSES2]

To answer your question Lee. Yes I'm still following.

[Captain Canada]

Love the last selection of Spits there Lee....especially the floater. I also love to see Spits in desert camo, and the addition of the Firefly tanks is an idea I have duly noted....

[TallEng]

I'm looking forward to your take on the two seater Spitfires, and I must admit before
I started turning it into a F.21 I had thought of turning my Mk.22 into a two seater,
High speed silver, yellow training bands and give to one of the RAuxAF Squadrons.

Regards
Keith

[The Wooksta!]

There was a whisper that  at least one F18 flew with a Spiteful (ie F22) tail unit, so crossing it with a Heller F16 wing plus some new full span tips may be a good idea - the radiators are Griffon ones anyway.

I've a Frog 14 fuselage modded with a resin 2 seater spine and fitted to take a 21 wing.  Just got to assemble an interior and it's ready to go.

[kitbasher]

Well if the Swift FR5 was a decent low level FR bus then why not an FB/FG or FGR 1-4. I'd look wider than the squadrons you're thinking of for an alternative F1-4 line and think which Sabre squadrons flew Typhoons or Tempests in WW2 (not ADGB but 2TAF Tempests), or possibly other ground attack types (Hurricanes, Kittyhawks); a whole RAF Germany ground attack fleet beckons - and the the Hunter FGA9 may never have emerged.