"Spitfire in a crate"
 

As you know, the "Jeep in a crate" is an urban myth - but the "Spitfire in a crate" isn't!

Attachment 114000

Read https://www.militarytrader.com/mv-10...le-you-can-buy

MLU member Mike O’Sullivan is the owner and driving force of Supermarine Aircraft, I'm sure he can fill you in on all the details if you want to embark on the Mother of all DIY projects.

Build...
 

That's going to need a LOT of Airfix glue to build...

- I know, not helping am I :fry:

Cheers

Phill

From the website: "The method of construction is aimed at the average person who is good with their hands."

Seeing what some scale modellers can do with their hands, they would certainly qualify. I think this is just a matter of mindset... the Mk26B is a 90% scale model :D

And..........
 

.....How much are they????

I mean, just curious.

Peter S

Well.....
 

As much fun as it might be to build and fly, I'm pretty sure it's out of range for me.

Just a turnkey Chev LS engine (for ground vehicles) seems to be about $12,000 US. No gerarbox, no propellor, no airfame, none of the many other bits, just the engine.
An aviation LS seems to be 4-6 times the cost. https://www.kitplanes.com/2016-engine-buyers-guide/
Based on some reading about homebuilts, and based on the rough ratio of engine cost to airframe cost for lesser airplanes, I would guess a total cost of $125000 and up depending in engine choice, avionics setup (can be well ove $10K) etc..


More research came up with http://www.campbellaeroclassics.com/id56.html which gave costing information as "
Pricing: Mk26B (90% scale) - US$165,000 kit only.
Contact us for modular kit pricing, fast build kit pricing, and other options pricing (engine, prop, avionics, etc)" I assume in NZ$.


Consistent with my stab in the dark of $quarter million plus.