Artie Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) Hi all...after some time toying with the idea of converting an Airfix's Hawker Fury into its navalized counterpart, and with the unvaluable aid of some members of this board , I've decided to give it a try and make this idea became a reality....So off we go, and here's what I've collected for now: Best regards.. Edited June 9, 2015 by Artie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilneBay Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Good start - I built a 1/72 Nimrod years ago by using two Matchbox Fury kits and scratch building the other changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Posted June 9, 2015 Author Share Posted June 9, 2015 Good start - I built a 1/72 Nimrod years ago by using two Matchbox Fury kits and scratch building the other changes. Two Airfix kits, the reference book and the decals....I think that's all I need to start the conversion. I've also grabbed some parts from here and there, bigger whels, plastic card, some PE leftovers, etc...The most dificult part to scratch build is going to be the chin mounted oil cooler.... Cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntPhillips Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Nice choice of subject, I'm in the midst of the same conversion (at a very sedentary pace) I'm sure you'll soon catch me up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tempestfan Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 A great project ! I've been wanting to do one from a wrecked MB kit for some 25 years now, for the gorgeous markings possibilities, but never came around... This interest simply came along after seeing the AvNews drawings. No idea how they compare with the MMP ones, but in case you're interested how they look - drop a line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Posted June 10, 2015 Author Share Posted June 10, 2015 I felt in love with this project after receiving the Mushroom book, gently adviced by Ali62 (thanks a lot)........not just the Nimrod, but lots of interesting Furies and even a High Speed Fury are now in my wish list.....but...aren't those thirties silver wings the lovliest planes you've ever seen...???? Cheers... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloegin57 Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 I felt in love with this project after receiving the Mushroom book, gently adviced by Ali62 (thanks a lot)........not just the Nimrod, but lots of interesting Furies and even a High Speed Fury are now in my wish list.....but...aren't those thirties silver wings the lovliest planes you've ever seen...???? Cheers... Thank the gods of all stars - Another convert !! Not a Nimrod - but near :- Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Aero Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Remember that the Nimrod wings have a 3" greater chord than the Fury. (63" and 60" respectively) The Granger Nimrod drawings are very good. The Mushroom Nimrod drawings are under scale. The overall shape of parts of the Airfix kit are better than theLindberg/Pyro kit. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntPhillips Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 Remember that the Nimrod wings have a 3" greater chord than the Fury. (63" and 60" respectively) The Granger Nimrod drawings are very good. The Mushroom Nimrod drawings are under scale. The overall shape of parts of the Airfix kit are better than theLindberg/Pyro kit. John Great info again from John. 3" in 1/48 scale is approx 1.5 mm, I suppose you could cut the wings and splice in a piece of 60 thou plasticard, I'm not going to bother on my build, it will look like a Nimrod even if it is 3" short in chord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Aero Posted June 12, 2015 Share Posted June 12, 2015 If you need the long straight exhausts, my Demon exhausts are cast straight and then I bend them to shape in a special jig.I do have some spares still. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 Great idea,....I did the same some time ago and it was a nice addition to my Fleet Air Arm collection. Remember to chose the right version,....you probably know this anyway but as I didn`t when I started my conversion I thought I`d mention that the Mk.I had straight wings where the Nimrod Mk.II had slightly swept back wings? Good luck, Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 (edited) Remember that the Nimrod wings have a 3" greater chord than the Fury. (63" and 60" respectively) The GrangerNimrod drawings are very good. The Mushroom Nimrod drawings are under scale. The overall shape of parts of the Airfix kit are better than theLindberg/Pyro kit. Please, perhaps - can somone can me more detailed - how it is with wings of Nimrod, especially Nimrod II? I have two sets of drawings for Nimrod II and Nimrod I, one of it is Dannish second is English). On those both drawings both lower and upper wings for Nimrod II (sloped wings) have the same chord and it is as wide as chord of upper wing of A-model kit of Fury. It is about 2.23 cm - so exactly what should be for 63 inches. In case of the lower wing on these drawings for Nimrod I (stright wing) the chord is smaller (by about 1.5 mm), the same as lower wing of Fury from A-model (1/72). This looks like 60 inches. So my question is - is the 63'' the chord of both wings of Nimrod II and upper wing of Nimrod I? In other words - are my drawings OK? The second question is about the ribs for Nimrod II (sloped wings). Were they perpendicular to wing edges or were they parallel to fuselage? On drawings I have it looks that they are prallel to fuselage. Best regards Jerzy-Wojtek Edited December 1, 2015 by JWM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tempestfan Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 (edited) Which drawings do you have ? I ***think*** the chord of the wings is the same for both I and II, with the lower wings having slightly smaller chord than the uppers on both. In case you missed it, this thread has loads of good info. Seems the Nimrod is a well-loved plane Edited December 4, 2015 by tempestfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 Which drawings do you have ? I ***think*** the chord of the wings is the same for both I and II, with the lower wings having slightly smaller chord than the uppers on both. In case you missed it, this thread has loads of good info. Seems the Nimrod is a well-loved plane Well, I'll trust the Mushroom book.......and given the fact that, as you've correctly said, it's a very well loved subject, I'll try to do my best not to dissapoint any of you.....I've started to convert the wings, and scratch-building the cockpit. The most difficult thing I've found to do is the nose mounted oil-cooler....what a nightmare...!!! The worst thing aout those interwar silver beauties, is the fact that once you fall in love with them, cannot resign yourself with any other camouflaged flying thing.... Cheers...!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 I think I found answers to my questions from previous mail. Here are contemporary photos of Nimrod Mk II https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hawker_Nimrod_II_K3661_1a_(6117029293).jpg http://www.globalaviationresource.com/reports/2011/airshows-uk-duxford-flying-legends-preview/ and for me chord of both wings is the same... But for Nimrod I (No 573) - here: http://www.sbap.be/events/2012/016duxjub2012/016duxjub2012.htm Lower wing chord is a bit smaller then upper. On my screen it is about 2 mm. For Nimrod II ribs are parallel to fuselage like for Hart family. Regards J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRK4m Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Although the 1982 Granger drawings show both upper and lower wing chord (of both Mk I and Mk II) as 63 in, I do see a difference of some 5% when looking at the photos of both machines. So it should be something like 65 in upper and 62 in lower (or 63 and 60 or maybe 66 and 63). Perhaps the best solution is to ask directly Stephen Grey at TFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 For the record, this (link) is a thread worth reviewing for anyone considering Nimrod conversions. Probably already known to those of us here now, though! bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Aero Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 I'm just wondering if there is a little confusion on the wing chords. I understand the Nimrod to have both top and lower chords the same at 63", whilst the Fury wings are 60" (top) and 58" (lower). I believe that the Nimrod drawings which were found in Demark and assisted in the full size rebuilds are the same ones which were the reference for Tage Larsens drawings for the Nimrod. I would be a little wary of comparing wing chords from photos taken with long lenses on an aeroplane with sweep back and dissimilar dihedrals. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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