Spitfire MkIX Replica MK805

Wow, what a labour of love. Serious respect to both of you. I never fail to be awestruck by what others are capable of achieving when suitably inspired.

Cheap at half the price!!!!! :p

I put in an order for a Mk V.

Lets assume 10 hours a week 50 weeks a year for 20 years at £10 per hour. So that’s £100,000 plus materials, contracted work and original instruments etc plus VAT (estimated £10,000) and a small amount of profit = about £150,000.
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I put in an order for a Mk V.

That will be the 3rd Spitfire that Tony Cooper has connections with! not forgetting that he also flew our old MKV BL370! now in the USA!

I must add what a great job you are making of it, well do, will look forward to the finished photo’s.

Jules

I was very proud of my Airfix model of a Spitfire when I was a kid, but to build this is just amazing. And he’s not an engineer either. He is gifted.

Well done that man.

Tony.

Wow!

Very cool indeed.

Can I have one?……………….please. please, please!

Hi everyone i am pretty new to all this so you might have to bear with me. I am posting some pictures of my dads on going project building his Mk IX spitfire. This is a full scale replica and has been made with alloy skins all hand rivetted as on a real spit. It has been made as a non flyer but he has used orignal drawings to build it so the overall result is like a real spit minus the engine. I am currently in the process of finishing a few minor bits, as over the summer i have finished spraying the wings. We are hoping to launch the spitfire to the public this spring but i have added a few pictures just to show how much time and effort my dad has put in to this and i think it about time he took some credit for his work. It has taken him over 20 years, and here she is back in the summer. Alot more has been done since this but the next time we release some more pics we are hoping she will be finished. The spitfire will also be available for hire after the release in the spring.

Add an original data plate and you would have yourself a real Spitfire. Superb work beats a giant airfix kit hands down.

hi everyone thanks for your comments much appreciated. Reply to pimpernel he is self taught no engineering background even though i keep telling him he should be a engineer after making this lol. We are in the process of sorting through all the photos of the stages of work and hoping to get them on very soon steve

That’s brilliant. Look forward to seeing the finished result.

(I knew the serial looked familiar – wasn’t sure if it was a survivor or not, but Mark12 confirms it is.)

stick an engine in it :diablo:

Simply beautiful! Looking forward to more pictures. Your Dad has done a fantastic job.

Very nice

very impressive, and thanks for sharing.

if you get in touch with Spitfireman (Baz) from the forum, I’m sure you could swap stories, tips, hints etc.

What a fantastic project nearing completion 😀

Is your father self taught or has he an engineering background?

Can’t wait for more pictures…..please?

Brian.

What a marvellous hidden away project… 😮

20 years work and now we are privy to a few sneak peeks at what amounts to one huge labour of love by the looks of it…. tell your Dad he’s got something really special there, and well done!!!! 😉

I’m sure any further updates will be eagerly awaited…..

Nice – very VERY nice! 😀

To be fair not that “hidden away”, as I posted a picture of it (prior to painting), a couple of years ago; I can also confirm that the attention to detail is impressive.

What a marvellous hidden away project… 😮

20 years work and now we are privy to a few sneak peeks at what amounts to one huge labour of love by the looks of it…. tell your Dad he’s got something really special there, and well done!!!! 😉

I’m sure any further updates will be eagerly awaited…..

Nice – very VERY nice! 😀

Tell your dad, there’s not much call for this sort of thing anymore…..

Ah! S/Ldr Tony Cooper’s Spitfire.

…and very nice too. 🙂

The original MK805 still in Italy of course.

Mark