Deagostini Spitfire User guide

Brand: Deagostini

Model: Spitfire

Type: User guide

The Deagostini Spitfire is a meticulously detailed model kit that allows you to build a stunning replica of the iconic World War II fighter plane. With over 120 stages of assembly, you'll experience the thrill of creating a historically accurate model from scratch. The kit includes high-quality parts, such as metal sheets, wooden strips, and transparent sheets, ensuring a realistic and durable model.

Build the Spitfire: Step-By-Step ™

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Pack 31

Stages 119-122

Build the Spitfire: Step-By-Step ™

Contents

Stage Parts Pages

119

1 - Rear wheel support

2 - Rear wheel hub

3 - Rear wheel

4 - Transparent sheets for canopy

414-416

120 1 - Rear of canopy and tracks

2 - Brass wire 1 x 100mm 417-420

121

1 - Canopy frames

2 - Transparent sheet for canopy

Servo kit (optional)*

421-424

122 1 - Wing air intake

2 - Mirror 425-427

*Go online at www.model-space.com for details on how to purchase the servo kit.

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Cut three 5mm strips and glue them onto the

lower part of the tail as shown. Cut to shape with a

knife, then smooth with a sanding block (see inset

photo) until they are flush with the fuselage.

Find fuselage plates 1, 2 and 4 (from Stage 86),

7 and 5 (from Stages 89 and 100), 22 and 23 (from

Stage 102), and 25 and 26 (from Stage 104). Add

details with the rivet marker as on the templates.

This stage’s parts You will need

Stage 119

1 - Rear wheel support

2 - Rear wheel hub

3 - Rear wheel

4 - Transparent sheets for canopy

Knife

Glue

Nails

Awl

Sanding block

Small file

Rivet marker

Rod

Marker Pen

Wooden block

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Make any necessary adjustments, then sand, glue

and nail plate 7 in place. The arrows indicate the

position of the nails in the corners.

Sand the inside of plate 22, then glue in place

and secure with nails in the corners. Do the same

with plate 23.

Place fuselage plate 7 against the body. With

a marker pen, draw a line where the plate

overlaps the edge. Cut the plate with a knife so

that it fits neatly.

Bend fuselage plate 22 around the tail. Use a

piece of wood to bend the metal to the angles of

the body.

416

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Arrange plates 4, 5 and 7 on the side of the

fuselage, as shown in the photo. Make sure they

fit, then sand, glue and nail them in place.

Fit plates 25 and 26 beneath the right stabiliser.

Use a piece of wood to bend them into shape,

then sand, glue and nail them in place.

Ensure that plates 4 and 5 fit correctly, then sand,

glue and nail them in place.

This is how your model will look at the completion

of this stage. Keep any spare materials and parts

for future use.

Find plates 1 and 2. Bend them over a rod so that

they take the shape of the tail. Sand, glue and nail

the plates in place.

417

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Find the fuselage plate from Stage 86 and lay it on

the underside of the nose. Bend it and adjust it,

then sand and glue it in place.

This stage’s parts You will need

Stage 120

1 - Rear of canopy and tracks

2 - Brass wire 1 x 100mm

Glue

Nails

Sanding block

Small round file

Tweezers

Find some 3 x 3mm strips. Cut pieces to fit in the

lower part of the nose, as shown. Glue them in

place and when dry, use a sanding block to sand

them flush with the curve of the fuselage.

1 2

Knife

Hammer

Rivet marker

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Find the four smaller tail plates supplied with

Stages 108, 110, 112 and 114. Adjust as necessary

and glue them to the top and bottom of the tail

stabilizers, nearest to the tailfin, as pictured. The

inset photo shows the underside of the tail.

Find the four tail plates provided with Stages 108,

110, 112 and 114 – they fit on the upper and lower

sides of the tail stabilizers. Test-fit them in place

first, then when you are sure that they fit correctly,

glue them in place. The inset photo shows the

underside of the tail.

Find the fuselage plates for the underside of the

nose from Stages 115 and 116. Bend both plates

so that they follow the shape of the body. When

you are sure that they fit correctly, sand and glue

them in place.

Take the two pieces of the base fixing structure

provided with Stage 82 and place a spider nut in

each. Stick them in place and use a flat wooden

strip as a guide to ensure that the two pieces are

flush with the outer edge.

419

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Find the wing plate 28 from Stage 72, and add the

detailing with the rivet marker according to the

template. Place the plate on the underside of the

wings, then mark and drill out the holes shown.

Sand, glue and nail plate 28 in place.

Turn the wings over and with a round file, file

down the threads of the two spider nuts.

On the inside of the wing, glue 4 x 4mm wooden

strips as shown in the photo to reinforce the base

fixing structure and hold it in place securely.

Find the lower wing plates 27 from Stage 81.

Adjust them to fit in the area of the wing behind

the leading edge, as shown in the photo, then

sand, glue and nail them in place.

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420

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Sand the backs of the pieces that will be stuck to

the wing, then add glue and position the pieces

on the wing, using this photograph as a guide.

Do the same for the other wing and remember to

keep the two wings symmetrical. Keep the ‘J’ piece

safely for Stage 122.

With a knife and hammer, carefully cut the

struts connecting each piece to the metal sheet.

Smooth any rough edges with a small file.

Take the metal sheet of wing embellishments from

Stages 103 and 104. This picture will help you to

identify each of the pieces.

After completing this stage, the fuselage and

the wings will now look like this. Keep any spare

materials for future use.

