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Hi everybody, here's my new project: It's my first Eduard kit (but not the only one I have in my stash, since I also own a FW190A, a Tempest and an F-6F5, all in 1/48). Ever since I was a kid, reading comic books telling stories of WWII RAF pilots, this specific Spitfire version was the one I liked more: the pointy tail fin, sleek lines and overall look just did it for me. Among the 6 versions you can build in this boxing, there's one with a shark mouth, and regular wings! (I don't care for clipped or extended wings). That checked all my boxes, so here's the one I'm building: This was flown by Aussie ace W/C Robert "Bobby" Gibbes, credited with 12 kills. What's in the box: four main grey sprues One clear sprue, in typical Eduard Style Being a Profipack Edition, in addition to decals (which I plan to use as less as possible ) there is also a PE fret and pre-cut masks for the clear parts. I've already started mangling some plastic, namely the cockpit bits; I'd like to have most of the cockpit done before I do any serious dry fit of the main parts. So I started with the frame right behind the seat, here's the kit offering: I improved it by drilling out all the lightening holes (same for the frame right behind it, BTW) Filled in the top rear side slot with PPP, as per instructions I then glued on the first PE part , the head armour plate, using Gator's Grip, and the seat supporting frame, using TeT Little bit of improvement on the latter too, by drilling out lightening holes again The seat: I wanted to add some riveting, visible in the walkaround pics (here on BM) of an airworthy Spit MK VIII painted in these very colors (not the original airframe, though). So I marked them with a sharpie first, followed by a pointy needle, and filled in with some clear UV resin Looks a bit messy (but remember it's a macro pic ), only primer will tell if it's any good. If not, I have a plan B Side frames glued on Most of you probably already know, this kit has a lot of parts for the cockpit (and not only that...). Detail looks really good to me, though. I already have a question for the experts: what do we think about the interior color demarcation line? When I built my Spitfire Mk Vb, I remember the cockpit green stopped right behind the seat frame, with the rest of the fuselage interiors being painted aluminium. I read a few discussions here and on other on line sources stating that there was an official order in 1943 (I don't remember the actual date, sorry) that specifically addressed this issue, stating not to paint cockpit green overall. No specific indications about models or marks, though. So again, what do we think? Thanks in advance for any contribution. And as always, all comments welcome! Ciao