BradG Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I picked this up pretty cheap second had and I'm glad I didn't pay much for it. The kit is devoid of detail and some of the fit is bad, the undercarriage in-particular. I also added some RP-3 rockets from the Airfix Seafire XVII that I did not use. If I'm to build another Sea Fury it'll be either the Trumpeter kit (despite it's problems) or the Fisher model. The decals used were from Blackbird Models; Latin American Air Wars Vol 1 - Bay of Pigs. They are very nice decals, thin, glossy and settle down well with Mr Mark softener. However, the colour scheme given for '541' is probably incorrect for the period and I suspect they were looking at pictures of the Sea Fury in the Cuban Air Force Museum, that is painted a touch haphazardly. They also missed the small '541' decal for the undercarriage main gear doors (I put this on with spare decals). On the colour scheme, '541' was painted in a two tone, wrap around striped camouflage of a lighter and darker colour. What these two colours were is anyone's guess. The decal sheet suggest a light green and an olive drab and I substituted the olive drab for an olive green. It's probably flown against the invasion in the Bay of Pigs and according to sources, shot down a rebel flown B-26. Sources say all Cuban Sea Fury's were repainted overall olive drab before the invasion, but pictures to show this aircraft armed with rockets with a pilot stepping into it, so without a date on the picture, who knows for sure? Willy_N 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Looks great Brad! Kev BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Brad Terrific build and some awesome cammo work :thumbsup: Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I like it a lot, nice build Brad. Ron BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 I forgot to ask: is this the Hobbycraft kit? Kev BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 Yes, Hobbycraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Barry BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradG Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 Hey Brad , do you have any shots of the underside as that load look great. thank you.... Cheers guys. Here you go Maru. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Very nice man and that camou looks great BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Yes, it's crude, lacks detail and has a terrible canopy, same as the 1/32 version. But is a great Canvas to build a very nice Sea Fury. I like Hobbycraft kits just because of that. Very nice model Brad Cees BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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