question Spitfire replica contact

[Rick W]

Ages ago I asked if anyone had the contact details for the guy who owned and ran the lifesize Spitfire replica. I cant find the post, can someone give me a contact please. Thanks.

[Marmite!!]

http://www.battleofbritainexperience.co.uk/

[Maverick]

Ages ago I asked if anyone had the contact details for the guy who owned and ran the lifesize Spitfire replica. I cant find the post, can someone give me a contact please. Thanks.

 

What do you need to know as its my Girlfriends dad who makes them all ????

[Tony B]

Tell more! :wow:

[N.O.S.]

There's also the replica FLYING Spitfire now for £200,000! Saw a news piece in The Field this month (these are the 90% full size ones - odd thing to do?)

Edited March 24, 2012 by N.O.S.

[Rick W]

That wasnt the one I was on about but its still a good link, and I may well enquire. There was another rep Spitfire, a non flying one, which was a static display but had a running engine.

[Maverick]

Tell more! :wow:

 

The Spit and Hurricane are made from molds taken from real aircraft back in the 70s and the ME109 was scratch built last year using drawings and a Airfix plastic model kit. It has wooden ribs and sections and is then skinned to give it its shape. All are 1.1 scale but alot of people think the ME109 isnt as its so small compared to the Hurricane.

[Marmite!!]

Ages ago I asked if anyone had the contact details for the guy who owned and ran the lifesize Spitfire replica. I cant find the post

Are you sure you asked on here?? the only one showing up that you asked about was the crashed ME109 http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/showthread.php?20309-Who-owns-the-crashed-ME109

[Marmite!!]

That wasnt the one I was on about but its still a good link, and I may well enquire. There was another rep Spitfire, a non flying one, which was a static display but had a running engine.

 

Are you sure, I'm sure the War & Peace Spitfire had a running engine:cool2:

 

[Rick W]

The Spit and Hurricane are made from molds taken from real aircraft back in the 70s and the ME109 was scratch built last year using drawings and a Airfix plastic model kit. It has wooden ribs and sections and is then skinned to give it its shape. All are 1.1 scale but alot of people think the ME109 isnt as its so small compared to the Hurricane.

 

Ive been looking for this as well! Do you have any drawings or plans that are available so that one could reproduce the 109?

[Rick W]

Are you sure, I'm sure the War & Peace Spitfire had a running engine:cool2:

 

 

That was the one Lee, thanks. Any contact details for this?

[The General]

That was the one Lee, thanks. Any contact details for this?

 

I am fairly sure that this aircraft is the one owned by my good friend Mr Graham Adlam, located in Taunton Somerset. He is also proprieter of the Spitfire spares website. He does weddings/parties/barmitzvas/military shows, all over the place.

 

Google "Spitfire Spares" and you will find contact details,

 

Hope this helps, Cheers, Tim.

[Maverick]

Ive been looking for this as well! Do you have any drawings or plans that are available so that one could reproduce the 109?

 

I'll ask and see what I can find out for you

[Rick W]

Thank you both!

[mike65]

Ive been looking for this as well! Do you have any drawings or plans that are available so that one could reproduce the 109?

 

You can get some from here

http://www.fighter-plane-blueprints-plans.co.uk/Sales-List-Inventory-Aircraft.php

If you go down to item B18 sounds like toy get enough to almost make the real thing.

 

Mike

[Rick W]

Aaaaah! Exactly what I need! Thanks for that.

[GoranWC51]

Why make a replica in 90% size?

 

Must just as easy/hard to build it in full scale 1:1?

 

Is there some hidden secret that I'm unaware of?

 

Goran N

[Rick W]

Who mentioned a small scale version?

[Rick W]

On another note, it strikes me that building a replica, it would be easier to use as a base model one that was covered in canvas rather than a steel bodied aircraft, for authenticity. Apart from the Hurricane and the biplanes were there any Axis fighters, ie ME109 or Focke Wulf which were canvas bodied? It would be easier to make a canvas bodied one than steel. Failing that, how would you replicate a steel body over wooden formers without looking like canvas?

[Maverick]

Do you have what you need as I'm having no joy getting hold of him as hes working way at the moment ????

 

 

Aaaaah! Exactly what I need! Thanks for that.

[Rick W]

Well, I have ordered the plans, and had an email confirming they have been posted. We shall see.

[mike65]

On another note, it strikes me that building a replica, it would be easier to use as a base model one that was covered in canvas rather than a steel bodied aircraft, for authenticity. Apart from the Hurricane and the biplanes were there any Axis fighters, ie ME109 or Focke Wulf which were canvas bodied? It would be easier to make a canvas bodied one than steel. Failing that, how would you replicate a steel body over wooden formers without looking like canvas?

 

Even the Hurricane is part metal skinned.

Cannot think of anything that was canvas. I may of course missed something totally obscure.

 

 

Mike