Darby Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 An old FROG Shark from 1975. Went against the grain a little and decided to put some stuff on and in it as an 'anti invasion' fitment. I read somewhere that plans were made to fit out a few aircraft of various types for this as a last resort measure. Stuffed some bits in the cockpit and aft positions to make it look a bit busy. The black thing on the bulkhead is a 'crude radio.' Yes, I know they weren't there normally, and the aft gun is obviously not a Lewis. Engine was an old Gladiator one which looked a bit more mechanical than the kit part. Seats are just basic interpretations of what I could see on the interweb with the pilot seat from a Sea Hornet. Fuselage rubbed down and a few panel lines rescribed but have disappeared under primer and paint. Rigging was done with very thin wire and the aerial from EZ line. I think my rudder control cables are a little high on the fuselage. Left of the stbd. generator and arrestor hook. Bombs from a Swordfish. Decals went on without any major problems but I still can't get used to seeing the words Royal Navy on a paint scheme like this. Anyway, here it, lumps, bumps and crudities. Just realised a rigging wire has gone astray from the port side as I was uploading. Oh well, at least my fingers haven't been too bad of late so I can do another one; tomorrow though. And here's a picture of a cardboard box in factory finish and secondly after heavy weathering ready for recycling tomorrow. 49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Looks great,..... cannot go wrong with a well built Shark! Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Rather nice. Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesP Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 You seemed to have fared well with the struts which I believe are known timber troublesome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Lovely! great to see these oldies still being built. Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 You improved it much more then a bit Nice J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Very nice Darbs, good job Sir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 (edited) DAAARRRBBYYY, you didn't trash the box did you? Sacrilege. I always cut the top & bottom out & keep for my kids to dispose of when I snuff it. Your Shark looks good BTW. Steve. PS, I've long wanted a Frog Shark box to go with the Eastern Express boxing I have, hence my pain. Edited April 18, 2017 by stevehnz 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 That looks super Darby I've not seen it with the trainer scheme before, very different . I sadly don't think we'll see another manufacturer doing a new tool Shark, but whilever we can get inspiration from a well made and improved FROG like this, who cares!? TonyT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Look's superb Darby,great scheme too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Excellent result. Mine always goes back into the stash when I look at the curly struts. Were yours not as bad or did you replace them? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 (edited) A terrific looking Shark and an unusual scheme. Mine ended up much like your box did as I had real trouble with the struts, although I think it was mainly my own fault. All that's left are the wings which I use for paint tests. With British between the Wars kits a little thin on the ground I might have to give this one another go, based on what you've achieved with your build. Edited April 18, 2017 by Meatbox8 correcting a typo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrardandrews Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Brilliant model, have to love Frog kit's, they have soul and fun shouting from the boxes, bit like Matchbox kits 😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 18 hours ago, JamesP said: You seemed to have fared well with the struts which I believe are known timber troublesome 5 hours ago, Seahawk said: Excellent result. Mine always goes back into the stash when I look at the curly struts. Were yours not as bad or did you replace them? Thanks for all the kindly words gents The struts were straight except one which was slightly out of kilter but easily straightened. They are very clunky and I tried thinning them down but the worst part of them is the ends which are very thick. There were a few distance twixt wings/struts issues so a little filler here and there at the ends tidied them up a bit but not by much. Apart from that it went together better than expected. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Darby said: The struts were straight except one which was slightly out of kilter but easily straightened. They are very clunky and I tried thinning them down but the worst part of them is the ends which are very thick. Thanks for answer. But then the Shark was a very clunky aircraft. As I understand it (ie have read somewhere), with the Shark coming at the end of the biplane era, the hefty struts provided the structural strength with very little need for rigging. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Nice one - good to see something different. Definitely not a plane we see every day. Thanks for showing it. Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 sharp shark! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 I don't know about the enemy, but, By God, Sir, it frightens me! Nice one, Darby. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adey m Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 That is a lovely old FROG Darby..........great to see a Shark in that colour scheme too cheers, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntPhillips Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Lovely build, you've done a fine job on a classic kit. As has already been mentioned, I too think it's unlikely we'll ever see a modern upto date kit of this aircraft purely because it's little known type, nut personally I'd love to see one, together with a Fairey III family. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 2 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said: I don't know about the enemy, but, By God, Sir, it frightens me! Nice one, Darby. The struts frightened me at times. 46 minutes ago, AntPhillips said: Lovely build, you've done a fine job on a classic kit. As has already been mentioned, I too think it's unlikely we'll ever see a modern upto date kit of this aircraft purely because it's little known type, nut personally I'd love to see one, together with a Fairey III family. Would be nice to see some new inter war FAA. We can but wish.. I'm actually thinking of getting another FROG kit. Not one with multiple struts though. I think I got more satisfaction from this build than a shake and bake. Once again many thanks to all. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Wonderfully neat and interesting rendering of a machine that wouldn't have won any prizes for beauty. Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moaning dolphin Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Tinkety tonk old fruit, she is a right cracker. I have one sat in my started but not progressing pile, I do like the silver 820 (old squadrons ) scheme though. Nice work! Bob PS, cant believe you ditched a perfectly good top opening box, perfect for transferring your Revell kits to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 (edited) "I say"! That's nice! I love the mug mark! Martin Edited April 19, 2017 by RidgeRunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 tasty bloody hell Darbs I want one now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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