Ocuk detectives: find me some spitfire blue-prints! / plans (free cookies!)

[R B Customs]

Hi guys,

I'm having some trouble finding hi-res spitfire blueprints. It doesnt have to be any model of spitfire in particular, just whatever has the best plans. Ironically I've got amazing plans for a 'supermarine spiteful' which was developed from the spitfire... but it's a little too far off from what I need to model.

The best image I have got so far is this: http://www.the-blueprints.com/blueprints-depot/ww2planes/ww2-supermarine/spitfire-010.gif

It has appears to have cross sections but unfortunalty the text is unreadable. It looks like it's been scanned in and badly processed. This image is all over the internet and every version of it is as bad as the other.

uber cookies to anyone who can find the original!


Secondly is this image:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mS1LF7ZL4Dw/S-WPREEzj2I/AAAAAAAAAx4/2NAbTWYY0E8/s1600/oofq7qhx.gif

The original of this would be ideal as it seems to go into a lot of detail.

The best I've found so far is this site which has a lot of plans, but still lacks some of the cross sections I need.
http://translate.google.com/transla...=en&u=http://www.airwar.ru/index.html&act=url


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[Hagar]

Try a freedom of information request to the MOD.

 

[vertica]

I can make out the text in the first image fine

Most of them are actually referring to the colouring on the aircraft, some are simple labels about prominent features, then there are a few notes on alterations with model and material/component details etc

 

[Greebo]

Contact teradog in this thread

http://forums.luxology.com/discussion/topic.aspx?id=31350

He posted up a zipped collection of blueprints but the file is not found now. I am sure he would send you them if you contacted him.

EDIT: Or a full set for $28

http://www.militaryspot.com/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=2226&sort=1&cat=14

 

[tres]

Nice try, German time traveller from the past

 

[p4radox]

I find it astonishing, but apparently there's a Hayne's Spitfire Manual:

http://www.haynes.co.uk/webapp/wcs/...kView?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001

Nice try, German time traveller from the past

 

[StoutMeister]

I find it astonishing, but apparently there's a Hayne's Spitfire Manual:

http://www.haynes.co.uk/webapp/wcs/...kView?langId=-1&storeId=10001&catalogId=10001

Thought you were joking.

 

[Dup]

Doing a spot of 3D modelling?

 

[R B Customs]

Contact teradog in this thread

http://forums.luxology.com/discussion/topic.aspx?id=31350

He posted up a zipped collection of blueprints but the file is not found now. I am sure he would send you them if you contacted him.

EDIT: Or a full set for $28

http://www.militaryspot.com/classifieds/showproduct.php?product=2226&sort=1&cat=14

oh good finds there! I've managed to contact terradog and I'm waiting for a reply.

Doing a spot of 3D modelling?

certainly am

 

[p4radox]

Thought you were joking.

I've had a "Haynes Supermarine Spitfire" poster on my wall for about 2 years, and never thought that it was real until I just looked it up.

 

[Morbius]

I find it astonishing, but apparently there's a Hayne's Spitfire Manual:

I've got an Apollo Haynes manual (including the Saturn V)

 

[Morbius]

Double post.