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SEAC Spitfire 10-pack

by Kevin_Troy_Haq · via Thingiverse
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UploadedFeb 27, 2026
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Adapted from the Spitfire XIV model by @Captain_Ahab_62 The RAF's Southeast Asia Command (SEAC) used four variants of the Spitfire during the war. These were the Spitfire VB/Trop and VC/Trop, the Spitfire VIIIC, and the Spitfire XIVC/E. I've depicted the VIII with the standard elliptical wings here, but both LF-clipped and HF-pointed wingtips were seen on SEAC Spitfire VIIIs. While they may look similar, the VB has additional bulges underneath the wings. These were there to clear the early Hispano cannon's 60-round drum mags. On the VC, the bulge houses the feed motor instead. Some were fitted with four Hispanos and a large bulge, but most had just two such guns with small bulges. While it may not be the most well-known Spitfire variant, the Mk VIII was the third most-produced model after the Mk V and the Spit-nine. It was essentially a "tropicalized" variant of the IX, with a longer turbo intake. It also has a retractable tailwheel, the resulting loss of lateral stability being compensated with a pointed rudder. This rudder would also be fitted to the Mk XII, also with the retractable tailwheel, and bubbletop Spitfires such as the XVI, late-model IX, and Seafires XV and XVII. As for the XIV... 'Nuff said, other than a difference between the C and E wings. The variant depicted has the C wing. Update: Fixed a critical issue with the Mk VIII concerning the tailfin. Update: Added an improved pack of six models featuring an alternate Mk V and XIV in addition to Hispano guns and covers.
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