Thought I'd better get a new thread going on my next 'What If' PRU pink Spitfire project.
This is where the discussion is already headed on the current Ready for Inspection PRU blue Spitfire decoy thread.
The basis for this particular 'What If' is another 1/32 scale Revell Spitfire IX.
Not getting ahead of myself, the presumption of the 2 PRU Blue Spitfire decoy projects I've completed so far was based on the 'What If' scenario on this thread.
However, with the PRU pink project its clear - based on feedback here - that a few IXs were indeed for real running around with standard armament in a low level PRU role.
So I just need to do more research to understand if this was just a standard IX with cameras fitted and no other mods, i.e in a FR designation.
If so, I guess I can drill some round holes and install smoked glass into the Revell kit. That kind of mod is within my existing capabilities.
On the other hand, if mods would reward extensive carving and sanding skills, it's probably not for me at this stage, and I'd happily go back to looking at a fantasy 'What If' project.
EDIT: TITLE CHANGE. THIS PROJECT WILL NO LONGER BE A 'WHAT IF' PROJECT. IT IS A 16 SQUADRON RAF SPITFIRE IX FR, JULY 1944, BAYEAUX, FRANCE