Fleet Air Arm Group Build

Well lads my secret birthday build is well and truly underway now so I'll be posting some pics and a bit of a "what bird is it" comp as well real soon.

Cheers

darson wrote:

Well lads my secret birthday build is well and truly underway now so I'll be posting some pics and a bit of a "what bird is it" comp as well real soon. Cheers

Fine!!!  Keep us in the dark!!! 

darson wrote:

Well lads my secret birthday build is well and truly underway now so I'll be posting some pics and a bit of a "what bird is it" comp as well real soon. Cheers

Such a teaser!!

Regards,  Rick

Sea HARrier.

FRS.1 or FA.2........both are close to my heart.

The Haseagawa kits are definately the best out there in 1/48, I have built a USMC version myself and was very happy with it. I have their RAF GR.7 in the stash and want to buy another as the FAA are now using them.

The only thing you need to watch out for is the inside of the intake assembly.If you get that bit wrong, it affects the rest of the build. The Eduard set is well worth getting if you can-it really does finish off the kit nicely. 

The Hasegawa FRS.1 in 1/72 is pretty good on the airframe, you might want to add a little detail to the 'pit though. Their 1/72 AV-8B's  are meant to be quite nice-however I must admit that I have not built one myself.

Another alternative are the italeri kits in 1/72. They are'nt bad and come in some nice schemes. 

OK Darren, good luck!

I missed my PBY two nights ago- some chump beat me by one dollar in the last two seconds.

Ah, well...

There will be another with my name on it!

wyoroy wrote:

FAA Corsair II update:  painted the inside parts (pit) int. green.  I'm using the TD resin pit Mike gave me

Oooooh...........Nice! 

Daywalker wrote:

OK Darren, good luck! I missed my PBY two nights ago- some chump beat me by one dollar in the last two seconds. Ah, well... There will be another with my name on it!

Thanks Frank

I hope you land that PBY soon! 

Its Friday night! I sure am glad to see the back of this week! Wherever you may be, I wish you health and happiness.

Cheers!

Since I consider you guys friends I just wanted to share with you that I have a job interview with the National Guard Youth Challenge Program in Wyoming  To make things even better my wife has a state job interview the same week in Wyoming  We will be flying out next week for a week.  We pray that this is the break we have been praying for

Just wanted to share this good news with my mates

Good luch on your job interview!!  I just started a new job as well so I know how much "fun" it can be to go through the interview process.

I was wondering if any of you could tell me if the finish on an FAA Gannet should be semi-gloss or flat.  I'm managed a good color match to Extra Dark grey for the upper surfaces but I can't tell from my photos about the finish.  I'm leaning towards semigloss.

Here's the Gannet prior to the application of any color.  Not much to look at yet because I'm doing a resin Wing Fold on the kit.

Daywalker wrote:

OK Darren, good luck! I missed my PBY two nights ago- some chump beat me by one dollar in the last two seconds. Ah, well... There will be another with my name on it!

Although I'm not a part of this motley crew, I'll host a rum for Roger this evening.

Roy!......Nice! A post that makes models seem smaller.

Good Luck to you! And your Bride!

(but don't have the PC offline for more than a week! We might get mad while you move!)

Nam

Very cool pic.  So are you going to join as Bondoman calls us, a motley crew

Ask any of the guys here, the rum flows freely

Update:  did a little bit more work on the Corsair

This is the first FAA aircraft I've EVER done.  I also hardly ever do braille scale.  But I just got the masking tape off of the initial color coats for my Gannet and though you FAA experts might like to take a whack at telling me what's wrong with it so far while I'm still in the mood to correct the deficiencies.

I know the initial Extra Dark Sea Grey is a bit on the dark side but I will be doing post shading and weathering and I wanted to be able to do all that and still leave the color correct at the end.

I have not painted the PE exhausts yet nor done any touch up.  It has a full PE interior which came out quite nicely except I won't be able to open these thick canopies so I'm not sure how much will be visible.

The wing fold is from Alley Cat and the bomb bay and ordinance came from FAA models.

More later as I continue with the project.

Good to keep a sense of humor about things Roy....you

I build about 2 guitars a year.....ummmm, cannot give close-in detail on a post like this....

 PM...getting ready

Nam 

Darren-

Cheers!  I'll drink to that.

dcapone- excellent work!  Really like the PE exhaust, looks just like the real thing.   As for the color, it does look a bit dark but the lightened centers of the panels should help lighten them up a bit.

Roy- Good luck!  I will definately keep my fingers crossed for you.

Nam- who ya building guitars for, buddy?

Darren, I'm very glad to see the back of this week too!!  Cheers!

Roy, best of luck to you and the missus.  I hope it all works out!

dcapone, nice work on the Gannet.  Keep up the good work 

Dcapone,

lovely work on the Gannet so far. Your EDS Grey is a tad on the dark side, but with some weathering and shading it will look fine. To answer your earlier question, go for a semi gloss finish.

Looking forward to seeing more of this one, its a great looking build.

Roy,

fantastic news! I will be thinking of you both. Good luck!