Fleet Air Arm Group Build

OK Chaps, here's the latest on my 1/48 Airfix SeaVixen.

I still have some clean up to do, but she'll be in the paint shop soon I hope! 

See you later!

Julez, good to see you come aboard mate , look forward to seeing your Seafire get started.

Cheers...

Thanks Darren & Frank

Seeing that this is my first i think i'll take the rank of Sub Ltn with a promotion for every finished kit

I had a peek at page one, i rejoined just after the forum change but i remember quite a few of the old guys from when i was active between 04 & 06, sadly many are missing and i understand in an odd way, it doesn't seem to have the same sort of vibe in here as it used to....

Hey it was good to see Ricks builds on page one, when he finished a kit and posted pics it always made me want to stop weathering and go for that superclean look....

OAlright the Seafire 47, i'm not concerned about the instructions, i think i can manage without them but i may need some advice regarding the wing fold and the specific colours, i'll do the one with a two tone scheme and black/white stripes. I'm thinking starboard wing folded only so the office is clearly visible...Decalsthe FAA roundels for the period look identical to the ones used on RAAF P-51's in 1947/48 and are available here but the rest, well, i may have to beg....

Frank, i'll take your advice and replace the hoodWhat do you recommend, is a vacform one available?

OK gents raise the crash barriers and break out the grog, seafire inbound

aboard Julez!  This has to be the most relaxed and fun GB you will find here.  That Airfix Seafire 46/47 is the first kit I built for this GB, and it really is an excellent kit.  Only suggestion I have is to replace the rear sliding canopy, as the one supplied in the kit sits too high on the fuselage spine and looks odd.  As for replacement decals, they seem to be rather difficult to find in the AM market.  Aeromaster made a couple of different sheets with markings, but sadly they are all OOP and occasionally pop up on Ebay.

Hi Julez!

Firstly, this is a relaxed GB...........take as long as you need! Secondly, you can be whatever rank you like!  Its sounds like you have the 1/48 Airfix Seafire FR-47. Lovely kit.

Sorry to hear about your garage, its happened to me as well so I feel your pain. I'm sure if the rest of us get our heads together we can rustle up some replacement decals. Please be sure to stop by Page.1 of the GB to see the Rules and Reg's.

Any else? Just let us know!  

Ok so i figured i've been lurking around here too much and need to join but a couple of questions first....

How long do i have to finish and what rank will i obtain once finished???

I have an Airfix 1/48 Seafire in the stash and i think it's the Mk24 with the counter rotating prop, don't know for sure my garage flooded recently and the decals/instructions were destroyed....

Daywalker

AAACCCKKK!!!  I'm here!  Not a lot of progress on the Corsair, just tidying up the fuselage seams.  I'll get some pics this weekend, promise!

Good to see you are still on the case X/O! We'll look forward to those pics later. 

razordws

Still checking in Darren.  My Skua should be back on the bench later this month.  Looking forward to some progress pics on the Vixen.

Where's Frank and his Corsair?  Eh?

Hi Dave, 

I'm looking forward to seeing the Skua being back in action! I've made some progress on my Vixen and will post pics later. 

stikpusher

 

TANGO 1:

 

.........................its a bit quiet around here! 

 

Where are all of you?

 

 

Well my Graf Spee has taken front and center on my work and paint bench the past few weeks. I am nearing teh finish line and trying to knuckle down on her to get it completed in the next few weeks.

Good to see you are still around Stikpusher, I'll look out for your Graf Spee.

Spike190

Darren sounds like you did well at Cosford, I went myself, was dipping my toe in the water as I've not been before, really enjoyed it and got to see some great builds. Spent a little myself but just odds and sods, no kits.

Look forward to your update, saw a couple built yesterday and it looks smashin!

Cheers... 

Hi Mike,

glad you enjoyed the show, I saw plenty of finished Vixens myself and was taking notes! 

AAACCCKKK!!!  I'm here!  Not a lot of progress on the Corsair, just tidying up the fuselage seams.  I'll get some pics this weekend, promise!

