Skyhunter66 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Afternoon folks - I am have a busy week finishing off kits and this one I finished this morning. Its the first Cyber Hobby I've done and I think its great. The only slight issue is that I did't put enough weight up front so its a tail sitter which is damn frustrating! You will see at the back I have put some sprue under the tail to keep the nose on the ground! So I really enjoyed this kit although I found it bizarre that the instructions just seem to leave out certain stages - whats all that about!? I used Xtracolor Xtra Dark Sea Grey for the upper sides and Tamiya Sky for the undersides and the kit decals which were fine. I am surprised how much I like it in 1:72 - I once did the Revell 1:32 version which was an aweful build! Think I will be doing some more of these and I have the Cyber Hobby Sea Vixen in my stash which I might do next. So any comments welcome Chris 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abat Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Well done. That's gone together very nicely. The EDSG/Sky scheme just can't be beat! Shame about the nose weight. Can you drill a hole underneath the nose undercarriage and feed it some small lead shot? Cheers Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A H Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 Nice work. I'm building one of these at the moment and have just added a big lump of nose weight! Finding the fit decidedly dodgy in places though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 I had read that it was a bit out shape wise - although it doesn't look too wrong to me in these photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A H Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 It's mainly the wing span that's wrong. IIRC I compared it to some plans when I reviewed it and found it's out by the width of the wingtip tanks. There are some niggles with the rest but its not too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiff guy Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 loving your work well done Glenn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 very nice build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyhunter66 Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 Thanks guys - its a lovely little kit despite some of the flaws mentioned above. I fancy doing the Venom F3 which came out recently - anyone any experience of that kit? Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Damn fine job old chap! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Very nice, love the weathering! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc72 Posted October 28, 2014 Share Posted October 28, 2014 Really nice! I think I read some harsh reviews of this kit, but your model looks every inch a Sea Venom to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 Very well constructed. These FAA aircraft are beautiful. Regards, Dirk The Netherlands. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomW Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 I can't fault your build or finish, absolutely top work there but the cyber hobby kit just looks wrong from every angle to me. The nose, the wings and the hook fairing jump out the most in my eyes. Even the old FROG kit has a more accurate outline and that's saying something, I just hope that Airfix tool this one up soon. Regards Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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