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Yet Another Slightly Smaller Build - Hawker Sea Fury FB.11

toboldlygo

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Many moon's ago (last year to be precise) I built the 1/24th Scale Typhoon, now it's time for her 'Grandchild' the Sea Fury - also by Airfix, but in 1/48th Scale.

 

The Sea Fury entered service too late to see action in WW2, she was herself a development from the 'Tempest and the Typhoon' and with the coming of the Jet's - the fastest production piston-engined fighter that was built (482 mph).

 

She saw action in the Korean War and became known as the 'MIG Killer' for the first 'confirmed' shooting down of Jet by a prop (that version can be made from this kit - Airfix listened to me).

 

However I've chosen to do the Royal Naval Historic Flight version - as I actually had the chance to sit in her during a visit to Yeovilton in 2000, shortly before I got made redundant from British Aerospace (now BAE Systems).

 

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All the bits

 

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The cockpit assembly

 

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Assembling the fuselage

 

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Wings, engine and tail ( I will be doing the wings folded)

 


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Filling, final test fit and now ready for masking and paint (when it's warmer)

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Nice work...

 

You can see the FW 190 influence in the design from your build photos

 

Have you ever built a Trumpeter Westland Wyvern? One I always fancied building..

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Nice work...

You can see the FW 190 influence in the design from your build photos

Have you ever built a Trumpeter Westland Wyvern? One I always fancied building..

 

Oops, you'll never guess what I've just ordered

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There was a twin-seater reconnaissance? version at Boscombe Down. My father in law used to go out in it. I think they only made a few of these, and I think this one still exists.

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There was a twin-seater reconnaissance? version at Boscombe Down. My father in law used to go out in it. I think they only made a few of these, and I think this one still exists.

 

There were various two seaters built and a number survive - they were mainly used for training and later some where sold on after conversion for target towing.

 

Your father probably went up in a T20.

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