Still checking in Darren.  My Skua should be back on the bench later this month.  Looking forward to some progress pics on the Vixen.

Where's Frank and his Corsair?  Eh?

P.S. Glad you liked the P-38.

Cheers...

Darren sounds like you did well at Cosford, I went myself, was dipping my toe in the water as I've not been before, really enjoyed it and got to see some great builds. Spent a little myself but just odds and sods, no kits.

Look forward to your update, saw a couple built yesterday and it looks smashin!

Cheers... 

TANGO 1

.........................its a bit quiet around here! 

 

Where are all of you?

Well my Graf Spee has taken front and center on my work and paint bench the past few weeks. I am nearing teh finish line and trying to knuckle down on her to get it completed in the next few weeks.

Hi Mike!

I got my garden done on Saturday, there was much to do.

I went to Cosford yesterday and it was very pleasant indeed. I managed to bag the new 1/32 Hobbyboss Spitfire Vb and the new Revell 1/32 Hawk T1. Saved a few pennies in the process too!

I took a peek at your P-38 and I am well impressed!! Beautiful finish! You can be rightly proud of that one!

I have done some more to the Vixen, I have fitted a crew to the office and its now resting in the fuselage. Hopefully, I will get a bit more done tonight and have some pix to show.

I'm here CAG, no building at the moment just trying to cut the grass between showers. Finished my P-38 last week, it's on the Aircraft section if you fancy a look. Did you go to Cosford yesterday?

Cheers....

.........................its a bit quiet around here! 

Where are all of you?

Thanks Mike!

HM has given me a few days R'nR so I will try and get to the bench and do some more work on my Vixen.

Daywalker

lewbud:

Frank, you've got me hankering to build a bent wing bird.

 

It's working LOL!  Hope to see one on your bench soon.  All is right in the world when a Corsair is on the bench, honestly!  OK... maybe not but it is happiness indeed.

You got me hankering too Frank, I went out and got myself one ( great deal on ebay), bit scared to start after looking at your awesome start! The cockpit looks marvellous.

Cheers...

Darren I cant wait to see more progress, looks like a very nice kit and your doing it proud

lewbud

Frank, you've got me hankering to build a bent wing bird.

It's working LOL!  Hope to see one on your bench soon.  All is right in the world when a Corsair is on the bench, honestly!  OK... maybe not but it is happiness indeed.

Has anyone seen the admiral about?  I see his post count is at 16,999.  Perhaps we can persuade him to hit 17k here!

Thank-you Chaps! 

Now, if you don't mind I need to retire to my cabin................

CHEERS!

Darren, I'm SOOOOOOO jealous.  That kit has me thinking of jumping scale, maybe I'll get lucky and the lovely folks at Airfix will issue it in the RIGHT scale.

Frank, you've got me hankering to build a bent wing bird.  Maybe the next paycheck will liberate the Hasegawa Royal Navy and FAA birds that have been languishing on the LHS shelves for several years.  Looking forward to seeing all the builds come together.

razordws

Looks very nice Darren.  That's some fancy brush work on that IP! 

That is the kit's IP?  Gorgeous work, and if this is an indication of Airfix's new kits to come, I'm sold!

Looks very nice Darren.  That's some fancy brush work on that IP! 

Hello Chaps!

I've got straight into the office on the new Sea Vixen and here is how she looks at the moment:

This is the cockpit OOB as Airfix intended, I'm going to add some crew figures so that's why there are no seat harness's yet!

Cheers!

I'm sure you've got shares in that company!! LOL!

Many thanks guys, the praise means a lot to me.

Darren- You had me going there!  I read your first post, and went and looked at my references again.  You are correct!  It really should be darker.

Now I have to strip the entire cockpit and do it over again.

LOL, J/K.

Right Chap's I'm orf! 

GOTCHA!!!!! Hehehehehehehehe!!!!!!!!!

Just kidding mate! It looks absolutely fantastic! Well done!