Spitfire Mk.IXb Floatplane

[Leading Observer]

For this I'll be using the Brengun kit:

[PR19_Kit]

I DO like the look of that. 

[Leading Observer]

Whilst work progresses slowly on the Skua, a chance discovery in the stash of the PM Model Spitfire Vb floatplane whilst searching for something else gives me the chance to build both the Vb and IXb in tandem, with two different end-users

[Leading Observer]

More progress on both the Mk.IX and Vb versions, including a scratch build cockpit for the PM Vb using the Brengun parts as templates

[lenny100]

the sole mk !X float spitfire is still in some sort way still around. The sole survior true float spit has recently been found in lake windermere.

[PR19_Kit]

Why weren't the Mk Vs 'true float Spitfires'?

[lenny100]

sorry put that wrong , ment to say its the only float spit to survive not a replica or anything put together to represent the type

[PR19_Kit]

I'm amazed and pleased that it did survive. 

My Dad saw the Mk Vs when they were testing in the Canal Zone, and I always thought he was having me on about floatplane Spitfires until I read up about them years later. 

[Leading Observer]

A little more progress with the Mk.V - the Mk.IX is not far behind on the production line

[Leading Observer]

2 versions completed:

[PR19_Kit]

VERY nicely done indeed! 

[TomZ]

Looks very good!

TomZ

[McColm]

That would work well on the P-51 Mustang or Me-109. I'm not too sure if these were real world builds.

[NARSES2]

I do like those, especially the RAI scheme 

[Leading Observer]

That would work well on the P-51 Mustang or Me-109. I'm not too sure if these were real world builds.

Both the Vb and IXb were built as prototype Floatplanes, but never entered service.