TRAINING SESSION OF NATIONAL AIRFIX AERONAUTICAL MODEL ENGINEERING COMPETITION

This workshop is for Part B cadets who have signed up with Mr Victor Tan. Date: 16 Mar 2011 Time: 9.00 am. The training will begin at 9.00 am and end at 3.00 pm. Reporting time and venue: 8am outside General Office Venue: Aerospace Hub at Blk 46, Ngee Ann Polytechnic Cadets will be grouped into 6 members a group to work on the models. Cadets will learn how to build a silver coloured Airfix1/72 Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX. The model is selected, the Spitfire Mk XIX, because it was the last operation RAF Spitfire, and last flew from Seletar Airport. 1. Humbrol 33 - matt black, price $3.80 2. Humbrol 24 - yellow, price $3.80 3. Humbrol 70 - exhaust brick red, price $3.80 4. Humbrol 61 - fresh, price $3.80 5. Humbrol 230 PRU blue - price $3.80 5. Humbrol spray primer, price $13.90 6. Humbrol spray silver, price $13.90 The Humbrol acrylic tins of paints (those at $3.80) can be shared among 6 students. The spray paints can be shared among 3 students. The other items required will be paint brushes, Humbrol precision polycement (price $7.90 - shared by 3). The price of the Airfix Spitfire modelis is $15.25 each. There is also the Swann-Morton Trimaway knives at $3.50 each. Thus the budget for a team of 6 students is: Airfix Spitfire $15.25 x 6 = $91.50 Humbrol paint tins $3.80 x 4 = $15.20 Humbrol sprays $13.90 x 4 = $55.60 Humbrol prec poly cement $7.90 x 2 = $15.80 Swann-Morton Trimaway $3.50 x 7 = $24.80 Total = $202.90 (or an average of $33.81 / student)