Summary of Contents for Warbirds Supermarine Spitfire IX
- Page 1 Unique kits designed for real model makers Building • Finishing • Flying Supermarine Spitfire IX...
- Page 2 The Spitfire as an enjoyable building experience. suitable for most 52 size 4-stroke motors. Exclusive to Warbirds From the earliest Warbird kits over two decades ago, these exhaust systems can through to the present, all of our kits have earnt a...
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Page 3: Hints And Tips
Wing - Supermarine Spitfire IX Wing - Supermarine Spitfire IX HINTS & TIPS Start by slotting all of the ribs onto the lower spar. Don’t forget to include Now its time to add the top skin. Start by coating the tops of the ribs and HINTS &... - Page 4 Wing - Supermarine Spitfire IX Wing - Supermarine Spitfire IX Add the lower soft balsa part of the wing tip, which will be sanded to blend HINTS & TIPS You will need three mylar hinges for each aileron. The hinge line will be 1/8”...
- Page 5 Fuselage - Supermarine Spitfire IX Fuselage - Supermarine Spitfire IX HINTS & TIPS Four formers support the rear deck sheeting and the holes in the central For the electric version assemble the motor and battery mount by comparing crutch are already cut ready to accept the tab at the bottom of each former.
- Page 6 Fuselage - Supermarine Spitfire IX Fuselage - Supermarine Spitfire IX HINTS & TIPS It is important that the vertical edge is at right angles to the aircraft centre line HINTS & TIPS Slacken off the bolts until you can just slide the plywood wing fairing base so use a square to mark the line you want to cut.
- Page 7 Final assembly - Supermarine Spitfire IX Final assembly - Supermarine Spitfire IX Fit the tail plane support blocks and the small triangular blocks the form the Drill four small holes (about 1/16”) in all four corners of the cowl where the HINTS &...
- Page 8 Covering & painting Covering & painting The grey primer covers really well and should be used as the primer for the areas HINTS & TIPS HINTS & TIPS For a tough, cost effective covering that paints beautifully and is reasonably simple that will ultimately be green or grey.
- Page 9 Flying the Warbirds Spitfire IX Flying the Warbirds Spitfire IX The 4 bladed prop shown is for static use only. TEST PILOT BRIEFING PRE FLIGHT CHECKLIST The prototype has been flying for some time now, and so as long as your model has Because the Spitfire has such powerful elevators, they must be treated with a little been constructed sensibly there is no reason to feel apprehensive at this stage.
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Page 10: Important Notes On Safety
Important notes on safety Important notes on safety Safety notes and warnings relating to model aircraft school. Your local model shop and specialist magazines are excellent touch them with any part of your body. Keep well clear of the rotational Pre-flight checks sources of information. -
Page 11: Recommended Accessories
Warbird Replicas, rediscover the pleasure of model making... Whether you’re a new or experienced builder, the current line-up of top quality kits from Warbird Replicas will give you the unique feeling of building and then flying something you have created. To make construction quick and easy, kits feature laser-cut plywood parts and hand picked pre-cut balsa.
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