johnny akes Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 (edited) Eduard Big Ed set used although a lot of the external replacement bits were unnecessary I thought, so I left them off. Before anyone has a go at me I think the following are wrong: -incorrect fuselage roundel type -live torpedo should have a yellow nose (according to an FAAM info board) -the kit's PE wing bracing wires are wrong - they had a circular cross-section rather than flat Eduard's pre-coloured wing folds are wrong - in real life they appear to be fabric covered and match the colours of the upper and lower camouflage. Only found all this out after I had finished. Must do better research! Hope you like the photos nevertheless. Regards J A Edited July 16, 2017 by johnny akes Better colour balanced photos 58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 You'd have to be pretty nit-picky to find fault with this beauty. Excellent job, I like it a lot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 I do like that. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Wow - its one of the best Swordfish I saw... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Very nice, but what scale is it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 oooh ......just like the real thing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HP42 Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 That looks fab! I'd be over the moon if I'd made that. I'm guessing it's the 1:48 Tamiya kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 4 hours ago, Ratch said: Very nice, but what scale is it ? It's right there in the sub-title: Trumpeter 1/32 Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-FAAWAFU Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 That looks outstanding. I particularly like the collector ring, which actually looks like a real heat-stained steel thing, rather than the bronze thingummy that so many builds seem to feature. Lovely job. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Awesome build and pic`s, nothing wrong there ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 5 hours ago, dogsbody said: It's right there in the sub-title: Trumpeter 1/32 Chris Not used to the detached headings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 I'm no Swordfish expert but that looks very nice indeed - well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Loving the wing fold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 What a superb model in every way. That is something to be extremely proud of. P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 Excellent build,love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce bay Posted July 19, 2017 Share Posted July 19, 2017 That's really beautiful! Been wanting to attempt a Swordfish - but never tackled rigging before... And it seems a rough one to start on! Great build, and lovely finish on it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne SF Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Nice job, I'm building the same kit right now and I hope mine ends up half as nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 One word... magnificent !! Ian. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Impressive build ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwitrogg Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Love your work, especially nice and dirty under the front end there. Cheers Gaz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny akes Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 On 19/07/2017 at 11:52 PM, bruce bay said: That's really beautiful! Been wanting to attempt a Swordfish - but never tackled rigging before... And it seems a rough one to start on! Great build, and lovely finish on it. It's actually a good kit, no fit issues at all and I believe it is an upscaled version of the Tamiya 1/48 one so it's got to be good! On 21/07/2017 at 8:11 AM, Airborne SF said: Nice job, I'm building the same kit right now and I hope mine ends up half as nice! If you haven't got there yet I would recommend you throw away the p/e rigging and use a thick thread instead, not only is the rigging not flat in real life but it was a pig trying to get it all to fit properly - the slightest bend or kink is very visible on what is of course meant to be a taut wire. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airborne SF Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 I AGREE WHOLEHEARTEDLY. I tried it at the start, and then gave up on it. To anyone who made the PE work, you a better man (or woman) than me. I ended up drilling through the top wing, and running .010 x .030 styrene through it. First time I did it I taped all the styrene and then made the mistake of gluing with Tamiya thin set. It softens the styrene, and since they were under tension, they all snapped. I then redid the whole thing and glued it with super glue. I built the wing as a separate piece with bracing between the lower wings. After painting, I'll gently remove the braces and slide the wing onto the fuselage. Man, I hope that works!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pascal JMW Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 hello beautiful !!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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