Furie Posted June 2 Posted June 2 21 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said: I do find myself faced with a conundrum at this point, however: clear coat or not? Asking that question is basically answering it already. My P-47 and Ki-61 were painted in Mr. Color Super Metallic 2 for the NMF finish, then clear-coated with MRP. And anyway, your Sea Fury is absolutely gorgeous, Kev! CRAZY IVAN5 and LSP_Kevin 2
SwissFighters Posted June 3 Posted June 3 Does anybody have images of an original Sea Fury seat? I've been hunting for a while now and have had very little success. They are quite a complex fabrication with double skinned side walls (Hawker refer to them as inner and outer plates). I have some original drawings but they are incomplete, skewed, and tricky to interpret. Thanks for any help! Tony
LSP_Kevin Posted June 3 Author Posted June 3 I'm pleased to report that the model is almost finished now, and this should be the last update before it is. I'm planning to take it to the Melbourne Model Expo this coming weekend, so the next update after this one will probably be after that. So, on with the photos! The first thing to do in the process of wrapping things up was to get the tail wheel, associated doors, and arrestor hook installed. Easy enough: You can really see just how good the stencil decals are in this photo. Turning my attention to the main landing gear, it was evident in a couple of photos of this aircraft that the main gear doors had the numerals "00" painted on them. These are not shown in the painting guide, or supplied on the decal sheet, so I cut my own masks for them instead: In the end, they turned out a little rough, and the positioning isn't quite right either, but they'll have to do: More worrying, however—and one of the concerns I've had ever since screwing up the installation of the mounting points—was the initial test install of the legs themselves: It turns out that, for whatever reason, the little mounting nubs on the retraction arms were pushing the legs outwards: So these were clipped and each leg cemented into place. The starboard leg was fine, but I couldn't get the one on the port side to seat all the way down, and this, sadly, was the best I could manage: I suspect that the brass reinforcing rod is being fouled somewhere inside the mounting hole, but I've already reinforced the join with copious amounts of CA, and am reluctant to mess with it further. I'm sure this alone is enough to take it out of contention for any awards, but I don't really have the time (or the will) to fix it. Such is modelling! Mustn't forget this little antenna! Again with those stencils. And with the pitot tube installed and the prop and sliding canopy dry-fitted, we can get in one last glamour shot: Just a few fiddly bits left, and we're done! Kev Polecadt, scvrobeson, CJP and 27 others 29 1
RCPlym Posted June 4 Posted June 4 Well that has turned out very,very nice indeed! What a great big brute it is! LSP_Kevin 1
scvrobeson Posted June 4 Posted June 4 Even with the troubles that you had, I think it came out brilliantly Kev. Really like the scheme of silver and red on it. Matt LSP_Kevin 1
geedubelyer Posted June 4 Posted June 4 Just look how accurate that model appears. The stance, the proportions, everything just looks perfect. Good luck in the comp Kev. Regardless of what position you achieve your Sea Fury looks stellar. Thanks for sharing the upd and downs. I'm eager to see the glamour photos and your final thoughts on the model in RFI soon. Cheers, Guy LSP_Kevin 1
mozart Posted June 4 Posted June 4 Super duper result Kev, it’s a fantastic looking model of a fantastic looking plane and has really whetted my appetite for one. Thinking of popping down to Jadlam next week so who knows! RCPlym and LSP_Kevin 2
Greif8 Posted June 4 Posted June 4 Really beautiful result Kev! The undercarriage bays stand out as especially excellent. Ernest LSP_Kevin 1
RCPlym Posted June 4 Posted June 4 6 minutes ago, mozart said: Super duper result Kev, it’s a fantastic looking model of a fantastic looking plane and has really whetted my appetite for one. Thinking of popping down to Jadlam next week so who knows! That could be a dangerous trip... 😜🤣🤣🤣🤣 mozart, Kagemusha and dennismcc 3
Madmax Posted June 4 Posted June 4 Such an elegant looking model Kev - wonderful choice of colour-scheme, and excellent finish! Hope your'e going to have her sitting level on her wheels, by letting more air out of the one tire than the other, or parking the shorter leg on a scale mole heap? 🤔 Whatever you do, enjoy the show... 😅 LSP_Kevin 1
Uncarina Posted June 4 Posted June 4 That looks gorgeous Kev! Thank you again for showing us the way forward with this kit. I’m really looking forward to continuing my build at the next opportunity. Cheers, Tom LSP_Kevin 1
Mals Way Posted June 4 Posted June 4 Yes, agree alot with many of previous posts. Looks darn real good all this, neat and clean, like it very much Kev. LSP_Kevin 1
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