longmc Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 I've circled back around to working on an Eduard 1/48 Spitfire FR IX, but not sure which wing (armament) version to use. I have both the Late C and the E boxings to choose from. TIA! Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mawz Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Both could be correct, depending on serial. What machine are you looking at doing? A Serial will determine version. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RCAFFAN Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) Information I have found (Spitfire Revisited) states that all factory FR IXs made used only C wings but don't say which C wing but they were all issued to PR Squadrons just after D day to use on the continent and they mention the new cannon feeds so I would guess they are narrow bulged C wings and suspect the Late C kit would be the one. They also state they were all PRU Pink and originally had full D-day markings, later going to just undersides. However this is probably just for the ones issued to the British PRU squadron as I note some served elsewhere in standard day fighter cammo such as with 414 Squadron RCAF as shown in the Aviaeology documentation but note that those machines are all IXCs as well which bears out that they were all IXCs and are illustrated with narrow bulges so I would use the Late C kit. The planes Aviaeology illustrate with E wings are MkXIVs. Of course someone could have field modified a IXE but it looks like official production used a late C model. What scheme were you looking at and is there a photo with a serial visible? There were also 18 PRIXs (3 converted from Mk Vs) made from early MkIX production but of course these had PR wings with no armament. Edited February 19, 2018 by RCAFFAN Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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