1/72 Airfix Javelin

[ejboyd5]

After my decidedly non-British Yak-38 posting of last week, I thought it best to return closer to theme:

Kit is the old standard Airfix Gloster Javelin F.A.W. 9.9R;

Construction was basically OOB, with some antenna additions and minor surgery to show the characteristic "set" of the Javelin tailplane at rest;

Paint was the standard Javelin livery enhanced with the old Model Decal No.30 sheet;

Airframe represented was on strenth during 1962/63 with 85 Squadron at West Raynham;

There may be some subtle dimensional disagreements that make this a less than perfect F.A.W. 8, but it looks like a Javelin to my Yank eyes.

[XL929]

Very nice, good work!

Thanks very much for sharing.

[Shar2]

Very nice indeed, fab work.

[derek burton]

Brill, gotta love the Javelin, what a monster.

Dek.

[Work In Progress]

Gorgeous models, and lovely photography too.

A model that shows how good fine raised detailing can look, as with a lot of the Monogram kits.

[Graham T]

Nice "Dragmaster"!!

[Alex Gordon]

I wish mine looked as good as that.

Come on then smartarse,how did you get the upper wing roundels to conform so well to the vortex generators?

A spot on job executed splendidly.Well done sir.

Edited August 13, 2010 by Alex Gordon

[FalkeEins]

my guess is they were cut off and then added afterwards - lovely looking model !

[hovis]

Very nice, sir!

[Warris]

Very nice work

[thx6667]

Sharp!

[Duncan B]

Very nice indeed.

Strangely enough I was sitting with the old Novo "Dragmaster" box open in front of me when I found this post, maybe it won't get put back in the stash afterall.

[Van]

Lovely paint. How did you mask it?

Van

[sinnerboy]

luvly...what a beaut! .....come on airfix lets have one in 1/48 ( or Mr Song, if your listening 1/32....ooo would'nt that be good?)

[Deon]

Lovely sharp finish, glad I kept the old FAW9 , one day....one day

[Duncan B]

Argh, I've just looked more closely at the Novo Javelin and the canopy looks like it's 3mm thick with deep scratches on the inside. Does anybody know of a vacform replacement or where I could get one for the Javelin?

[David Womby]

Argh, I've just looked more closely at the Novo Javelin and the canopy looks like it's 3mm thick with deep scratches on the inside. Does anybody know of a vacform replacement or where I could get one for the Javelin?

Aeroclub do a vacform Javelin canopy.

David

[Matt Roberts]

A question, when was the Airfix one last released? Just curious as the only one I thought that had been done was the Frog release (Novo...) back when I was building anything I could find in 72nd! And I don't recall ever seeing an Airfix one

[Duncan B]

Aeroclub do a vacform Javelin canopy.

David

cheers David, I'll see if I can get one then I'll make a start to the Novo boxing, I'm going to build it as the Silver A/C from the OCU when it was based at Leuchars.

[John Thompson]

A question, when was the Airfix one last released? Just curious as the only one I thought that had been done was the Frog release (Novo...) back when I was building anything I could find in 72nd! And I don't recall ever seeing an Airfix one

The Airfix kit was first released long, long ago by Heller, although I think Airfix may have changed the version somehow - as I recall (dimly!), the Heller was a trainer. I have the old Heller kit buried somewhere, but I've never had the Airfix release to compare it with.

John

[Matt Roberts]

John ,

Thanks, somehow a Heller T-3 sounds familiar, just not an Airfix boxing. The one I built probably had a 1970's box date as by the early 80's Heller and Airfix were both hard to find Stateside

[David Womby]

John ,

Thanks, somehow a Heller T-3 sounds familiar, just not an Airfix boxing. The one I built probably had a 1970's box date as by the early 80's Heller and Airfix were both hard to find Stateside

That's right - Heller originally moulded and released the T3. Then Airfix released the Heller T3 in Airfix boxing. Then Airfix altered the mould to the FAW9R and released that.

David