Crappy weather today so got a fair amount done.
The wing tips are a pretty lousy fit so I added some card filler and concocted a mixture of liquid cement and plastic shavings to fill the big gap that was there so I could rescribe it. Below are two pics, before and after sanding. Rescribing has yet to be done.
The kit supplied the tail end for the Mk IX and the panel lines around the retractable tail wheel are wrong so I proceeded to fill in the lines with thick primer. This area will then be sanded down and rescribed.
To take advantage of the separate ailerons, I'll deflect these so, of course, the stick was cut and re-glued to reflect this.
The armour plate, as on my Spit IX build, was replaced with a much thinner piece cut from card stock.
The lightening holes in the frame and seat support were drilled out and I removed the headrest which was incorrectly supplied with the frame. The floor was drilled out and opened up then the scratch built armour plate was installed. This was followed by a coat of MM Interior Green and a dusting of the same colour slightly darkened. Then, some dry-brushed Interior Green mixed with a bit of white brought up the highlights. The armour plate edges then received a few "chips" made with a lead pencil.
The cockpit sides received a similar treatment and here are two shots before the detail parts are painted black. A couple of bits have been scratch built here: the box at the top right of the throttle quadrant as well as the two cockpit lights that you can see angled in toward the instrument panel. The landing gear selector on the starboard wall was supplied with the handle in the "gear up" position so this was removed and re-installed in the down position.
So much for today's work. Should have more tomorrow as they're calling for more rain. Thanks for checking in.