French Spitfire, superb !!

Google translation of the first post:

“Hello everyone,

It is with pleasure that j’atterris on your forum. Some have probably already heard about me and my realization, however, I introduce myself briefly:

My name is Jean-Pierre Cousinet, passionate aviation and particularly the famous Spitfire, I challenged a little crazy to build a model of Supermarine SPITFIRE Mk 9c at 1 / 3 in its smallest details without having claim to have achieved a true model, its surface is polished aluminum.

I had the pleasure to present this model to global du Bourget in Paris. Soon the need to leave the hobby has been felt.

This achievement is craftsmanship and finds its place with the”Great”, those who have a soul and that one says”collector”. This is the area I want to make another delight.

I am enclosing a few pictures of “my baby” to better introduce you to my work. I welcome you to share my passion and read your comments.

I am of course at your disposal for any additional information on this achievement and my projects.

Jean-Pierre COUSINET”

..and of the creator…..

“Hello everyone
it’s very nice to everyone honnorer my achievement and I thank you
To complement your questions, here are some explanations:
the model is the scale: 1/3.42 is 3.28m wide
to 2.80m long, and about 40kg, and this model is not intended for the flight but only for exhibition.
— Its surface is a sheet of aluminum
– H111 for the parties not developable
2024-and for the rest of the surfaces
it while 6 / 10 th thick
rivets are duralumin, mounted one by one after rectification, then glue for this model because its base is made of wood.
To meet TOMCAT, I have no pictures beside the model but I would.
My name is pronounced as the designer of the rainbow that flew MERMOZ. but with an S instead of a Z.
To meet laurent LECOMTE,
It is thanks to a huge motivation for several years, an innate passion for this type of aircraft, and a challenge to myself, who have contributed to achieve this réve; course I have invested heavily as it does not always been easy.
In fact I hope that this achievement does not s’arréte there. Indeed, the aim is to market it if I peux.Mais this time, while aluminium.
jJe invites you read the magazine 0 FLY International 154 number or a very fine report has been completed.
I am very happy to share my passion with all of you and you continurai to respond with joy.
This story has only just begun.
Again thank you to all
Precious Metal”

and I thought I had some nice di-cast planes…

thats impressive…………… any translators on the board who can give an idea of time, cost (reasons! – other than because he could….!)

Fair points i guess it was a daft question !

Nice job..

May seem like a daft question but why 1/3 scale ?. If you are going to go to all that trouble to build a replica why not build it full size?.

Umm the cost of a Merlin rebuild..

I am guessing with a wingspan of 12 feet, it is either a massive static model, a large RC model,
or the smallest homebuilt ever built 🙂

and since it probably took thousands of hours to build, I would hope for static, hate to see him lose it via a radio glitch!

It still looks amazing, what an achievement in metalworking from the photos.

May seem like a daft question but why 1/3 scale ?. If you are going to go to all that trouble to build a replica why not build it full size?.

Maybe 1/3 fits into a weight catagory.

Besides 1/3 scale can hardly be described as a replica, itn’t it a model?

May seem like a daft question but why 1/3 scale ?. If you are going to go to all that trouble to build a replica why not build it full size?.

Polished spitfire

now that is spectacular!
I always wondered what one would look like highly polished, and now I know,
well that settles it,
If by some incredible combination of lottery numbers I can afford one, it shall be polished!
any chance anyone has more pictures of this one??

Nice – but I hope he’s gonna paint it! :diablo:

Nice looking 1/3 scale spit.I wonder if it sounds like one?