[In one hand bread, the other a stone - Revell 1/72 Hawker Hunter FGA.9 with Freightdog Conversion to P1109A - Finished]

Well done Alistair, it worked.

Looking forward to her finished and in RFI

 

Simon.

[What`s new Pussycat, Hellcat F6F-3 Eduard Profipack 1/72.]

Thanks @Hamden, @psdavidson, @AliGauld, @giemme, @GREG DESTEC, @franky boy, @CH-53D and @cobraleader.

 

I masked up for Sea Blue this morning and then gave her a squirt.

 

 

 

And the canopy.

 

 

Ignition harness added s well as the P.E.

 

 

 

Brunch and see what has happened.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose or Fairey Gannet A/S 4. 815 Naval Air Squadron HMS Ark Royal 1958, Done and dusted .]

22 minutes ago, triumphfan said:

Great result and a very useful WIP thread, thanks for sharing. 

 

Atb, Steve.

Thanks Steve, she was a blast to build and I hope that the thread will help others .

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose or Fairey Gannet A/S 4. 815 Naval Air Squadron HMS Ark Royal 1958, Done and dusted .]

Cheers Andy, as I have said elsewhere, she is a great kit to build, hats off to Airfix.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose or Fairey Gannet A/S 4. 815 Naval Air Squadron HMS Ark Royal 1958, Done and dusted .]

2 hours ago, Keeff said:

You know what?  That's awesome! 👌

 

I've enjoyed following the build, and the effort you've put in is rewarded superbly.  

 

Keith 😁 

Thank you Keith, he was a very enjoyable kit to build.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose or Fairey Gannet A/S 4. 815 Naval Air Squadron HMS Ark Royal 1958, Done and dusted .]

1 hour ago, amos brierley said:

This big beast is nicely-nicely done.  😉

 

22 minutes ago, Mig88 said:

Very nicely done!

 

Miguel

Thank you good sirs, very much appreciated.

 

Simon.

[In one hand bread, the other a stone - Revell 1/72 Hawker Hunter FGA.9 with Freightdog Conversion to P1109A - Finished]

Nice move with the door decals Alistair.

Like @AdrianMF fingers crossed that it works.

 

Simon.

[What`s new Pussycat, Hellcat F6F-3 Eduard Profipack 1/72.]

3 hours ago, AliGauld said:

Nice work Simon,

Coming along nicely.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

Cheers Alistair, the masking is a bit of a pita...

 

Thanks @giemme, @ruudster, @cobraleader, @GREG DESTEC, @Hamden, @ModelingEdmontonian, @franky boy, and @psdavidson.

 

Well spent this morning masking up the White before spraying some Mr Hobby Intermediate Blue.

 

 

 

Not a lot else done bar more masking for the Gloss sea Blue.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose or Fairey Gannet A/S 4. 815 Naval Air Squadron HMS Ark Royal 1958, Done and dusted .]

24 minutes ago, giemme said:

Excellent job with the big beast, Simon!    As I said elsewhere, one of your finest models!

 

Ciao

Thank you Giorgio, the high benchmark set by you and other modelers on this forum make me strive to improve my skill set.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose or Fairey Gannet A/S 4. 815 Naval Air Squadron HMS Ark Royal 1958, Done and dusted .]

10 hours ago, exdraken said:

very nice!!

looks active!

Thank you sir, comment really appreciated.

 

2 hours ago, Chewbacca said:

Very nice.  I was in Jadlam Models in Glastonbury yesterday and they had these slightly reduced but given the size of my stash I couldn't really justify it.

I said that myself bu folded in.

 

18 minutes ago, Lord Riot said:

Amazing looking Gannet, and superbly painted. The neatness on the demarcation lines is brilliant.

Thank you sir, the demarcation line was easier than I thought.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose or Fairey Gannet A/S 4. 815 Naval Air Squadron HMS Ark Royal 1958, Done and dusted .]

Thank you Roger, it`s really appreciated.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose or Fairey Gannet A/S 4. 815 Naval Air Squadron HMS Ark Royal 1958, Done and dusted .]

1 minute ago, CJP said:

Epic build Simon she looks great - a big pat on the back for you & Aligauld for showing us all how.

Chris

Thanks Chris, @AliGauld build was driving force for me, I am glad that people like her.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose= Fairey Gannet AS.1/AS.4. Airfix 1/48.]

1 hour ago, amos brierley said:

From a clean sheet of paper, looks like you’ve made a lovely looking Gannet.  😁

 

…….. and another thing…… you should see what comes out of @AliGauld ‘s bread bin.    😼

I have Amos, remarkable builds, and the odd Scotch roll I would suspect.

 

1 hour ago, perdu said:

This is a wonderful Gannet, thanks for the journey to brilliance with you

Thank you sir , very much appreciated.

 

Simon.

[What`s new Pussycat, Hellcat F6F-3 Eduard Profipack 1/72.]

Thanks @psdavidson and @Hamden.

 

A coat of XF2 matt White laid down as an undercoat.

