Eduard Spitfire IX The Longest Day (2125) - 1:72 Eduard Dual Combo Limited Edition

[Julien]

Spitfire IX The Longest Day (2125) 

1:72 Eduard Dual Combo Limited Edition

 

 

When the prototype Spitfire took to the air for the first time on 5 March 1936, few involved could have foreseen where the development of the type would lead. By the end of the Second World War, the type had earned itself a place in the history books as well as the nation's psyche. One of the ultimate Merlin powered variants was the Mk.IX. The Mk.IX was a response to the appearance of the Focke Wulf Fw190, which proved itself more than a match for the Spitfire Mk.V. Powered by the two-stage supercharged Merlin 61, the performance of the Mk.IX was a quantum leap over its forebears, enabling the Spitfire to meet its German foe on equal terms. By the end of the War, over 5,600 Mk.IXs rolled off the production line at Castle Bromwich.

 

This kit contains two full kits from Eduard's excellent 1/72 Spitfire range.  There is the Spitfire IXc which we reviewed here, and the Spitfire IXe which we reviewed here. This boxing contains all the plastic and PE from these boxings with the addition of new decals featuring 6 aircraft which all flew in the Normandy campaign with invasion stripes on them. Also in this boxing (not pictured) is a pair of resin beer barrels for MK329 which famously carried beer into France.

 

Decals

As well as featuring two kits in the box this kit contains decals for 6 aircraft (4 x Mk.IXc & 2 x Mk.IXe), these are printed by Cartograf so they should pose no problems at all. There are also two sets of Eduard's own stencils. The Options are;

 

• Spitfire Mk.IXc, ML214, No. 126 Squadron RAF, Harrowbeer Air Base, June 6th, 1944
• Spitfire Mk.IXc, MK924, flown by F/Sgt Michal Murayda, No. 302 Squadron, Chailey, June 1944
• Spitfire Mk.IXc, MK892, flown by F/Lt. C. H. Lazenby, No. 222 Squadron RAF, Normandy, June 10th, 1944
• Spitfire Mk.IXc, MH819, No. 310 Squadron, Appledram Air Base, mid June 1944
• Spitfire LF Mk.IXe, PL124, No. 312 Squadron RAF, June 1944
• Spitfire Mk.IXe, MK329, flown by W/Cdr J. E. Johnson, CO of No. 144 Wing, June 1944

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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