Having considered this several times in the past, it’s a grand project! There is often a lot of differences within marks, so the mk I and II could have machine gun (a) or (b) cannon wings
You also have the Recce Spits, which started as variants of the mk I (Type A, B, C , D, G etc) but also later had the mk IV designation applied.
There was also a mk IX floatplane
And don’t forget the two seaters!
A couple of comments on your points:
SPITFIRE VII added a retractable tail-wheel. Many had a pointed tail-fin The new Merlin introduced two equal sized radiators
And a longer nose
SPITFIRE IX The IX came in versions for low altitude combat with clipped wings and for high altitude with extended wing-tips as well as the mass-produced normal fighter version
You also had high/low back aircraft and aircraft with blunt and pointed fins.
SPITFIRE XVI Teardrop cockpit canopies or extended wings. A four bladed airscrew was fitted
Early XVIs had high backed fuselages
SPITFIRE 22. Mk 21 with teardrop hood and cut back rear fuselage
SPITFIRE 24 24 had the big “Spiteful” tail
I’m pretty sure both the 23 and 24 had the big fin – main difference between the two was the cannon barrel lengths and teh size of the prop IIRC
SEAFIRE XV retracting tailwheel and larger tail of the Spitfire VIII It had folding wings The XV could carry a 500lb bomb
SEAFIRE XVII or MK17. The XVII was very similar to the XV
The 17 had the teardrop canopy and low back.
I can recommend the following site:
http://spitfiresite.com/
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