1:48 Spitfire Mk.IXe - LooK Plus Set with Fishtail Exhausts (for Airfix Kits)

Spitfire Mk.IXe, LööK Plus set with fishtail exhausts, 1:48

An accessory set from Eduard in the LööK Plus range for a model of the Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXe in 1:48 scale. The name documents fishtail exhausts and the intended use with Airfix kits.

The real subject

The Spitfire Mk.IX was the answer to the appearance of more powerful German fighters: a stronger engine went into the airframe of the previous version and the aircraft was thereby back among competitive types. The letter e in the Mk.IXe designation refers to the wing configuration, that is to the arrangement of the gun armament. Exhausts with the outlet widened into the shape of a fish tail belong to the details that everyone notices on a finished model: they sit right in the line of sight of the nose and their shape decides how the model reads.

Building and painting tips

• If the parts are not polystyrene, cement for plastic has no effect on them; make the joints with cyanoacrylate glue.
• Cut the excess material off with a sharp blade a little away from the part and sand the remainder carefully.
• Wash and degrease the parts before painting, otherwise paint holds poorly on a smooth surface.
• Offer the exhausts up dry and check how they seat in the openings of the fuselage before you reach for glue.
• Build up the smoke staining with glazes from the edge of the outlet backward, not with one dark pass.
• The exact contents of the set and the recommended procedure are given by the manufacturer in the instructions.

Who the set is for

For modelers who build the Airfix Spitfire Mk.IXe in 1:48 scale and want to raise the level of detail without rebuilding the whole model. The work is short, yet the result is visible at first glance.

This is an accessory set for a kit already acquired. The model itself, paints and glue are not supplied, unless stated otherwise.