Building a Battle

[Selwyn]

Has anyone out there ever considered cross kitting the Airfix battle with a Fulmar to get a more accurate Battle? Is it feasable as both were derived from the same original prototype?

Selwyn

[AWFK10]

There was an article in an old Airfix Magazine on converting the then new Battle kit into a Fulmar (when I tried it, my effort was pretty unconvincing but in fairness the author's looked a lot better). Much later, there was another on producing a Fairey P4/34, the Fulmar's predecessor - but this time the author started with a Bf110. Apart from, possibly, some detail parts, I don't think a Fulmar kit would contribute much to accurising a Battle. The P4/34, and the Fulmar, was a completely different aircraft from the Battle, significantly smaller all round, and none of the most obvious errors on the Airfix Battle - which I guess is the one you're thinking of - could be fixed by taking the corresponding parts from a Fulmar kit. Nose, tail surfaces and canopy are all different. The Fulmar's wingspan is 7.5' less than the Battle's and I don't think anything you might be able to do with Fulmar parts to correct the Battle kit's incorrect wing shape would be easier than using plastic card and filler.

[Ed Russell]

There is a replacement nose available.

Otherwise just wait for the new Airfix one.

(:>)

[woody37]

Putting a plug in the nose is quite a simple affair, no need to buy a new nose. That's all I did with this one. I never corrected the wings, so can't comment on them.

[Work In Progress]

There are no major airframe components in common between a Fulmar and a Battle so I'm afraid the question starts from a false premise.

[johnd]

There was an article in one of the modelling mags fairly recently that corrected the issue with the wings by inserting a sheet of plasticard between the two halves to the right dimensions and then building up the profile with more card and filler. I can't find it just now to verify the details but it seems a good approach.

I have the replacement nose and it looks good but it's an extravagance and woody37 is right, a plug would work just as well.

John.

[sprue]

Here's my effort

http://www.relishmodels.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic/891-airfix-172-fairey-battle-with-corrections/

and the finished model

http://www.relishmodels.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic/932-airfix-fairey-battle-with-corrections/

Mike

Edited December 23, 2014 by sprue

[Ed Russell]

Here's my effort

http://www.relishmodels.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic/891-airfix-172-fairey-battle-with-corrections/

and the finished model

http://www.relishmodels.co.uk/forums/index.php/topic/932-airfix-fairey-battle-with-corrections/

Mike

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