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1/72 - Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXb Floatplane by Brengun - released


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After the Mk.V floatplane (http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234947642-172-supermarine-spitfire-mkv-floatplane-by-brengun-released/), Brengun/Hauler (http://www.brengun.cz/) is to release a 1/72nd Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXb Floatplane kit - ref.BRP72019

Source: https://www.facebook.com/440180076140646/photos/a.443370235821630.1073741831.440180076140646/465876970237623/?type=1&theater

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There is no such thing as a Mk.IXb. The cannon fairing looks (as it should) like one from a later F Mk.IX (i.e. a C wing). Some of these were produced without the outer stub, and photos show this lacking from MJ892. This may be what is causing confusion.

Spitfire the History does call this aircraft an LF Mk.IXB, which is a mish-mash of terms. The IXB was front-line slang for an LF Mk.IX, and had nothing to do with the wing. The cannon was mounted differently in the b wing with different bulges.

Why should Brengun have adopted another company's toolings? I'm afraid that I can't tell from looking at it.

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