Andrew Jones Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 (edited) Finally managed to get something finished after a long period of ennui, during which unfinished project have been building up around my workbench. So , here it is , Supermarine Swift F4 ,WK198 , this is the jet that attempted to beat the world speed record. The model represents the aircraft just before the record attempt , as the wing fences were removed for the actual record flights.. The model is a conversion of the 1/48 Falcon Swift FR5 , finish is from a Halfords rattlecan , Ford Riviera blue. Andrew Edited August 1, 2017 by Andrew Jones reloaded photos 40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Beautiful model, it looks good in blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 That is absolutely beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Beautiful. The paint job is excellent. Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 It looks fab! The blue looks to be close enough. I was lucky to see a piece of WK198 some years back and that blue is very close indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Gorgeous build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Jones Posted May 7, 2017 Author Share Posted May 7, 2017 5 hours ago, The Wooksta! said: It looks fab! The blue looks to be close enough. I was lucky to see a piece of WK198 some years back and that blue is very close indeed. Thanks Wooksta , the blue paint was left over from a Spitfire prototype conversion and was matched to the illustration on the dust jacket of my copy of " The Spitfire Story ", { Looked right to me }. Perhaps a Supermarine house colour, wasn't there a Scimitar in a similar light blue finish ? Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Nice Swift - looks good in this blue. Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguarfan Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Superb finish!! Looks brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 (edited) That is a thing of beauty Andrew what a superb scheme too,the partially restored fuselage was at my local air museum in Sunderland for a few year's. Edited May 7, 2017 by stevej60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Great looking Swift - is there a build log somewhere? René Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Nice one Andrew - its shows off the Swift's rather racy lines very well. I keep meaning to get hold of this kit - but always seem to miss them when they appear for sale!! Jonners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Novel finish - nice result and as Jonners says really shows the aircraft off at it's best Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Very nice finish and a good build. How did you find the kit?, I built the Falcon 1/72nd MB5 many years ago when originally released (not in 200? as Scalemates suggest) and found it OK, apart from trying to get the interior to stay in place and I cannot remember where the undercarriage came from Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Jones Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 Thanks everyone , really appreciate the positive remarks .It's a very nice kit actually , if built as intended it goes together well ,easier than some injection moulded kit I've made , also made easier by the inclusion of white metal undercarriage, The only addition I've made apart from filler is a resin Martin Baker Mk2 ejection seat. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Beautiful, it really suits a single colour finish. Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali62 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Great model, well done, looks great to me, well done Ali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Great looking Swift there, really nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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