Procopius Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 My understanding is that there's something horribly wrong with the hoary old Airfix Javelin in 1/72 (and probably a number of things less wrong, but still wrong with it), specifically that the rear of the fuselage and the engines are impossibly dinky for this mighty instrument of (cold) war. I know there are resin corrections for earlier marks, but how would one make a more accurate FAW9 from the Airfix or Frog kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 The FAW9 back end is way too small in the Airfix kit. There is no resin conversion for an FAW8 or 9 as far as I'm aware so it would be down to scratch building one. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 No chance of at least being able to combine kits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 No chance of at least being able to combine kits? Yes, that is a possibility. I believe there is a WIP on here (Vulcanicity possibly) somewhere where the Frog back end has been transplanted onto the Airfix kit. There is also a WIP by Nobby (IIRC?) who scratch built the back end. If you want an earlier mark then Whirlybits do a resin conversion for the FAW7 and also one that covers all the pen nib style exhausts (as I used for my FAW5 which is on hold just now). Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Gordon Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234917993-airfix-gloster-javelin/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 That's the one Alex, thanks for finding it. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selwyn Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Whirlybits have a selection of rear ends for javelins in 1/72 available, Have a look there. Selwyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test Graham Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 The Airfix FAW Mk.IX (hoary? old? dear me...) was based on the Heller T Mk.3, which probably explains the undersized rear end. I understood it was quite a good kit - the T Mk.3, that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Gordon Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 The T3 was a lovely build,shame we'll never see it again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 The Airfix FAW Mk.IX (hoary? old? dear me...) was based on the Heller T Mk.3, which probably explains the undersized rear end. I understood it was quite a good kit - the T Mk.3, that is. Good job it wasn't done by an American company then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 Do we have some sort of national rump reputation (rumputation)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 (rumputation)? What a great word. I blame Mcdonalds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Whirlybits have a selection of rear ends for javelins in 1/72 available, Have a look there. Selwyn Yep, as I said above they do a resin rear end for the FAW7 and a pen nib style rear end for the FAW1 - FAW6 under their Whirlybits title. I believe these may be ex- Maintrack moulds? The Airfix FAW Mk.IX (hoary? old? dear me...) was based on the Heller T Mk.3, which probably explains the undersized rear end. I understood it was quite a good kit - the T Mk.3, that is. The T mk 3 is a very nice kit for it's age, a bit basic in the cockpit and has raised panel lines but goes together very well. The FAW 9 has an extra sprue for the cockpit parts, Firestreaks and the additional bits required to make the Mk 9 including those twitchy exhaust parts. In the above photo I haven't lined the end of the plastic with the end of the drawing so you can see the drawing more clearly but you get the idea. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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