Fairey Seafox

[Acky190]

Hi all,

I was wondering whilst looking at my Matchbox Seafox the other day whether it was ever fitted with wheels or if it was always supplied with floats? Anyone care to shead any light on this....

Acky

Edited August 25, 2010 by Acky190

[pegasus468]

Acky,

As far as I know the kit was only ever supplied with floats, Im not even sure if the original plane had wheels. now Im going to have to look stuff up D'oh.......................

regards

Duncan

[Acky190]

Cheers Duncan,

I meant the real Seafox as I know the kit only ever came with floats!

Acky

[DCRanger]

The second prototype K4305 was fitted with wheels but later fitted with floats. (No canopy)

[AnonymousFO98]

As I have a couple in the stash, this may be a good opportunity to ask if there is any Fairey Seafox info available.

Any interior shots to aid scratch building would be very much appreciated

Didn't know about the Second prototype having wheels.

There weren't that many built and afaik it was a dedicated naval spotter recon aircraft so wheels were superfluous.

As ever am open to correction

[Julien]

Not a lot of info out there when I looked.

Was a squeeze getting my pilot in so I dont think you have to worry about scratchbuilding!

This is an interesting pic showing racks fitted, like the way the markings have gone on the floats

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/album/bla...rey-seafox.html

Tiny wheels here on the floats for beaching;

http://www.aviastar.org/air/england/fairey_seafox.php

I just noticed, cool when I google Fairey Seafox a pic of my model from a couple of years ago comes up

Julien

[DCRanger]

The second prototype K4305 was fitted with wheels but later fitted with floats. (No canopy)

[Killingholme]

The Seafox was introduced to the public in Flight Magazine 9 December 1937. No detailed interior shots, but a few good drawings of the internal structure which might be of some use.

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/vie....html?tracked=1

Will

[Julien]

Thanks for that pic of the 2nd airframe. I might have to do that one.

Are there any other pics?

Julien

Edited August 27, 2010 by Julien

[Julien]

The Seafox was introduced to the public in Flight Magazine 9 December 1937. No detailed interior shots, but a few good drawings of the internal structure which might be of some use.

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/vie....html?tracked=1

Will

Will,

that archive is great, did you see the Portuguse Hind later on down the pages?

Julien

[DCRanger]

Thanks for that pic of the 2nd airframe. I might have to do that one.

Are there any other pics?

Julien

None that I'm aware of.

John

[bentwaters81tfw]

Very neat little aircraft. It would look good in 1/32 with Revell's impending Ar 196

Edited August 28, 2010 by bentwaters81tfw

[stevehnz]

Not a lot of info out there when I looked.

Was a squeeze getting my pilot in so I dont think you have to worry about scratchbuilding!

Tiny wheels here on the floats for beaching;

http://www.aviastar.org/air/england/fairey_seafox.php

I just noticed, cool when I google Fairey Seafox a pic of my model from a couple of years ago comes up

Julien

Totally as an aside, nothing to do with a Seafox, but the small beaching wheels appear to be exactly the same as the Spitfire floatplanes used when they were in Egypt. Sorry for the digression

Steve

Edited August 28, 2010 by stevehnz

[hacker]

so what is the difference between a Fairy Seafox done by Matchbox and the Fairy Fox done by Pegasus ?

[AnonymousFO98]

Fairey Fox:

Fairey Seafox:

hth

[JosephLalor]

Was there much commanality between the Fox and the IIIF?

Joseph

[Killingholme]

Fairey Fox:

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/vie...x&tracked=1

Edited August 28, 2010 by Killingholme

[John Aero]

Was there much commanality between the Fox and the IIIF?

Joseph

None at all. Neither were the later "Belgian" Foxes (Fox IV's) with the earlier Felix (or Kestrel) Fox. Or of course the Sea Fox.

John

[Julien]

If you wanted to do the wheeled Seafox then the landing gear on the Fox looks like its a goer!

Julien

[Julien]

If anyone want s a Fox then Omega Models do a whole slew

http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/index.php...mp;save_search=

Julien