fam43 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 A long tine ago I bought two Matchbox Fj-4 kits. Very simple kits without panel lines but very cheap. Always wanting some Furys I started an attempt to reshape what I had into reasonable models. The methusalem: I try to build the two Furys at the same time. TZhe Matchbox kit is missing any panel details nor does it have undercarriage bays. Let's start with the FJ-4. A comparison kit and some rework.: The same applies for the wings: MikeC, Mister J and Joe66 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Excellent work, Michael! You don't see too many of these kits built, and now you're building two of them! Great stuff. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 I've got the Grand Phoenix Fury kit here, and have been wanting to attack it for a while now, but as usual, have not yet done so. How does this old dog Matchbox kit compare to the Grand Phoenix and Hobby Boss kits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fam43 Posted July 20, 2016 Author Share Posted July 20, 2016 Hi Typhoonattack, I don't know the Phönix and the Hobbyboss kit. I think they are better than Matchbox but are a lot more expensive.I got the Matchbox for less than five bugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Hi Typhoonattack, I don't know the Phönix and the Hobbyboss kit. I think they are better than Matchbox but are a lot more expensive.I got the Matchbox for less than five bugs. I can certainly relate to getting them cheaper, if possible. The Grand Phoenix kit appears to me to be very nice, though I've never checked it for overall proportions, and I no longer have my two Hobby Boss kits, so really can't comment, aside to say that they looked great in the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fam43 Posted July 23, 2016 Author Share Posted July 23, 2016 (edited) As allready mentioned I used the Matchbox kit for the FJ-3 too. A comparision between the origional FJ-4 and FJ-3. A lot of putty is needed for the conversion: The modified FJ-4 again: The early FJ-3 with wing slats. Wings are from the Revell Sabredog which were left over from another project: Will be rescribed later. Edited July 31, 2016 by fam43 Zero77 and MikeC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fam43 Posted August 6, 2016 Author Share Posted August 6, 2016 Have another look at at the half finished fuselages of FJ-3 and FJ-4: The wings of the FJ-3 have to be rescribed later on. Joe66, Zero77, mpk and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Nice work, Michael! Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fam43 Posted October 11, 2016 Author Share Posted October 11, 2016 Some time has past since my last post. Had to build a F-86K from Kittyhawk not the easiest kit to bulid. But now I'm back on the Furys. Since the last post they got their wings and elevators + some racks for ordonance. The FJ-3 only needs a coat of primer and its midnight blue color. The FJ-4B has to get some more putty and sanding where the lower wing joins the fuselage than it will get the primer treatment too. MikeC, Lars Befring, Joe66 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Pretty cool stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fam43 Posted October 23, 2016 Author Share Posted October 23, 2016 With some Filler sprayed on the two kits are waiting for some last minute corrections. Joe66, Bravo52, Kendzior and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Nice progress, Michael! I can no longer tell which kit is which, though... Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted October 23, 2016 Share Posted October 23, 2016 Michael Excellent progress on the Furies. Keep 'em coming Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fam43 Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share Posted November 6, 2016 (edited) The next to come in isthe color. FJ-4B: FJ-3: Edited November 6, 2016 by fam43 Shaka HI, Out2gtcha, Shawn M and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe66 Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 I see a Silk Purse emerging from a Sow's Ear... Very nice work ! Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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