Deagostini Spitfire User guide

Brand: Deagostini

Model: Spitfire

Type: User guide

Deagostini Spitfire: Build and Experience the Iconic Aircraft

With the Deagostini Spitfire, you're about to embark on an incredible journey of building and owning a precise replica of the legendary World War II aircraft. This meticulously designed model kit offers an immersive experience, allowing you to construct a highly detailed Spitfire plane from scratch. The kit includes a comprehensive set of parts, clear instructions, and painting guides to help you create an authentic representation of this iconic fighter plane.

Deagostini Spitfire: Build and Experience the Iconic Aircraft

Build the Spitfire: Step-By-Step ™

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Pack 32

Stages 123-125

Build the Spitfire: Step-By-Step ™

Contents

Stage Parts Pages

123

1 - Walls for wing radiators

2 - Antenna stub attachment

3 - Wing fairings

428-431

124

1 - Walls for wing radiator

2 - Carburettor air intake

3 - Lower wing details

432-436

125 1 - Wing radiator

Motor (optional)* 437-441

The Stand

(optional)*

1. Nuts

2. Screws A

3. Screws B

4. Brackets A

5. Template

6. Nameplate

7. Brackets B

8. Wooden base

9. Anchor

442-445

*Go online at www.model-space.com for details on how to purchase the motor and the stand.

428

Build the Spitfire: Step-By-Step ™

Find the metal sheet from Stage 118 and remove

parts A, B and C with cutters. Use a file to remove

the rough edges and sprues.

Take a transparent sheet from Stage 119 and

place it on the ‘A’ section of the canopy. Use a

pen to draw the outline as shown. Cut the sheet

and keep it to one side.

This stage’s parts You will need

Stage 123

1 - Walls for wing radiators

2 - Antenna stub attachment

3 - Wing fairings

Cutters

Pen

Glue

File

Tweezers

Primer

Dark green and silver paint

429

Build the Spitfire: Step-By-Step ™

Bend parts B, C, D and E to shape and glue to part

A as shown. Glue on the mirror from Stage 122.

Put the canopy front onto the fuselage to check

that it has the right curvature, but do not stick it in

place yet. Adjust until it fits perfectly.

Find the metal sheet provided with Stage 121 and

snip out parts D, E and F with cutters. These pieces

will be added to the canopy part A.

Bend the front part of the canopy – part A –

around a cylindrical object. Use quick-setting

glue to join the pieces together to form the

shape shown.

430

Build the Spitfire: Step-By-Step ™

Cut two pieces of 1mm brass wire 35mm long.

With tweezers, stick one piece on the inside of part

F, 2mm in from the edge, as shown. Turn the part

over and repeat on the other side. This will form

the sliding section of the canopy.

Find the back pieces of the canopy from Stage

120. Draw and cut the film to fit these parts of the

canopy. Bend the two pieces to fit the fuselage.

When properly in shape they will measure 55mm

across, as shown. Do not stick the pieces on.

If you are painting your Spitfire, apply a coat

of primer to the canopy pieces, and then spray

with the same green used for the door. Paint the

mirror silver.

55mm 55mm

35mm

2mm

9 10

Ensure the transparent sheet fits inside the front of

the canopy, then stick it in place. Do the same for

the rear canopy and the sliding section.

431

Build the Spitfire: Step-By-Step ™

Take fuselage detail K from Stage 104 and glue

in place as shown. Take the cockpit closing

mechanisms from Stage 118 and glue in place as

shown. Glue the air intake cover (Stage 117) in

place as shown (inset) and part 3 from this stage.

Cut out and shape details M and L provided

with Stage 104. Glue them in place as shown in

the photo. Stick the antenna from Stage 37 into the

centre of the M detail.

Insert the ailerons and tail rudder at the rear of the

fuselage. Glue the antenna stub attachment to the

top of the rudder.

This is how the fuselage and the windows of the

plane will look now this stage is completed. Put

any spare pieces aside for future use.

11 12

13 14

432

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Find the two wing fairings from Stage 123 and

fix one on each wing as shown by the arrow.

Then glue on a lower wing detail (3) and repeat

symmetrically on the other wing.

