dmthamade Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 It's been almost 2 months since i've done anything model wise. Time to get building. I did buy a Revell He-219 for the GB, turns out it is too big to fit in my display case. I have this Swordfish, been kicking around the stash for a long time, 6 years? Should be aged enough to be built. Doing research i've found there were quite a few Swordfish involved in night missions mostly u-boat/patrol craft hunting., with attack/nuisance raids as well. The Trumpeter kit has markings for a night attack bird based in Egypt/North Africa. Don LSP_Kevin, Gazzas, Jeff and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Interesting choice. dmthamade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Lund Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Lovely ! I did the Trump Swordfish some years ago and I liked it. Only thing was that they want you to put some PE strip along the surface of the wing, something I have found was not there. Just leave it out. I did create problems for myself since I wanted to do a Bismark raid Swordfish, but bought the Mk II kit, so a little fixing was in order. But overall a VERY nice kit. In an overseeable future my oldest daughter will move out and I will have a dedicated modeling room - when it comes to that I will be copying your 'frame wall' - that is such a good solution !! Thomas dmthamade and Jeff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Great choice. dmthamade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Right with Andy - terrific choice for the GB Keep ‘em comin Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Great choice! Dont see a whole lot of string-bags come together. Looking forward to some progress! dmthamade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted June 11, 2018 Share Posted June 11, 2018 Cool subject, are you going the whole hog and converting to a Mk III? Regards. Andy dmthamade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted June 13, 2018 Author Share Posted June 13, 2018 Hello all!! Sorry for not keeping updated. Is definitely an unusual choice, not the first aircraft you think about when night attack/fighter is mentioned. This is a different build for me, this is the first biplane i'll build in over 50 years!! First and last one was an Airfix(?) Sopwith Camel. There aren't a lot of build threads to be found for reference, though for colors, i look at the 1/48 Tamiya and 1/72 Airfix builds. I've done a bit of dryfitting, so far it looks pretty good. It's a Trumpeter kit, so there are some issues. Trumpeter has lights in the leading edges of both lower, should be just the left. Should be slats in the leading edge of the upper wings, Trumpeter kinda represents these but could be better defined. Not a lot of rivets, what there is look pretty good. The ribbing on the wings, horizontals, and rudder look overdone, i have seen builds where the builder has tried to fill in between ribs, they look like they need a bit/lot of work. Cockpit looks pretty good, no restraints for the observer/gunner/bomb aimer. Weapons look OK. I won't be converting it to a MKIII, above my paygrade/capabilities, the subject i'm doing is a MKII so it'll be mostly OOB. Right now i'm looking into the color of the red inside the fuselage. My understanding is this is the primer applied on the outside bleeding through the linen and showing up inside. Typical British cockpit green will cover most, the red areas will first be painted a linen color(?) then i'll apply a red that will appear spotty. Hoping to start fitting and painting tomorrow. I have to say, there doesn't seem to be a large amount of parts, my last few builds have been a little challenging, so i'm kinda hoping this will be a fairly straightforward build.....though it is a Trumpeter kit.... Don BradG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 You are correct about the red bleeding through the fabric, in the lower portion of the cockpit. Upper is all green. The red is a bit washed out, but the stringers are full strength red. I googled Fairey Swordfish "images" and got a good cockpit photo right away. Great project! Alain dmthamade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 A big Stringbag, haven't seen one built ye, definitely going to follow this one...... dmthamade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted June 16, 2018 Author Share Posted June 16, 2018 You are correct about the red bleeding through the fabric, in the lower portion of the cockpit. Upper is all green. The red is a bit washed out, but the stringers are full strength red. I googled Fairey Swordfish "images" and got a good cockpit photo right away. Great project! Alain There are lots of images available online, and because Trumpeter, Tamiya, Airfix and Revell produced kits, there are a lot of build threads to look into as well. A big Stringbag, haven't seen one built ye, definitely going to follow this one...... I just need to get myself to the bench and start in on the kit!! Summer weather and distracted while doing searches really kill progress!! Don Bomber_County, Alain Gadbois and mozart 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmthamade Posted June 20, 2018 Author Share Posted June 20, 2018 I've been neglecting the Group Build, but i did manage to find time to get some stuff done. Cockpits are my weak point, started the build here. I have to say, the kit pit is pretty well detailed, there is room for improvement, but i'll be doing the pit basically OOB. Did need to remove flash from the parts, otherwise assembly was straightforward. Something lacking from the instructions were color callouts, i found a set of instructions online of the tamiya kit and used these to paint the pit. I tried a couple of new to me paints. I primed using Stynylrez grey. Sprayed nicely, seemed to stick well. Didn't get a chance to see how it stood up to masking tape, will try further in on the build. Also tried Vallejo Matt Varnish, had to thin quite a bit, but it sprayed well and was a very flat finish.Still have to do the pilots seat and instrument panel. The panel has decals in the kit sheet, i'm going to use Airscale gauges instead. I was going to add the pilots seat later, but i don't think it'll fit through the opening. A few pics. Don Kagemusha, BradG, Jan_G and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted June 20, 2018 Share Posted June 20, 2018 Looks great Don. dmthamade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukie99 Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Looks great. I will follow with interest as I always wanted to build a “sink the Bismarck†Swordfish and you do not see many of these kits being built. Keep up the great work. David dmthamade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 (edited) Looks like you've made a very good job of the cockpit Don. If that's your weakest area the rest of the model should be phenomenal!! Edited June 21, 2018 by mozart dmthamade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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