What's the difference between a mk IXc and a Mk XVIe Spitfire

[RLWP]

1 hour ago, dennismcc said:

Gosh hearing all these different terms take me back to my days with British bikes, I'm sure my BSA A65 had BSCy (British Standard Cycle Thread) studs on the cylinder base, I remember getting replacement nuts from the local push bike shop.

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

 

Oh no - another horror!

 

Yes, cycle threads, NPT, weird UNF small sizes - these all enter my life from time to time 

 

Richard

Edited November 5, 2019 by RLWP

[dennismcc]

To get back on track here is a thread from Britmodeller on the IX/XVI.

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234956022-spitfire-mk-ix-to-xvi/

And on on High back and low back differences

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234947633-differences-spitfire-mkixe-vs-a-high-back-mkxvi/

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

Edited November 6, 2019 by dennismcc

[Jan-Arie]

Thank you Dennis will look further in to this, My skills are reasonable but as far as I can see there are two engine covers and the pointy tail is also in there and I believe also two different gun bulges if I,m correct in the 1/32 tamiya Mk IX kit.
If I,m correct the other dutch Spitfire the Silver one has also a Packard Merlin in there a 224. will see thanks again all...

[Jack]

On 11/5/2019 at 11:53 AM, mozart said:

Beautifully put Richard! 

 

Hear hear.......

[dennismcc]

This is the image from the Britmodeller thread that Photobucket has blurred.

 

Cheers

 

Dennis

[Kagemusha]

Back to the original question, you'll need sprue LL from the XVI kit, and use the early type cannons LL4, and early undercarriage bay interior AA20, basically if you follow the  instructions for options A/B you'll be fine.

 

There's these decals.

[Jan-Arie]

Thank you Kagemusha have to compare some things from the kit, I think the cannons will be brass ones and the decals I have I have a large collection of dutch decal sets in 48 and some in 32 scale..