This
a Hasegawa 1/72 Spit Mk.IX that I modified into a Mk.XVI by copying in resin the
lowered turtle-deck piece from the Fujimi Mk.XIV and using a Squadron vac-canopy.
The wing cannons and their associated bulges were moved into the outboard cannon
position and the outer .303 MG holes were plugged and had their panel
lines filled in. Markings are a mish-mash of kit, spares-box and some of
the decals from the Heller Mk.XVI. I'm not positive that the spinner being
painted blue is accurate, but I liked the way it looked on the Heller boxing, so
that's the way I did it. The yellow identification bands on the
leading edges of the wings are yellow decal film.
J.C.
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