Yahu Models 1:24 Spitfire Mk.IX early and Mk.VII/VIII - a finished pre-printed instrument panel. It replaces the plastic part in the cockpit and with it the painting of the individual dials falls away.
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This is not a kit and not a photo-etched set to be painted. It is a finished, already pre-printed instrument panel in relief, with which you simply replace the plastic part from the kit in the cockpit. The dial faces, the scales and the lettering are printed straight in color, so the most tiresome part of building an interior falls away: drawing the individual dials in by hand with a fine brush.
Panel, decal or photo-etch
A decal can do color, but it has no depth and on shaped plastic it has to be fought with. A photo-etched set has depth, but it needs to be put together and painted. The finished panel from Yahu takes the road in between: you get a single part, it is fitted and that is that. In 1:24 scale the cockpit is large and much of it shows, so the difference against the plastic part is apparent at once.
The Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX arose from the airframe of the Mk.V with the addition of a Rolls-Royce Merlin 60 series engine with a two-stage supercharger, and became one of the most successful versions of the type. The Mk.VII and Mk.VIII versions were related machines with the same generation of engine, intended mainly for high-altitude work, the Mk.VII additionally with a pressurized cabin. The arrangement of the instruments in the early Mk.IX cockpit corresponded to exactly these versions, which is why the manufacturer covers them with one and the same panel.
Cut the plastic panel out of the kit carefully, or sand it down flat, so that the new panel drops into the same place and does not sit higher. Try it dry until it seats exactly. It is glued with a small amount of cyanoacrylate applied round the edge with the tip of a toothpick; watch out for the fumes, which can fog the glass of the instruments and the canopy as well. Dose the cyanoacrylate sparingly and let the cockpit air out thoroughly before it is closed.
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