JWM Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 (edited) Hi, Hawker Spanish Fury was a modification of Hawker Fury (I) . Out of planned production of about 50 only three of them saw combat in SCW. From outside it had different cooler and undercaridge adopted from Gloster Gladiator (I heard it that way - please corect if I am wrong). Now A-model is producing such kit, but mine is scratch converted from Matchbox kit - well ... - fourty years ago, in 1975.... I was 16. OK, still it was quartary... Markings are from 1938, where "4-1" was reconstructed by canibalization of wrecks of original "4-1" and "4-2". My original build was without rigging, with blue undresurfaces and relatively small national markings (Spanish roundels) from below. This was following some article in a British model magazine those years - I do not remember exact reference. Now, before posting I wanted to add rigging, I've bought EZ wire just to try. I failed with attaching withour drilling holes, perhaps it is possible, but I failed... So I have to drill. Then I have to fix them and mix the colours (to match Airfix colours which I used in 1975) to paint filled holes. Therefore I decided to take this oportunity to change botorm colour to silver/alumnium dope. Overal "silver" were Spanish Furies painted before SCW. Since they left roundels from bottom - it means that bottom colour was not changed - so it should not be light blue but aluminum dope. By this chance I replaced bottom roundes to bigger one, following some photo presented in book "Aviones el la Guerra Civil Espanola" - which was mentioned here (in my posts on SCW machines) several times. And I added Pitot tube. And a bit repainted pilot's suit (helmet and colar). Here is the result: Before Finished repair: EDIT And here is a whole set of my Britts, from Spanish Civil War (on both sides due to GAL Monospar...) Comments welcome and regards Jerzy-Wojtek Edited February 20, 2021 by JWM Switch to Flickr 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRK4m Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 I remember your Fury standing for some six years in my cabinet Now - after rigging - it looks much better! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted June 10, 2015 Share Posted June 10, 2015 You've done a good job in adding the rigging and it has improved the look of the model. I haven't looked into the Spanish Civil war and it's nice seeing your collection of aircraft that were in that conflict. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PergerCRO Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Great builds mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 I remember your Fury standing for some six years in my cabinet Now - after rigging - it looks much better! Yeh, old story...Thank you Mike:). Those years from Spain I had Fury, Tupolev SB2 , Do 17 F and Hs 123. King Flayer and PergerCRO - Thank you for comment. This is just Britsh part of mine SCW set. It is about 1/3 of whole Spanish War collection. I posted majority of them during last year, but still some are yet to be posted. Cheers J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Very fine work and great collection! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted June 11, 2015 Share Posted June 11, 2015 Nice work, Jerzy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted June 11, 2015 Author Share Posted June 11, 2015 Thank you Plastix and Mitch for comments All of this "Britt set" were posted individually during last Autumn . I am now working on upgrating my also 40-years old Do17F and Tupolev SB2.... Both were done before i started to use filler Cheers Jerzy-Wojtek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Alfonso Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 (edited) Hi Jerzy!!!! Nice to see an Old Friend well built as all the jobs you have presented here, nicely done and bright in colour and with that rigging that made me think what i will have to do when I build mine.....rigging is a feared task in modelling for me and with some bipes i have...will have to look how did you do to do mines one day. I have had bought one of them in the new Revell Incarnation as this one is the first Matchbox kit (PK-1 Indeed) and found that mine haven't had the windshield, the people of the Store I bought, (Kasperle, BTW The Autorized local Revell distribuitor) told me to give it back to them and when I asked if they have had another to replace mine and the answer was "NO, but you can choose any another model"...I was tempted but said "No thanks, I can live with it that way unless you will have more of the same for sell or change mine"......is better to have it that way than none, isn't it??? I would buy another to make one as yours, I have watched a profile in a Green/Swanborough Squadron book, and looks wonderful. Thank you very much for sharing!!! Cheers, Luis Alfonso PD: I forgot to say WONDERFUL about the Family Protrait you have presented here, your museum is really a quality built and kept model showcase!!!!!! Edited June 15, 2015 by Luis Alfonso 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiRho Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 (edited) Nice work. This 'period-piece' kit is actually working in its hand-painted scheme (as you can imagine that's what was actually probably more often than not required of 'low or no-budget' historical conflicts). It grows on you. Nice rigging too - I can imagine that was no easy task. Thanks for sharing. Edited June 15, 2015 by KiwiRho 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Very nice, J-W! I love SCW aircraft - I really must get back to building (and re-building) them someday. I actually did this very conversion, but I did mine silver/aluminium overall with the roundels on top also. I also did the Basque Bulldog, but I like yours better than mine! Regards, Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kira666 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Hawker Fury was the first kit produced by Matchbox. First edition had a two parts box. An old nice survivor of the 1970's. hard to believe the kit was built in 1975. I recognize Frog Perceval Proctor and Heller or frog Dragon rapide on the photos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 nice collection! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Nice job on the Fury Jerzy, & the rest of your SCW models, a really different group & interesting for that. I've the A-models kit in my stock, you did yours decades ago & the hard way. I'm shamed at my inactivity sometimes. Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Very nice conversion of the Fury and a great collection from that conflict. I particularly like the Monospar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 Hi Gents, I appreciate very much your comments. Many thanks. Some explanation on what is seen in the my "British set" (despite the neutrality politics and embargo). Besides Hawker Spanish Fury they are (and link to original post): Miles Speed Six http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234968441-miles-speed-six-172-spanish-civil-war/ Gal ST 25 Monospar http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234966261-gal-st25-monospar-spanish-civil-war-ambulance-azur-172/ DH 89 M Dragon Rapide http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234966259-de-haviland-dh-89-m-dragon-rapide-spanish-civil-war-bomber-heller-172-conv/ Bristol Buldog http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234965925-bristol-bulldog-airfix-spanish-civil-war/ Airspeed Envoy http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234969101-airspeed-envoy-scratch-conversion-from-pavla-oxford-172/ Miles Falcon Six http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234966175-miles-falcon-six-scratch-conversion-of-frog-miles-magister/ Kira666 - Thank you, I am sorry but there is no Percival Proctor (Frog). - I think you ment Miles Falcon Six, which is my scratch work from Miles Migister (... also by Frog ). Dh 89 is Heller/Airfix kit Do not worry Luis - windscreen in Fury - I am sure - you can easily made from a piece of thicker plastic foil Steve and Jason - I am keeping my finger crossed for your new builds! Cheers Jerzy-Wojtek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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