Very nice work
lythronax!
It will be nice to see and early MK.IX in a sim.
If you need any pictures or references I would be more than willing to help/share/send/advise.
On the subject of cowlings, the IX becomes interesting because they developed initially from the Rolls Royce converted MK.Vs to the Supermarine built machines, and then of course the CBAF built ones.
If you can get hold of it at a reasonable price, I recommend 'Supermarine Spitfire IX 1942-1943 Vol 1: Polish Wings' by Wojtek Matusiak. Lots of good pictures of early to mid build IXs, including detailed shots of the various cowlings (interesting to see the variations between the RR converted Vs), plus other details such as local mods and production ones.
Whilst of course it only concentrates on Polish Squadrons, it is never the less a very valuable resource for Spitfire scale & 3D modellers, and of course the aficionado.
Cheers
Paul
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