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#1 Posted : 06 November 2016 10:42:34

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Hi,

Well I have made a start on a new version of the Spitfire seat, as I have said there is nothing wrong with the original, but I would like to try and improve it for my build.

I have posted pictures showing how I started, first find a picture as near as you can to what you are trying to achieve, then trace on to thin ply and cut it out, this will be your master pattern from which you can repeat from.

Next pick materials of your choice, in my build it was balsa, as a test also it is easy to work with. If you look closely you can see I have made thin plywood sides, this is to reinforce the frame, as it will be covered with metal sides same as building the Spit, again you can see were I have glued and compressed the balsa together ready for shaping.

The next job was to shape the whole thing to look like what I am trying to achieve, this I used a mill bit and a sanding drum to get the base curve off the inner seat back, this is as far as I have built so far more to follow soon.





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#2 Posted : 06 November 2016 10:46:59

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Hi Trev, BigGrin

That`s a neat start to building your Spitfire seat.Cool Cool

Keep up the good work and updates, I`m very interested to see how this turns out.

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#3 Posted : 06 November 2016 10:53:53

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Hi,

A few more pictures on my progress with the Spitfire seat, first I made drawings from pictures, then glued and compress balsa wood to make a solid block, from a master pattern taken from my drawings I glued and shaped the chair to the master pattern to achieve a rough shape, as photo's above.

Next was to cut a master pattern from metal, this will be for the chair sides,and has to be exact as it will form the finished shape of the chair. After shaping the balsa block to the metal pattern all was left was to drill and fit rivets.



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#4 Posted : 06 November 2016 11:02:08

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Hi,

Moving on from the seat sides, we have the back to do, which will have the armour plate attach to it, this I cut from metal plate which I then glue to the back of the seat. When set this will have the armour plate attached to it by rivets.










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#5 Posted : 06 November 2016 11:14:29

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Hi all, I have moved my seat thread to here as I feel it will take up a lot of space on my Spitfire build. Apologies for all your comments you sent to me which have been lost for now, but looking forward to reading more.

Hope you understand.

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#6 Posted : 06 November 2016 11:36:56

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Trev

Its an amazing part of your build so understand why you have moved it.

As i said before it really is a true piece of craftmanship and looks the part.
Happy Modelling

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#7 Posted : 06 November 2016 22:54:19

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Impressive work Trev, look forward to seeing the finished product Cool
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#8 Posted : 06 November 2016 23:33:07

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Hi

Nice comment's Tony thanks for that, the next part will be to fix in the inside of the back and the seat which will be riveted.

Regards

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#9 Posted : 06 November 2016 23:41:59

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Hi Dave,

The seat seems to be turning out as planed but still lots to do,the next will be seat back and handle that will be tricky as the parts are hand made and very small.

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#10 Posted : 18 November 2016 21:25:22

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Hi,

I thought you would be interested to see how far I have moved on with the Spitfire seat,I must admit that it has horned my modelling skills, it makes me realise just how much thought and effort and certainly forward thinking needed to create a partwork.

As you can see from the first picture I have drilled and fitted most of the rivets made from brass wire, glued pushed in and made flush, the small gap at the top will be filled with solder.



Second picture shows that I have fitted the back plate and seat back plus the seat well,cut and formed by hand and eye.



Third shows a metal rack in place, this would be used to place signal cartridges in.



Thanks for looking

Regards

Trev.
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#11 Posted : 18 November 2016 21:29:21

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Wow you have certainly improved it. love the work and detail here, you should be proud
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#12 Posted : 18 November 2016 21:29:36

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Looking FantasticBigGrin I should think you have put I lot of time and effort into the seat and it is definitely paying off.Cool Cool

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#13 Posted : 19 November 2016 00:09:40

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A classy piece of work Trev and an excellent example of what is possible with a little time, patience and of course skill..... very nicely done....Cool Cool Cool

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#14 Posted : 19 November 2016 09:52:31

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BigGrin Top work as always TrevCool
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#15 Posted : 19 November 2016 10:23:57

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Brilliant work Trev and what an improvement on the original kit seat. Excellent work on the forming of the seat well, especially as you say it was all done by eye, you've achieved a perfect fit and that takes skill. I know you've still got a lot of detail to add to the seat, so it can only get better, but all of that hard work is definitely paying dividends and has to be worth it in the end? This is going to look so cool when it is fitted to the Spitfire cockpit.

Very well done mate - looks awesome!! Drool Cool ThumpUp


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#16 Posted : 19 November 2016 10:33:59

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Excellent work Trev, that seat is a credit to your skill and patience.BigGrin
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#17 Posted : 19 November 2016 10:50:42

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Great work Trev,

That seat looks the real business, terrific amount of patience required to achieve such a good result.

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#18 Posted : 19 November 2016 11:12:02

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Trev

That looks fantastic.

A real detailed piece of work and so well executed.
Happy Modelling

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#19 Posted : 19 November 2016 12:35:27

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That really looks the partDrool BigGrin a mini model on it`s ownLove Cool well doneBigGrin regards Phil
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#20 Posted : 19 November 2016 13:44:12

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Trev, your efforts have definitely been worthwhile, your seat looks very impressive Cool
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