Hello everyone, I would like to make a Mk. Vc Trop starting from this Eduard kit.
The aircraft were loaned to the Regia, in various mandates, from September 1944, all delivered to the 20 ° Gruppo 51 ° Stormo.
Third-hand aircraft that came from 352Sq, were previously in charge at 249Sq.
The instructions give me two options for two different parts.
What parts do you think I should use?
Hi and thanks everyone in advance
Considering the italian Spitfires had not the head cushion, I suggest to use the R26 part, from what I can see in the instruction manual seems the R26 part + PH is the one to use with no cushion, not to the R24 .
About gun sight part, it’s hard to say, even if the square shape was typical of the late production and considering the aircraft were operative in the late 1944/early 1945 I’m for the use of the A2 part instead of the circle one, early production type. Of course the aircraft had a long life before passing in italian hand, anyway we can see from pictures some improvements (tail ailerons of compensated type - as in the MkIX for instance) so my thought about the late type gunsight. Ciao
In fact from this frame, taken from this video of the Imperial War Museum, it would seem a square type gunsight.
Definitely square (the structure of the screen is the one of an MKII with square glass)
the instruction reported “not to use” the tail pieces that in the italian cobelligerant Spitfire need to be used, in the sprue S …etc … so pay attention to this detail and “option”.
Thank’s a lot, interesting …