Spitty F22 this time.

[inkworm]

Still some details to add but a check on the scheme and overall shape, tail looks very large to me. It has been approved but worth running by the experts here.

And before anyone says anything, the rivets are there but don't really show up when scaled down, they do look fine when printed though.

[santynus]

looking nice

[BLOWHARD]

That is good! Nice bubble too, just a hint of lavender

[JMSmith]

it's crap,

look again at your underwing markings, flat as a witches t*t

[Supah]

Is the tail proportional? It just seems freakishly large!

[inkworm]

it's crap

Did say it was WIP got any rivet details for these later versions?

And Supah I know what you mean about the tail, hence my question. Check this though and I don't think it's photoshoppped!

[BLOWHARD]

I'd say that tail is as BIG as the real thing

[inkworm]

Can you imagine trying to taxi that with a good cross wing!

What colour is the tail do you think in those photos BH, a different shade of the aluminium paint?

The underwing is pretty flat but added a little curve to it now

[BLOWHARD]

What colour is the tail do you think in those photos BH

You got me. I don't know very much about late war/post war markings

[gamary]

The tail does seem a bit large indeed but it's hard to tell. Looks very good though.

Another thing I'm wondering about is the angle of the nose/engine cowling. The Griffon Spits usually had the thrust line angled downwards compared to Merlin ones. I have the impression it's not enough the case here. However:

* I'm not familiar with the F22 so I might be talking rubbish. There were different engine installations for the Griffon.
* It might be the shape of the upper part of the cowling that might be misleading.
* It might be the smaller size of the file that gives that impression, with the full-size image looking normal.

In any case, I can only sympathize with you. I'm currently working on the Mk XII and XIV and they are difficult to document correctly. The Mk XIV is OK as there are surviving examples, but the XII is a tough nut to crack.

Soooooo, anyone with good material on the Mk XII?