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Cockpit in Spitfire Mk IX


arubin

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I am a bit puzzled by the disc like structure shown in  this cockpit .

 

The Eduard 1/48 Mk IXe profipack does not show this disc. I have an AZ Mk IX kit which has it present in Mk IXe and absent in Mk IXc.

 

Does anyone know which is correct? This is a detail which would be easily visible even with a closed canopy.

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If you mean the one "on the ground" next to the gunsight (?), I think it is an optional headrest/cushion.  See Step B in the instructions, which there's a link to on the Eduard product page.

 

Going on memory, early Mk.IXs, or some of them, had the padded headrest, later ones had none.  I don't remember there being two thicknesses, though.

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