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421

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Steps 1- 6 are to be completed only if you want

to fit the optional servo kit to raise and lower

the landing gear. Find the base of the mount

from Stage 69, which is screwed inside the

undercarriage, as shown.

If you are installing a servo, take the mount from

Stage 69. Screw the servo to the housing as shown

in the photo.

This stage’s parts You will need

Stage 121

1 - Canopy frames

2 - Transparent sheet for canopy

Servo kit (optional)*

Screwdriver

Pliers

Glue

Drill

Sandpaper

1 2

Nails

Optional servo kit*

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

on how to purchase the servo kit.

422

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Screw the connectors into the two holes in the

disc, and pass the straight ends of the transmission

rods through the holes in the connectors. Hook

the bent end of the rods through the holes in the

suspension joints (arrows).

Drill two holes in the plastic disc (supplied with

the servo), at the circled points. Make sure they

are aligned with each other. Cut two sections of

the rod from Stage 67, and bend the ends over

with pliers to the shape shown above. These will

be used as the transmission rods.

Secure the assembly to the base with 13mm screws

(Stage 94). Pass the cable through the circled hole,

out of the underside of the wing (inset). If you are

not fitting the servo; take the rod from Stage 67

and bend one end to 90 degrees. Hook this end

through one of the suspension joints. Cut to length

(red line) and bend the other end to 90 degrees.

Then hook this end through the other suspension

joint. This will hold the landing gear in position.

Place the centre of the disc onto the projecting

part of the servo and secure with the large screw

supplied with the servo kit.

65mm

55mm

3 4

423

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With pliers, insert a nail into the hole in the tab,

which will act as a hinge for the aileron.

Ensure that the corners line up with the ribs of the

wing, as shown in the photo.

To make the ailerons, take plates 29 and 30 from

Stages 83, 88, 90 and 93. Make a hole for a nail

in the tabs at each end, then bend them at 90

degrees. Add 3 x 3mm strips at intervals along

the length of the plates. Make sure the position

of the strips aligns with the ribs of the wing.

Glue on additional strips to hold the plates to the

ribs of the wing.

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This picture shows the underside of the wings

with the ailerons in place.

Take the remaining details from the previous

stage and glue them in place. Take the upper wing

plates 4 from Stage 84 and sand, glue and nail

them on each half of the wing. Insert and secure

the elevator flaps at the rear.

Take the top wing plates 2 from Stages 58 and 75.

Test-fit, sand, glue and nail them in place (red

arrows). Make the holes for the wing mounting

screws (blue arrows). If you are fitting the servo,

you will need to adjust the shape of the plates to

accommodate it, as shown in the inset.

This is how the top of the wings will look once

this stage of assembly is complete. Keep any

remaining materials for future use.

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425

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Take the base plate from Stage 65 and insert two

spider nuts (captive nuts). Glue the plate into

place using 3 x 5mm strips as reinforcement (as

shown). When dry, sand the strips so they are flush

with the fuselage.

Put a plate on the underside of the fuselage (outer

dotted lines). Draw the shape of the bottom of the

fuselage (inner lines) and cut it out. Make a hole

for the LED (arrow) and press along the centre

with the rivet marker. Sand, glue and nail in place.

This stage’s parts You will need

Stage 122

1 - Wing air intake

2 - Mirror

Glue

Sandpaper

Knife

Awl

Pliers

Scouring pad

Rivet marker

Primer

Red and green

paint

File

1 2

426

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Find the plates 8, from Stages 115 and 116. Bend

them to fit to the shape of the lower fuselage.

Then sand and glue in place.

Cut a spare plate to make two pieces to cover the

underside of the tail section of the fuselage. Bend

them slightly, then sand and glue in place. Rub the

edges lightly with a scouring pad (inset) to finish.

Take fuselage plates 21 (from Stages 89 and 100).

Sand, glue and nail them in place as shown. Find

the round ‘J’ piece saved from earlier, and glue it

in place around the hole for the LED.

Check the position of the wing in the fuselage.

Make any necessary adjustments to the fit, so that

the holes for the spider nuts align with those in

the body.

Find the cockpit door from Stage 92. Sand

smooth and glue a 30mm length of 1mm brass

wire to the inside of the door. For a painted finish:

apply a primer and paint the inside of the door

green, and paint the brass wire red, as shown.

ø 1mm

7 8

Hold the door in position on the fuselage and

mark the position where the hinges will be. Then

make holes above and below those marks.

427

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Glue one hinge in place, and insert the projection

on the door into the hole in that hinge. Hold the

door in place and glue the second hinge into

position, over the second projection and into the

two holes. Then, make a hole and glue a small

piece of brass wire in it (arrow).

Find the metal pieces from Stage 120. Cut out

parts A, B and C with pliers. Sand the pieces to get

rid of any remainder of the connecting sprues.

910

With a file, smooth the inside and outside edges

of the ‘B’ and ‘C’ tracks. Glue them on the left side

of the fuselage, 5mm below the cockpit edge,

making sure both are correctly aligned.

To make the tracks for the canopy, glue the ‘A‘

pieces together. Do the same for parts ‘B’ and ‘C’.

The ‘B’ pieces will fix to the cockpit door.

This photo shows how the fuselage will look at the

end of this stage. Keep any surplus parts safely for

later use.

With a file, smooth the inside and outside edges

of the ‘A’ track. Glue it on the right side of the

fuselage, as shown, 5mm below the cockpit edge.

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Deagostini Spitfire User guide

Deagostini Spitfire User guide

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