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Brit Builds Replica Spitfire in His Backyard for £8k
Posted on 7/26/21 at 4:51 pm
Posted on 7/26/21 at 4:51 pm
David Price has spent 3,000 hours of labour on this extraordinary home-made Spitfire, built with materials sourced from local DIY shops, his garage, and the kitchen of his home near Carlisle, Cumbria. Sitting in the unlikely surroundings of his own back garden, his unique tribute to The Few was finally unveiled on Friday.
Yet the outcome of this gloriously eccentric back-garden project is a full-size model that is sharper and more detailed than those used in Hollywood blockbusters, such as Dunkirk, or which mark the entrance to RAF bases. They come with a £50,000 price tag and are factory-moulded by specialist manufacturers. David’s budget was £8,000 and he’s done it in a space so small he’s going to have to demolish his shed to make room to mount the wings.
He began by buying a book familiar to Spitfire obsessives that lists precisely every one of the plane’s dimensions. Then he chose a specific aircraft as his model – a Mark IX Spitfire, PV144, which went into RAF service in September 1944. It was flown by Battle of Britain and D-Day hero Squadron Leader James Hayter DFC, who commanded 74 Squadron and survived being shot down four times.
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Posted on 7/26/21 at 4:54 pm to blueridgeTiger
Looks cheap
Posted on 7/26/21 at 4:56 pm to blueridgeTiger
Man, figure he woulda learned after being shot down once or twice, but 4 times.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 4:58 pm to blueridgeTiger
Uh, I think it's missing something - like wings
Posted on 7/26/21 at 5:01 pm to blueridgeTiger
He got the colors all wrong; all the Spitfires I’ve seen in footage from the Battle of Britain were black, white, and shades of gray.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 5:01 pm to blueridgeTiger
Even a Spitfire isn't above someone doing Carolina Squat.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 5:02 pm to blueridgeTiger
Blimey
Posted on 7/26/21 at 5:03 pm to cable
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Uh, I think it's missing something - like wings
If you notice the shed on the other side of the plane, he will have to demolish that first to fit the wings on.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 5:05 pm to blueridgeTiger
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Brit Builds Replica Spitfire in His Garden for £8k
Posted on 7/26/21 at 5:09 pm to blueridgeTiger
I’m sure this is a dumb question but this thing won’t actually fly will it?
No way he actually built it and put an engine in it for 8k
No way he actually built it and put an engine in it for 8k
Posted on 7/26/21 at 5:09 pm to blueridgeTiger
The things you can accomplish when your government bans you from leaving the house.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 5:46 pm to blueridgeTiger
Did he read the John Denver guide to homemade airplanes?
Posted on 7/26/21 at 5:49 pm to CottonWasKing
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No way he actually built it and put an engine in it for 8k
I bet a Merlin RR V-12 would set you back $20-30k alone
Posted on 7/26/21 at 5:53 pm to blueridgeTiger
In that country, he will probably get arrested.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 6:03 pm to blueridgeTiger
Your move Darth......
Posted on 7/26/21 at 7:18 pm to dgnx6
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If you notice the shed on the other side of the plane, he will have to demolish that first to fit the wings on.
Not happening. The shed is blue.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 7:25 pm to BobABooey
The model spitfire he made wasn’t in service during the Battle of Britain, according to the article. It didn’t see action until 1944. So the coloration wouldn’t be the same.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 7:30 pm to blueridgeTiger
Darth is taking that model plane game global, and to the next level.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 7:36 pm to The Third Leg
This one could probably only glide 50 miles in a Christopher Nolan movie with the wings like that.
Posted on 7/26/21 at 7:52 pm to BobABooey
I now get your joke Lol. Well played. Disregard my stupid reply.
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