Spitfire from Lowestoft.

It is amazing to know that the real MK805 is the survivor from the Italian gunnery ranges – i wonder if Mr Cooper has been to Italy to see his former plane ??

I would suggest your irony filter is in need of an upgrade 😉

The subtlety of performing a ‘Spitfire’ search on here was entirely understood thanks Moggy, not withstanding the previous threads on MK805 aren’t findable by using the forum search facility and had to found by using Google;)

I wish people would stop posting articles from that rag called the Mail. I wind up being stunned by the utter mindless drivel about “celebrities” that occupies the right hand side of the screen. Who are these people and why are they on this planet wasting its resources. Oh the Spitfire is quite nice.

Wonderful, inspiring stuff. Well done that man!

I wonder if Mr Cooper has been reunited with his real MK805 in Italy

Spitfire

Amazing. First-class work. I’ve seen real Spitfires which look less realistic than that!

Just needs a few more degrees pitch on the prop blades for it to look perfect.

Well done Mr. Terry, I’m sure you will have made your Spitfire pilot friend very happy indeed.

Anon.

Absolutely stunning! What a great story.

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This is a fantastic reproduction (I prefer tribute to reproduction) virtually impossible to tell its not real from just even a few feet away. Along with my brother we booked and had the Spitfire on show at the Rolls Royce enthusiasts club annual rally at Rockingham Hall last year. She sat centre stage on our stand surrounded by over 18 vintage Rolls Royce motor cars we brought along to sell. Money well spent with lots of people coming across to look and have their picture taken alongside or sitting in her cockpit. What a nice pair of brothers who own her, their Spitfire is simply magnificent the best I have seen. For the 2013 rally we are thinking of sponsoring a flying display with the real thing, we may even have the Lowestoft static return. It certainly helped us, cars were sold.

Indeed good Dr, I think the search thingy’s still up the shute!

I would suggest your irony filter is in need of an upgrade 😉

Moggy

Am I losing it, or are the wings clipped in the first photo and complete in the rest?

Impressive project – looks great!

No you aren’t losing it; they were originally clipped to help finish it off quickly, now the wing tips have been built, it wears them as was intended.

Apparently he’s building another one………..

Indeed good Dr, I think the search thingy’s still up the shute!
BTW not posting as a ‘been here before’, just that the original threads are worth reading through, nice to be reminded of the project again anyhow!:)

Am I losing it, or are the wings clipped in the first photo and complete in the rest?

Impressive project – looks great!

Well, I put the word ‘Spitfire’ into the forum search before posting…. 😉

Still, some nice new pictures, so I guess all is still good.

Must be a slow news day for the Mail, Terry’s son / simplyspitfire posted about completion of his amazing Spitfire project here almost three years ago, http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?p=1595175
There are other threads on it as well.

Edit, other threads on the project here, http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/search.php?searchid=4817793

Superb creation mind!

What a lovely job he’s made of it 🙂

A real labour of love, well done that man!

And in comments. There always has to be the knocker.

What good is it if it cannot fly?

– Abbs , Dublin, 18/2/2013 14:22

If you read this plonker, show us what you can do then!