fastzx Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Is the bubble canopy on later Mark Spitfires the same sized canopy on bubble top typhoons and tempests? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 No real idea I’m afraid but I would have thought very unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattlow Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 (edited) I think that apart from on the Mk 47 the canopy was same as from the first bubbletop Spitfire. Windscreens may have differed but I'm not sure they did, again, until the Mk 46/7. That would mean you could use a bubble canopy from the Tamiya Spitfire XVIe if doing a late Spitfire... Depends why you're asking? I am not a Spitfire expert, but I have been reading Jumpei Temma's WINGS OF PEGASUS pages and downloading the rather nice scale drawings he produces.. LINK to the Spitfire 47 build - note he covers other marks as well... Matt Edited June 11, 2023 by mattlow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 I don't think so, The Typhoon, Tempest and Sea Fury all used the same bubble canopy. I think the Spitty fuse is much narrower. bevelduc and MikeMaben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Fully different ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fencer-1 Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 Similar, but not the same in shape and size. D.B. Andrus and BiggTim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted June 26, 2023 Share Posted June 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Fencer-1 said: Similar, but not the same in shape and size. Glad to see you're back with us, Fencer-1. Cheers, Damian BiggTim, Fencer-1, TAG and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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