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  • Member since
    April 2020
  • From: West Texas
Revell Fairey Gannet
Posted by JBRaider on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 5:18 AM

I picked this up on E-bay last year and spent about 6 months off and on working on it, finally finishing it up last weekend. It was a very frustrating buld and almosted ended up in the trash a couple of times. The fit for all of the interiror and the wings were great... the underside was not.

I added so much weight that I was afraid that the nose gear would not be able to support it. The gear was strudier than I thought and it is still a tail sitter. Sad.

The decals were also a source of frustration as they would not come off the backing paper. I had to work a paint brush under every decal to get them to come loose although they did adhere well when I got them on.

I used pre-cut masks and added masking tape seat belts. 

She won't win any contests but I am happy with overall result. Glad I stuck to it.

  • Member since
    April 2003
  • From: USA
Posted by keavdog on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 8:04 AM

Looks great!  Well... as great as Gannet can look lol.

Well done.

Thanks,

John

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Northern California
Posted by jeaton01 on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 11:17 AM

I'm with the dog.  Looks great for a Gannet.

John

To see build logs for my models:  http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

 

  • Member since
    May 2011
  • From: Honolulu, Hawaii
Posted by Real G on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 11:40 AM

Looks great from what I see.  But, yeah, it's a Gannet!  Stick out tongue

I think Fairey and the RN had some kind of ugly aeroplane thing going on during WW 2 and immediately post-war.  Yet Fairey produced the record-breaking FD.2, one of the prettiest deltas ever made.

“Ya ya ya, unicorn papoi!”

fox
  • Member since
    January 2007
  • From: Narvon, Pa.
Posted by fox on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 4:05 PM

Very nice build! Yes

Stay Safe.

Jim Captain

 Main WIP: 

   On the Bench: Artesania Latina  (aka) Artists in the Latrine 1/75 Bluenose II

I keep hitting "escape", but I'm still here.

  • Member since
    April 2020
  • From: West Texas
Posted by JBRaider on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 8:11 PM

Thanks guys, she definitely wont win any beauty contests. The AEW 3 variant was even more unsightly 

  • Member since
    May 2009
  • From: Poland
Posted by Pawel on Tuesday, February 7, 2023 8:17 PM

Well, like they say... It's so ugly it kinda starts looking good again :-) I like it a lot, thanks for sharing!

Paweł

All comments and critique welcomed. Thanks for your honest opinions!

www.vietnam.net.pl

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