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  1. Looking good, you are doing a cracking job. Cheers Dennis
  2. No problems but this is an example of what I meant about Mk.V walkway lines on an IX, this was the subject of a longer thread here on Britmodeller. Cheers Dennis
  3. According to "Spitfire the History" (page 307 onwards) there was Vc conversions to IX, RR carried out conversions at Hucknall were it is reported that 300 conversions were completed and as above the cowlings were different to production IX's. See lots of Edgar threads for more details. Cheers Dennis
  4. Looking through other photos of USAAF Spitfires in the Med it is not that clear, the subjects seem to be heavily weathered on the upper wings, however there are several close up shots of Mk.V's and IX's with wing walkway markings. However as the subject was a converted Mk.V it gets even more interesting as the earlier Mk. V walkways may be present. I built ES276 WD*D Mk. V with wing markings. I only briefly looked through my American Spitfire Camouflage and Markings part 1 and 2 books though so not an exhaustive search. Cheers Dennis
  5. Neither, just bacon Cheers Dennis
  6. Great Photos, as I am about to start my PCM C200 build they will come in very handy, thank you for posting them Cheers Dennis
  7. Used but not abused, and it looks great, the Revell kit does need the Barracuda parts and they really make a difference Cheers Dennis
  8. That looks fantastic, the black finish as mentioned above looks good with the subtle silver highlights, and what an impressive sized model that must be. Cheers Dennis
  9. Very sad, I used to love his show way back then. Dennis
  10. Great subject choice, another one who's attention was grabbed by an Airfix Whirlwind, it has always been a favourite subject of mine, I even dropped down to 1/48 scale to build one (Classic Airframes) before the SH kit came out. So of course I have one in the stash and will pop in now and again to see how you are getting on. Cheers Dennis
  11. Great build Max and great photos, and like all PCM builds it is a "challenging" one. Cheers Dennis
  12. Nice one, it looks great, I'm amazed at people who can build to this standard in 1/72nd scale, my normal scale is 1/32. And it is nice to see a post from you Nick. Cheers Dennis
  13. Great photos, thanks for posting, it's been a long while since we were there, must try and get down there some time in the future, Cheers Dennis
  14. Beautifully built, painted and weathered, great photography too. Cheers Dennis
  15. Some snippets from my Edgar files, I'm not totally convinced, regarding the cushioning, on the seat back, and feel that it might have been introduced, for comfort, when the Mae West wasn't worn; anyway, all those, that I've seen, are black. And That later plastic seat, of yours, is a late/middle-war variant, since it has the lozenge-shaped indentation for the dinghy's airbottle (most uncomfortable to sit on.) Early pilots just had to make do with a Mae West. More on the Lozenge shape in the seat. Can't give a precise date, but it was during 1940, possibly quite late, since the lozenge shape is mentioned as being in a few seats in early December. Prior to that it was a square depression; the change seems to have been brought about to so as to have no right-angled "corners," thereby lessening the stress on those points. Early metal seats had no depression, just an undulating base. The "lozenge" recess was designed to accept the air bottle, which inflated the dinghy (not carried during 1940, hence the simpler undulating base.) In 1940, the pilots had a thin sheet of sorbo rubber between parachute and bum, which they forfeited when the dinghy arrived, so discomfort increased, and became a way of life. At least they didn't suffer as long as Mustang pilots (lack of fuel can have its benefits.) Edgar Another question Very interesting post - especially the pic of the seat. Do you know whether the very early production Spits had a seat cushion? John As far as I can tell, they didn't; perhaps the Mae West, plus extra warm clothing was originally sufficient, but, with more efficient cockpit heating later, some pilots flew in shirtsleeves, at times, which could have led to discomfort. The backrest, in the photo, is obviously a late addition, since it has the cut-out, for the hole. Edgar More Metal seats were green, or, earlier ones, black. Plastic seats were various shades of red, and went into service from May, 1940. They were originally intended for 1939, but production problems delayed them, and were also meant to be exclusively for Castle Bromwich, but the bombing of the Supermarine works probably changed everything. The seats were completely interchangeable, so no-one can say that you're wrong if it's red or green. One sure thing, though; on the Vb, the Sutton harness straps did not go through the hole in the backrest. Edgar From this I would guess that the early seats without the dinghy would mean thet the pilot wore a Mae West and there was no padding. For a later seat the back padding would be present. Who knows for sure Cheers Dennis
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