JWM Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 (edited) Hi A small break in series of "old and odd Germans" which I am doing this year. Back to Hawker biplans. Actually, I started them in 2015, as a kind of glossa to build of five members of Hawker Hart family and a repair of mine 40 years old Spanish Fury. They are: Hawker Nimrod and Hawker Persian Fury II (Bristol Mercury engine). Let me start form the backgroud. I had one A-model Fury in stash and Ii was difficult which one of them should I do. So I bought the second one! The true is that I was thinking on doing both of them since time when I saw for the first time Persian radial fury in Profile Publication when I was a young teenager visiting together with my brother library of Krakow's Museum of Aviation about 1974. The Danish Nimrod "seduced" me shortly afterwards - we got from our Grandfather (who was living in London) a British book "Encyclopedia of Air Warfare - exactly that one: ( https://www.amazon.co.uk/Encyclopedia-Air-Warfare-Christopher-Chant/dp/B000I9NK1O) . Inside there is a colour profile (among hundreds of others) of Danish Nimrod. Those days the conversion from Matchbox was the only option but the problem was, that I was not able to do new wings... So I was waiting about next 40 years to do it now finally . As I told now as a base I took Hawker fury by A-model. The Bristol engine and cowling I took from old Letov S-328 (old KP kit) but I have to modify it a bit. Since I bought the new Special Hobby Letov (excellent kit indeed!), the old one from stash went to box with spare parts. The propeller is from AZ Hart (a spare one) as the exhaust pipes (but shortered). The oil cooler is a resin copy of A-model Hart one. The nose was a bit tempered and small other modifications were applied followings photos from Net and from a Spanish monography of Fury. Decals - the crown and the Lion and Perisn numberings are hand work with brush on decals. The national insignia are from set for F84F by Hi-Decal. What is really peculiar - the national insignia for Nimrod are also taken from the same set! - That is really funny that such decals containing Persian and Danish roundels together exists The Persian Fury is in presumable look from defense against British and Soviet invasion of Persia in 1941. Here it is: And mine "Iranian Set" - Fury and radial Audax (posted on RFI in last year already): More difficult was Nimrod. About construction I will tell below, let me show first a photo of both conversions nose to nose: And more photos of Nimrod: The painting scheme (on ski!) are from winter 1939/40 - not exactly from German invasion on 9th April 1940. But on that day nothis special happend to Nimrods - they were not flying at all... In all work I was following arictle in Small Airforces Observer (SAFO) from 1990. I discussed the problem of small/large tail (I decided to left small one) on a thread in Interwar section recently - many thaks to John Aero and Mike (KRK4m) for explanations and comments which they made there. Here is a page from SAFO and model: Going back to wings. A year ago I did DH 84 and DH 90 by scratch work - so I realized that I've got a know how of doing fabric covered wings. OK - more or less . So I start to do them. Below are some photos from progress. The lower wings I made from outer parts of upper wings of Fury (enlarged by about a single rib distance cut from lower wing). I sanded it to remove all ribs structere ans then started to draw new positions of ribs. The upper wing is in central part left from Fury and in outer parts it is made out of RWD-6 Polish model (of course following the drawings). Below are raw wings from top and bottom: So - I added ribs, covered gently everything with Tamiya filler, first sanding, then correct & sanding, correct & sanding etc... After first attempt - the slope a bit too big (this is a difference between the SAFO drawing and the second drawings which I had). So I have to break it and change a bit slope... And a fuselage That is all - comments welcome Regards Jerzy-Wojtek Edited August 19, 2017 by JWM Switch to Flickr 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vh-bob Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Some great builds there, JWM I love the radial powered Hawkers. It's good to see some "different" schemes. Well Done Trev. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Wow,........these are fantastic J-W,...... well up to your usual standard and very interesting,... great research too, Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 Many thanks Tony and Trev for your comments. I appreciete that you found it nicely done I was not sure about the result with wings of Nimrod - and still I am not sure how it will be after two years, for example... I forgot to add that I know that there is a CMR resin kit of Nimrod, I was even seriously considering buying it, but the possibility of challanging conversion was more attractive in some way... Cheers Jerzy-Wojtek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The wooksta V2.0 Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Some cracking work there. Really like the Persian aircraft. I think Amodel may have done a Nimrod or am I confusing with with an Osprey? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Nice work as usual J-W! I especially like that radial-engined Fury - that's a conversion I've seriously thought about doing. Regards, Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 (edited) Thanks Jason and Wooksta for comments I think Amodel may have done a Nimrod or am I confusing with with an Osprey? I think or even I am sure that there is not Nimrod in plastic in 1/72, only resin kit by CMR http://www.aviationmegastore.com/hawker-nimrod-mk1-117-czechmaster-cmr72-117-aircraft-scale-modelling/product/?action=prodinfo&art=60986 . The Osprey is for sure in A-model http://www.aviationmegastore.com/hawker-osprey-72193-a-model-amdl72193-aircraft-scale-modelling/product/?action=prodinfo&art=94141 . Cheers J-W Edited June 15, 2016 by JWM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The wooksta V2.0 Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 To be fair, Amodel and AZ have both done so many of these Hawker biplanes that it's easy to lose track. IIRC, Aeroclub may have done a Nimrod. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Fascinating. Beautiful, clean and colourful builds. Lovely work! Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Alfonso Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Hi Jerzy!!! In truth you are a "Magic Hands Modeler" My Friend!!! I have followed carefully all your explanation and really have been amazed with all the job you have really done to obtain those exceptional examples of craftmanship!!! Also, the great knowledge you have got from aviation translated here in pictures with a part of history trapped in scale is amazing. Thank you very much for sharing!!! Cheers, Luis Alfonso 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Callahan Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Most excellent. I do love those Hawker biplanes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Those are really nice Jerzy, the radial Fury has its own appeal but I do like how you built the Danish Nimrod, it gives me some ideas for how I might manage an RN one. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisTheBear Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Great conversion! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted June 17, 2016 Author Share Posted June 17, 2016 Thank you Gents! I appreciete very much your comments. This build brought me a lot of satisfaction, I can say it Cheers J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Great builds with intricate details J-W. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted June 21, 2016 Author Share Posted June 21, 2016 Many thanks for comments and likes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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