1:144 Supermarine Spitfire, C wing - Hispano 20 mm cannons in fairings are turned metal replacement barrels for small models in 1:144 scale. The set is an accessory for a finished kit, not a model of the aircraft.
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This metal set replaces the barrels of the 20 mm Hispano cannons, including the aerodynamic fairings at the root, on Spitfires with the so-called universal C wing, in 1:144 scale. It is made by the Polish brand MASTER. It is not an aircraft kit but a detail accessory for a model you already have.
The universal C wing made it possible to fit a machine either with machine guns or with cannons, as required. In practice they most often flew with a pair of Hispano cannons and supplementary machine guns, so long barrels with a prominent fairing project from the leading edge. These are the parts that define the character of the wing at a glance, and that is why coarsely cast plastic shows on them at once.
In 1:144 a barrel measures only a few millimeters. A part that thin cannot be cast sharply in injection-molded plastic - it tends to be tapered, with a parting line, and once cut from the sprue it practically always has to be straightened. A metal barrel keeps the same diameter along its whole length, is straight and its mouth is genuinely hollow, which with plastic at this scale could hardly be drilled.
Cut the plastic barrels off at the leading edge, open the hole out with a micro drill and try the fit dry. For gluing, a minute drop of super glue applied with the point of a pin is enough, because excess at this scale would flood the surrounding detail. Degrease the metal and spray it with a primer for metal. Repaint the fairings in the shade of the wing and leave the mouth itself metal or weather it darkly.
This is an accessory for a model, not a kit in its own right. Glue, paints and the base model are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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