 

 

Main wheels got the same.

 

 

As well as the prop tips.

 

 

First coat of X2 Gloss White.

 

 

It will need a second pass I think.

 

Various other bits got sprayed too.

 

 

And the prop got its tips splashed with a dab of yellow with a hairy stick.

 

 

I am leaving this to it for the rest of the day.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose or Fairey Gannet A/S 4. 815 Naval Air Squadron HMS Ark Royal 1958, Done and dusted .]

Thank you sir, I got mine from the LHS in town, he knocked some cash off her but I am not going to grumble. she is well worth it.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose or Fairey Gannet A/S 4. 815 Naval Air Squadron HMS Ark Royal 1958, Done and dusted .]

6 minutes ago, Mark H2 said:

Great result, will build one day, but stash full, but soon👍

Thanks Mark.

That is one of the good things about modelling, you can pick and choose what you want to build and when.

 

Simon.

[What`s new Pussycat, Hellcat F6F-3 Eduard Profipack 1/72.]

20 hours ago, AliGauld said:

Looks good Simon,

Nicely done on getting it together after it fought you.

Looks good in primer.

 

 

Cheers,

Alistair

 

20 hours ago, Hamden said:

 

Totally agree

 

  Stay safe            Roger

 

6 hours ago, giemme said:

Me too! Smooth primer coat!

 

Ciao 

Cheers lads, a more relaxing build, as such.

 

Thanks @cobraleader, @GREG DESTEC and @psdavidson.

 

Onwards with the Hellcat.

 

Ignition harness sprayed XF 88 Dark Yellow.

Also the intake grill had a bit of Aluminium dabbed on it.

 

 

Re primed the seams that needed attention.

 

 

 

Still a wee one but I am ok with that.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose or Fairey Gannet A/S 4. 815 Naval Air Squadron HMS Ark Royal 1958, Done and dusted .]

1 hour ago, kelly9mm said:

Oh, and my Gannet is still waiting in a queue. Watching your fine work I definitely need to prioritise it. Great job!

Thank you sir, it`s worth doing, you will have fun doing her.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose= Fairey Gannet AS.1/AS.4. Airfix 1/48.]

15 minutes ago, Biggles87 said:

A real beauty, and great thread.

 

John

Thanks John, really appreciated.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose= Fairey Gannet AS.1/AS.4. Airfix 1/48.]

36 minutes ago, AliGauld said:

A veritable beauty Simon,

What a magnificent build.

Off to the RFI now.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

 

Thanks Alistair, I am glad that you liked it, it was a hard task to follow your build.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose or Fairey Gannet A/S 4. 815 Naval Air Squadron HMS Ark Royal 1958, Done and dusted .]

28 minutes ago, AliGauld said:

A beautiful job Simon,

A pleasure to see this coming together and the finish was well worth all the effort.

 

 

Cheers,

Alistair

Cheers Alistair, your build gave the inspiration to keep going, and she a lovely kit to build. too.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose= Fairey Gannet AS.1/AS.4. Airfix 1/48.]

13 hours ago, Hamden said:

 

 

Totally agree!

 

  Stay safe              Roger

 

12 hours ago, CJP said:

Looks very smart with that blue & white spinner

Chris

Cheers lads, she is done at last.

 

11 hours ago, Thom216 said:

Yup, gonna have the table all to herself! Seriously though, she looks great and congrats!

 

Thom

Thanks, you are not to far wrong there Thom, I am going to have to put some shelves up soon.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose= Fairey Gannet AS.1/AS.4. Airfix 1/48.]

14 hours ago, AliGauld said:

That is one fine looking Gannet Simon.

I'd go as far as to say flaming awesome.

 

 

Cheers,

Alistair

 

13 hours ago, Keeff said:

That is very, very nice!  👌 

 

Keith 😁 

Thank you lads for the comments, very much appreciated indeed.

 

Thanks @cobraleader, @CJP, @Lord Riot, @Biggles87, @amos brierley, @Hamden, @giemme, @shortCummins, and @Thom216.

 

Well she is done and dusted apart from the crew who are down the mess getting bladdered.

 

Here is a couple of pics, the rest are in RFI.

 

 

 

A big thanks to all those who took time to comment/like, all very much welcome and appreciated.

 

Simon.

[Solan Goose or Fairey Gannet A/S 4. 815 Naval Air Squadron HMS Ark Royal 1958, Done and dusted .]

When I first saw this kit previewed on the net over a year ago I said I want it!!!

And I was very happy with it, hats off to Airfix for this one, great kit, well thought out construction and well fitting parts too.

It took me just under three months to build and it was time enjoyed.

 

I would like to thank all those who followed, commented and liked on the WIP.

 

Paints: Tamiya, Mr Hobby, Alcad2.

Varnish: W&N Galeria.

Filler: Hardly none.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you for looking.

 

Simon.

[RAN WESSEX HAS31B]

She looks absolutely wonderful Chris.

So much detail being added to bring her to life.

 

Simon.