This stage’s parts You will need

Stage 124

1 - Walls for wing radiator

2 - Carburettor air intake

3 - Lower wing details

Glue

Sandpaper

Screwdriver

Cloth

Alcohol

If you are painting your plane, find the fuselage

painting templates from Stages 113, 114 and 117.

This diagram will help you identify the different

templates. It is advisable to practise painting

spare sheets before your plane.

Clear varnish

Paint (optional), primer, red,

white, blue, dark and light

green, dark and light grey

Masking tape

433

Build the Spitfire: Step-By-Step ™

If you choose to leave your model unpainted, use

a cloth to bring up the shine on the plates but be

careful not to scratch them. Clean with alcohol

and apply a clear varnish. Cover the landing gear

and the inside of the door with masking tape

when applying varnish.

Put the wings in position, then secure them with

two screws from Stage 94. Take the carburettor

air intake (part 2 from this stage), sand it and glue

into place at the base of the nose.

Find the sheet of wing details from Stages 103 and

104. Separate parts N and O from the metal sheet

and sand them. Glue them to the fuselage, as

shown in the photo.

If you are painting your model, apply a primer,

then paint the underside of the fuselage light grey.

When the paint is completely dry, find template A,

cut out the circle and stick it onto the underside

of the wing, and mask off the rest of the wing,

marking the centre so the painted circles will

be concentric.

3 4

434

Build the Spitfire: Step-By-Step ™

Paint the inner circle of the mask bright red. When

the paint is dry, remove the mask and paint the

circles on the other wing.

Carefully remove mask B and keep it for the other

wing, then cut out mask C and place in the centre

of the painted circle.

Remove mask A and keep it for the other wing.

Then cut out and tape down mask B and paint

white (see inset picture).

The centre of the red circle is 180mm from the

wingtip. Use stencil D with a light green paint to

create the letter ‘T’ as shown on the underside of

the nose (see inset).

7 8

180mm

910

435

Build the Spitfire: Step-By-Step ™

Mask the lower part of the fuselage and paint the top dark grey.

When the paint is dry, add dark green camouflage strips. Use spray

paint or an airbrush.

180mm

185mm

Use templates E and F as masks to make the dark blue and red circles

on the tops of the wings. The centre of the red circle is 180mm from the

wingtip. Mask off and paint the yellow and red details on the leading

edge, 185mm long.

436

Build the Spitfire: Step-By-Step ™

Using templates G, H, I and J as masks, paint circles on the sides of

the fuselage. With masks K, L and M, paint the letters in light green.

Using masking tape, paint a band (22mm) in light green and a flag line

(55mm) in red, white and blue. Apply a coat of clear varnish.

This is how your Spitfire will look with all the painting completed.

G-H-I-J

K L M

55mm

22mm

437

Build the Spitfire: Step-By-Step ™

Glue the engine wiring panel (Stage 113) in place

at the rear of the nose. Paint the engine support

light grey. If you are fitting the optional motor,

screw it onto the support and then place them

into the nose section, as shown.

Paint the propeller in light green, with black

blades and yellow tips. Insert the spindle of the

propeller into the motor and tighten it with the

screws (arrows).

This stage’s parts You will need

Stage 125

1 - Wing radiator

Motor (optional)*

Screwdriver

Cutters

Glue

Drill

Sandpaper

Tweezers

Paint (optional),

light grey, black,

light green, yellow

*Go online at www.model-space.com for details on

how to purchase the motor.

438

Build the Spitfire: Step-By-Step ™

Glue in the left side panel, then the pilot’s seat.

Paint and glue the radio antenna and headrest

provided with Stages 41 and 42. Paint and glue in

the joystick from Stage 35 and sight from Stage 44

(see inset).

Cut away the bottom of the control panel (inset)

from Stage 113 in the front of the cockpit and glue

it in place. Next, glue the cockpit floor, and then

the right side panel in place.

Feed the cables from the motor through to the

battery compartment, between the cockpit and

nose. Glue the engine block (Stage 113) in place,

and the exhaust manifolds (Stage 97) to the side

of the engine block. When dry, place the engine

cover into position.

