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Rafi Ben-Shahar
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Converting Tamiya's 1/32 Spitfire to Mk. IXE

September 12, 2024 · in Aviation · · 16 · 209

The conversion relied on the availability of spare parts in 's IXC boxing to represent the later IXE, such as elevators, rudder and clipped wings. Scratch work involved the conversion of the C to E wing. I modified the gun bay area namely, gun position, length, cartridge ejection openings, blister location and position. Finally, I used XtraDecal sheet where this 74 Squadron IXE appears.

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  1. Awesome modification and ditto result, Rafi!
    Congratulations!

  2. Excellent result and well executed modifications, Rafi @blackmopane
    Well done.

  3. Very nice (as usual).

  4. Beautiful! Clipped-wing Spits are my favorite.

  5. Lovely! The clipped-wing Spits always seem to me to be "short-changed" some of their elegance. Still a lovely machine though!

  6. Well executed - a fine looking clipped wing IXe.

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