Eduard 1:48 Spitfire Mk.I exhaust stacks is a set of resin exhaust stacks with drilled outlets that replaces the solid plastic parts on a Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I model.
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This set from the Czech maker Eduard is not an aircraft kit but a replacement part in 1:48 scale. On a Spitfire model the exhausts are a prominent feature right next to the engine cowling, and the plastic part from the mold usually has solid, that is blind, outlets. The resin casting has them drilled out, so the stacks look like real pipework rather than a suggested shape.
The casting carries fine detail of the individual stacks, flanges and joints. Open outlets change the impression of the whole engine area completely, because that is where the eye falls first. Resin also holds a thinner stack wall than can be drawn from a conventional mold.
The Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I was a British fighter introduced in 1938 and famous from the Battle of Britain. It was powered by the Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 engine, whose cylinders vented into short exhaust stacks on both sides of the engine cowling. In service a characteristic dark exhaust stain formed around them, trailing back along the fuselage.
Cut the parts off carefully with a fine-toothed saw, sand the surface down and wash the casting in lukewarm water with dish soap. It is glued with cyanoacrylate glue (super glue), ideally only after the cowling has been painted, so that the exhausts do not have to be masked. Apply a primer before painting. Exhausts look best over a dark rust base, building up in layers of dry pigment from rust orange to soot. Darken the outlets and add a fine exhaust stain along the fuselage, which is best sprayed with heavily thinned paint in thin coats.
This is an accessory for building the model, not a standalone kit. The base model, glue and paints are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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