Glue the front and rear of the cockpit canopy

in place. Then insert the sliding portion of the

canopy into the tracks on the fuselage.

3 4

439

Build the Spitfire: Step-By-Step ™

Paint the components of the tail wheel from Stage

119 in light grey. Assemble them with a 12mm

screw and a nut from Stage 65. Make a hole 35mm

from the end of the lower rear part of the fuselage

and glue the wheel in place.

Take the machine guns assembled in Stage 77

and glue them into the compartment in the

wings. Then fetch the large and small cannons

from Stages 54, 57 and 59 and glue these into the

leading edges of the wings on both sides.

35mm

ø 1.5mm

Although two radiators have been supplied, the

Mk Vb Spitfire had only one radiator, beneath the

right wing. So, glue either one radiator under the

right wing or a radiator under both wings, in the

position shown. Paint the antennae from Stages

34 and 73 light grey. Then, make holes in the

undersides of the wings (shown top right) and

glue the antennae in place.

Paint the radiators from Stages 122 and 125 light

grey. Take the walls of the radiators from Stages

123 and 124, cut pieces of 1.5mm brass wire and

glue them on, as shown. Then paint the walls

black and glue them in place within the intakes

(see inset).

440

Build the Spitfire: Step-By-Step ™

Unscrew the wings to connect the cables to the circuit in the underside

of your Spitfire. The distribution of connections is as follows: 1 - switch,

2 - battery holder, 3 - green LED, 4 - red LEDs x 4 and 5 - motor.

Locate the base for the circuit board and battery holder made in Stage

67. The circuit board will operate the lights (if you choose to install

them) and will be glued to the base. Do not glue the battery box.

441

Build the Spitfire: Step-By-Step ™

Use 0.5mm brass wire supplied with Stage 36 to make the antenna

cable, then paint it black.

This final piece completes the assembly of your Spitfire model. On the

following pages you will be shown how to assemble the stand.

Arrange the wires in the underside of the plane and use the hatch

supplied with Stage 66 to keep them enclosed. The switch will be

positioned inside the cockpit. Then screw the wings back in place.

442

Build the Spitfire: Step-By-Step ™

Cut the template along the edge of the L shape

(dotted lines).

Place the template on the wooden base, as

shown, with the L shape in one corner. Use an

awl to transfer the four holes on the template

onto the base.

The parts You will need

The Stand (optional)*

1. Nuts

2. Screws A

3. Screws B

4. Brackets A

5. Template

6. Nameplate

7. Brackets B

8. Wooden base

9. Anchor

Cutting mat

Knife

Ruler

Awl

Drill and 2mm bit

Screwdriver

Pliers

Brush/black and silver paint

3 x 16mm screws x 2 (Stage 66)

1 2

*Go online at www.model-space.com for details on how to

purchase the stand.

443

Build the Spitfire: Step-By-Step ™

Drill a 2mm hole in each of the marks on the base.

Place one bracket B up against two of the A

brackets so they are in the correct position. Then

tighten the two screws in the smaller brackets to

secure them.

Tighten a screw B through each of the A brackets

into the four holes in the base. Leave them all

slightly loose.

Place a screw A into the aligned holes of the

brackets from the outside. Tighten a nut onto the

end of the screw.

444

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Repeat Step 6 to secure both brackets B to the

brackets A.

Take the nameplate and paint the recessed areas

with black paint.

Take the anchor and paint with silver paint. Place

it between the tops of the brackets and tighten a

screw B into each of the four holes.

This is where the nameplate should be placed.

Do not stick the nameplate until the plane is

in position.

445

Build the Spitfire: Step-By-Step ™

Remove the anchor from the brackets. Secure the

anchor to the bottom of the aircraft using the two

3 x 16mm screws from Stage 66.

When connected, the battery box and the servo

controller should be placed between the bottom

of the brackets.

Place the anchor back into position between the

tops of the brackets and secure with the four

screws B.

Congratulations! You have now assembled the

stand and secured your finished Spitfire model to it.

MODEL COMPLETE

Deagostini Spitfire User guide

Brand: Deagostini

Model: Spitfire

Type: User guide

Deagostini Spitfire: Build and Experience the Iconic Aircraft

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