Spitfire undercarriage pintle lock!

Here is a rare one on eBay Australia: a Spitfire UC pintle lock with bracket, check it out!

Item No 271301137627

I have been outbid, but it is still comparatively cheap, so if you need one give it a go. Never seen one on eBay before…

K5054

Thanks!

I thought so, otherwise something would have popped up when I googled 5054 replica. I’ll order the paint then…:D

And yes, this is off-topic and we’ll say no more! Despite the original pitot tube and mast, the switches and the spade grip, my baby is not historic…

Cheers,
Chris

Nice, but a long way from the real thing…

Hi guys,

The Supermarine kitplanes are nice, but still a long way from the real thing. I am building the early MK25 single seater, and they are brilliant for a homebuilt plane, great looks, retractable gear etc.
But specifically the later two seaters have somewhat lost the looks, the wings to small, the fuselage to fat, and weird looking cockpit/canopy area, with a macrocephalitic look. And that the former “Australian Spitfire” is now the ‘Texan Spitfire’ is a bit sad, but given the stupidly high Australian dollar inevitable. Just seeing all those Spits with Stars and Bars seems a bit weird, they were only ever a nice aircraft for the USAAF.

That said, they are still great aircraft, and better than not Spitfire at all 😀

And yes, I’m from Oz, too.

Chris