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The advantage of white metal casting seems to be much finer detail and of course strength in thinner parts so sometimes better scaling of small parts. These models are very precise. The springs in the seat could have been a nightmare but they are the right length to the micro and fit...

Looking good Paul, Its a well thought out kit from Airfix, i just couldn't hook up with it and actually preferred the early 1970s version but then i always regard the Mk1 as the definitive spitfire. :-)

I will let you into another secret Bob..... there is no air in those tyres 🤯 :-)

So in the end i cheated.... I did manage to complete a chain The problem then was the rollers between the side plates had expanded so it no longer fitted the sprockets. I decieded to carry on and then found the chain is to wide to fit inside the U section chain guard. So Plan B A lot of...

ha ha thanks Martin, you are too kind :-)

At the risk of boring you all silly :-) I have enough chain to do the underside run and i am 2inch short of a complete chain. There would be a second chain from crank to gearbox but that would be another 4 inches : :ph: The bit of chain i have is the result of a spare chain kit i brought for...

That's the gearbox , there will be a chain to gear box from the rear wheel and a another from the box to the crank Thanks but i am a fraud...this is an all metal kit :-)

Thanks Paul, i will give it a go. Shame about that decal or i would just start again. That said it would be tricky as i cant get the tank off the frame with the engine fitted which was the problem in the first place.

Good grief no :) This is a £550 kit, if that chip is the only thing wrong when its finished it would be a miracle anyway :-) A real Brough like this would be 100 years old now, its entitled to a chip.....or 20

86 ?

it was going to happen, i chipped the tank, an almost impossible repair without another decal.

Very nice paint tim. well done. (y)

Progressing again now , built up the rear sub frame and attached and everything is still straight which is a miracle :) These are not easy builds and when something goes right its like the sun came out on a cloudy BBQ.. :cool:

Wood grain = oil paint. you can buy little tubes and it works really well

You heard it here first......Decalcas replied to my request saying they are currently working on a chain in 1/9 scale and it will be ready in a few weeks. Of course modern chains are different pitch to vintage chains but at least it might give MFH builders something to work with.

I cant see a way round this Bob. The whole set up needs a re design. I spent a life time in this field sorting out production design and associated problems for companies and this is one of those projects that needs to start again, i dont see a viable fix. No doubt MFH wanted to keep all...

The problem i think is that the metal casting moulds used by MFH are silicone moulds that have a short run before they deteriorate. This is why MFH kits are produced in low volume and short runs and rarely re-issued or repeated. The silicone moulds would be produced from a brass master usually...

This the problem, The pin is .6mm and the hole in the side plate is .8mm. The plate should be a snap fit over the pin but its 25% to small. By the time you have 2 plates on a pin there isn't enough left to expand to more than the .8mm required to cover the hole.

Heat does melt the pins bob but its not precise enough, by the time you have an end soft, the whole pin collapses into a puddle :) These are very small there is a specialist MFH page on you-tube as well as a motorcycle build page with some very clever guys building and the unanimous opinion...

Soft as butter white metal :-(