tonyot Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 (edited) Hiya Folks, After speaking to a few people at recent model shows I was asked to post my progress on the new Airfix Sea Fury,..... but I`m already at the painting stages so it isn`t a full build,...sorry! It is a beautiful kit with great detail but the thing which got me was the poor fitting cowling doors,....... they are narrower than the front and rear rings resulting in a step between them! I tried to compensate by leaving the joint between the upper and lower halves slightly more open than they should,.....filling in the resulting gap,....and sanding the front and rear rings to match,..... I was surprised at having to do this and hopefully some resin manufacturer will be along soon with a complete engine bay with opened doors. There has been a lot made about problems inthe tail area but I must have been lucky as all I discovered was a sink mark or two,..... although the part rivetted horizontal tailplanes did make me scratch my head,..... I`ll be sanding these down in a future build! Anyway,....here is the model so far,.....I`ll be finishing it in Royal Canadian Navy markings using decals from Mike Grant; DSCF2443 by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF2444 by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF2446 by Tony OToole, on Flickr Although it looks like I`ve glued the spinner sections together,....they have been dry fitted together,....sanded and then painted,.....I`ll be cracking them open again to fit the prop once I`ve added another coat of yellow to the prop tips. Cheers for now, Tony Edited February 26, 2018 by tonyot 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Just bootiful Tony I do like the more grey than sky scheme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Smooth paintwork, as always, Tony. Regards Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Look forward to seeing another well produced build Tony. Never knew about those decals sneaking in to your pics?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Nice work Tony, she's looking great. Unfortunately the cowling fit issue seems to be present in every build thread I've seen so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Tony thanks for sharing your experience with this kit - it looks like a nice model of the Sea Fury will be the result - some of the boxings of the kits seem to have small faults but nothing that cant be fixed I think Cheers CJP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 Thanks for your kind remarks everybody,........ I applied a coat of Humbrol 35 enamel gloss varnish a few days ago, ready for the decals,.....but it was a disaster,......I ended up with bits from the brush stuck in the varnish,.....plus the dog must have had a shake near to the model as it dried,.....it was almost as hairy as Chewbakka from Star Wars lol!! So I carefully sanded the varnish down, removing most of the gunk,....... and applied a couple of coats of Kleer,.....again by brush,....which was much better! Next came the Mike Grant decals,.....which were superb,.....and these were sealed into place using a different tin of Humbrol gloss varnish,.....the panel lines have since been scribed, ready for a watercolour wash; DSCF2449_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF2450_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr Cheers Tony 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antb Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Tony I've always admired the finish you get on your models using a brush! This one is no exception and looks terrific. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 19 hours ago, Antb said: Tony I've always admired the finish you get on your models using a brush! This one is no exception and looks terrific. Thanks,...... but like many of my models it was almost a disaster,....believe me!!! Here is a bit more progress,...... undercarriage on and some panel line weathering,......still need to paint the silver panel behind the exhausts and to add some exhaust streaking,......these RCN Sea Fury`s were high gloss so I`m keeping the finish like this; DSCF2463_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF2466_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr Cheers Tony 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 This is simply gorgeous And the sky hasn't fallen down I know you had to 'make a model' with the cowling but blimey isn't that what we do? You have made me really consider a scale change, new Airfix might be moving me along a scale with this, a Walrus and a Meatbox to play with, there's so much magnificent in here Fabbbulous ☺ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Nice job there Tony. I like the clean finish - need to consider that for mine (clean finish will be something different) although I am considering doing the cliché Carmicheal aircraft... Tell me this, if you were to build a second one, is there anything you would do differently? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Beautiful work, especially with the brush. Can't believe how clean that first coat of dark grey is: is there no dust in the O'Toole household? My 1/72 Stuka could easily be confused with a carpet. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 5 hours ago, Grey Beema said: Nice job there Tony. I like the clean finish - need to consider that for mine (clean finish will be something different) although I am considering doing the cliché Carmicheal aircraft... Tell me this, if you were to build a second one, is there anything you would do differently? Cheers mate,......differently,.....well I`d take a bit more care with the cowling and maybe add masking tape clips as the kit ones can soon be removed during sanding. May do the next one with spread wings too,... but it really is a nice kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 3 hours ago, Seahawk said: Beautiful work, especially with the brush. Can't believe how clean that first coat of dark grey is: is there no dust in the O'Toole household? My 1/72 Stuka could easily be confused with a carpet. Dust,....oh yes,...... you didn`t see it after the gloss varnish was brushed on,.....it was as hairy as Chewbakka and a disaster!!! Careful sanding with fine grades brought the paint back again and it was levelled off with a coat of Kleer. I sand the model in between each coat of paint to try to cut down on the hairs, grit and brushmarks. Glad you like it, Cheers Tony 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85sqn Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Really Lovely work coming along here Tony! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Kiker Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) Hi Tony, I am coming late to the party but I do have a question. At the beginning you mentioned that the cowling doors are a bit small. I am not entirely sure what pieces you are referencing; I presume the cylinder shaped halves between the front cowl ring to just in front of the exhausts. Is that correct? If so, could one add shims to the top and bottom edges of the fuselage pieces to bring the doors out flush? If not, would you educate me? I do not have the kit parts to look at just yet. Thanks in advance, Jim Edited February 22, 2018 by Jim Kiker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Looking rather nice. Still not in stock at my LMS yet. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 On 22/02/2018 at 7:05 PM, Jim Kiker said: Hi Tony, I am coming late to the party but I do have a question. At the beginning you mentioned that the cowling doors are a bit small. I am not entirely sure what pieces you are referencing; I presume the cylinder shaped halves between the front cowl ring to just in front of the exhausts. Is that correct? If so, could one add shims to the top and bottom edges of the fuselage pieces to bring the doors out flush? If not, would you educate me? I do not have the kit parts to look at just yet. Thanks in advance, Jim Hello Jim,......I think that you are there,........yes it is the opening engine access doors,......and yes I added a few shims of plastic rod to the joint line along each side,....just to push the `barrel' shape out to then match the front cowling ring and the rear ring. Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted February 26, 2018 Author Share Posted February 26, 2018 Hiya Folks,...well it is finished,.....here are a few pics,..I shall stick more in RFI; DSCF2525_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF2536_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr DSCF2534_NEW by Tony OToole, on Flickr Cheers, Tony 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heloman1 Posted February 26, 2018 Share Posted February 26, 2018 Looking good Tony, congratulations on a sweet build. Didn't manage to get one in Cape Town, they don't seem to be in the country yet but then the three dealers didn't pitch tot he event!!! Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Lovely job Tony, as we would expect of one of your builds. Martian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Hi Tonyot - you've done a very nice build of the Airfix Sea Fury - isn't it great to have a decent Sea Fury kit at last even though it has a couple of minor glitches like the cowling fit but you have sorted that without too much drama CJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Beautiful work on the most beautiful fighter ever built. Now you've got me thinking about the Aki 1:72 resin Sea Fury that's in my stash... Cheers, Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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