Creepy Pete Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Hi all, Here's my just finished 1/48 Special Hobby Fairey Firefly Mk.IV, done as a Dutch Naval Air Service one, based at Biak in New Guinea in around 1960. Not my best ever build, but at least I managed to finish a Special Hobby kit this time. Previous ones always ended up on the shelf of doom for some reason. It was painted with Humbrol and ModelMaster, decals from the kit and a gun sight from Quickboost. Thanks for looking, I hope you like it. Pete 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Love it Pete! That is a very nice representation of a Dutch naval plane with a nice restraint panel detail. Cheers, Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce bay Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Love the look of that. I made this kit - and remember it having some sticking points... Well done with this though, a great result! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Wow I like that ... That is a good looking Firefly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Great result and a very smart scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Hello Pete, Being a Dutchmen, it is always good to see Dutch naval Aircraft You turned this Special Hobby kit into a very nice model. I like the shark mouth on the nose. The Fleet Air Arm was quite happy with their FR4/5 Firefly's Regards, Dirk / The Netherlands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Excellent build and finish Pete,a great aircraft not that often seen here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 HI -Pete - I've got one of these Fireflies in my stash to do one day so nice to see yours built up so neatly - good job CJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 I don't know what you don't like about it. I think it looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Cracking Firefly, really must get one of these, great scheme too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael-S Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Great result. I like this airplane. Best regards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Very nice Pete. I've not seen that scheme before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I like that very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creepy Pete Posted March 24, 2018 Author Share Posted March 24, 2018 Thanks for the kind words everyone. Much appreciated. On 21-3-2018 at 3:19 PM, SoftScience said: I don't know what you don't like about it. I think it looks great! I'm not happy with the weathering. I should really put more effort (and some money) in learning the secrets of post shading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Great choice of scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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