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Here's something from the First Generation of the jet age, the Supermarine Attacker, F.1. It was also the first jet supplied to the FAA in the early 1950s. As the wiki page says, like many 1st Gen aircraft it didn't last long. The 2nd generation was quick in taking its place. Still, there it was. I have had this kit for a few years and it looks like it's time to move it off the shelf and onto the bench. Bogart Box art...older AZ Model art and it's an older, short-run kit. The sprue looks basic. As I recall this grey plastic can be a bit soft when it comes to details. I'll see how it all fits. I'm given two canopies and an under-fuselage fuel tank for an F.2 conversion if I want, but I am sticking with the F.1. Also included is a resin seat. Decals look good and in register... And the profile is typically shark-like with its dark grey/sky configuration. I'll get into this presently. --John
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Kit: AZ Model Supermarine Attacker FB.2 (#AZ7599) Scale: 1/72 Paints: Vallejo Model Air, Vallejo Metal Colour, Tamiya spray Weathering: Flory Models Wash Quite simple kit but wasn't the easiest build. Wing attachment in particular was bit tricky and needed some fitting. Instructions were rubbish too, missing things and clear mistakes. Also the decal sheet and stencil placement details were all over the place, for example not enough of specific stencils were included in the sheet and so on. Decals themselves were quite thin and brittle with a lot of clear film around the decals - but settled down beautifully. Painted with Tamiya AS-12 spray but the weather was bit too cold so the surface wasn't as nice and smooth as I hoped. Panel lines ranged from nice and crisp to huge gaps and very soft & non-existent, depending on the placement. I should have rescribed it all around but decided not to, fearing it might end in the shelf of doom. Supermarine Attacker - FAA's first operational jet fighter - was acquired by Pakistan Air Force in 1953, only a year before the type was retired from FAA. Pakistan continued to use this de-navalised version until 1964. I was not sure what the 'de-navalisiation' included, but I opted to remove the tail hook and close the opening.
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