1:72 Spitfire Mk. IX engine is a resin add-on set from Eduard with an engine for a model of the Spitfire Mk. IX in 1:72 scale. It is not an aircraft kit but an accessory for one.
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This set from the Czech maker Eduard brings a finely cast resin replacement engine for a model of the Spitfire Mk. IX in 1:72 scale. It is not an aircraft model: it is an accessory for a kit under construction, which comes into its own above all when you want to leave the nose cowling open or to build the model in a workshop scene with the engine exposed. In 1:72 scale it is delicate work, but the sharpness of the casting against a simplified plastic part makes all the more difference.
The Spitfire Mk. IX came about as a quick answer to the appearance of more powerful opponents: a Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 with a two-stage two-speed supercharger was installed in the airframe of the previous version. It was that engine which gave the aircraft markedly better performance at high altitude. The engine was liquid-cooled, set in a narrow nose and backed up by the characteristic radiators under the wing; the Mk. IX version became one of the most numerously built variants of the whole Spitfire line.
First wash the resin castings in warm water with dish soap, because of the mold release residue. Cut the casting blocks off with a saw, not with sprue cutters, and sand with respiratory protection. It is glued exclusively with super glue, as cement for plastic does not dissolve resin. Dry fit everything before gluing; in 1:72 scale a tenth of a millimeter too much is enough for the cowling not to close. Spray the engine with a dark base, bring out the metal parts with a dry brush and pick out the pipework in a contrasting shade; a fine wash into the recesses will pull out the texture of the block.
The set is an accessory for a kit. It does not hold an aircraft model, paints or glue.
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