Paul A H Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Truly superb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pivokrevnik Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 Fantastic looking Firebrand! Love those post war dumptrucks, including the Martin Mauler, Skyraider, Alize, and Skyshark. Big and brutish. Oh, I almost forgot, the Gannet and the Blackburn YA-7. Love the color scheme and markings too. Exactly, me too. I think these "transition periods" - last biplanes, last props, first jets - always produced the most interesting aircraft. And I love naval aircraft, too. I have a Gannet and a Wyvern in my stash, and an Attacker already built, so soon I can start to call it a collection... To All: Thanks guys for your kind words. As for the kit, pluses and minuses in my opinion: + details like on a 1/48 or maybe 1/32 + very extensive underwing options, it's like "a kit in a kit" - torpedo, 2 mines, bombs, rockets, tanks... + very good casting quality, almost no bubbles or warping, and only very little imperfections + crystal clear canopy, nice prominent framing + thin decals, complete stencils + most thorough instructions I have ever seen - weird, impractical engineering: small fragile parts are cast together with large parts, so you are risking breaking them off all the time - on the other hand, for example propeller is made from separate blades, and there is no jig - some parts are so thin they break just by looking at them: main landing gear covers, engine cooling fan (I had to rebuild it paddle by paddle from evergreen) - "suboptimal" fit of fuselage/wings joint, about 1,5 mm gaps, fortunately in places relatively easy to fill and sand - all surface is covered with hairline scratches, like if someone cleaned the tool with wire scrubbing brush?!! easy to remedy with surfacer and polishing, but it's extra work, sanding around all that surface details is tedious. - no matter how complete and thin the decals are, they are mostly unusable. British markings have weird, bleached colors (I used some Xtradecal and Airfix decals instead) and stencils have very bold font. I used only those "strips" (what were they for btw? formation flying?), white ring around the position light on fuselage, and flap setting stencil. Which leaves about 90% stencils on the decal sheet. All in all it's a fascinating kit, with no real major problems. But I would advise, only build it if you really like that aircraft, you will need quite some enthusiasm to finish it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pivokrevnik Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 Oh, and as for the details, I did not even use all the stuff. Don't think anybody could even notice. There are some extra antennae and 4 protruding exhausts and some thingies here and there...so please forgive me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Spanking!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screech Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Exactly, me too. I think these "transition periods" - last biplanes, last props, first jets - always produced the most interesting aircraft. And I love naval aircraft, too. I have a Gannet and a Wyvern in my stash, and an Attacker already built, so soon I can start to call it a collection... To All: Thanks guys for your kind words. As for the kit, pluses and minuses in my opinion: + details like on a 1/48 or maybe 1/32 + very extensive underwing options, it's like "a kit in a kit" - torpedo, 2 mines, bombs, rockets, tanks... + very good casting quality, almost no bubbles or warping, and only very little imperfections + crystal clear canopy, nice prominent framing + thin decals, complete stencils + most thorough instructions I have ever seen - weird, impractical engineering: small fragile parts are cast together with large parts, so you are risking breaking them off all the time - on the other hand, for example propeller is made from separate blades, and there is no jig - some parts are so thin they break just by looking at them: main landing gear covers, engine cooling fan (I had to rebuild it paddle by paddle from evergreen) - "suboptimal" fit of fuselage/wings joint, about 1,5 mm gaps, fortunately in places relatively easy to fill and sand - all surface is covered with hairline scratches, like if someone cleaned the tool with wire scrubbing brush?!! easy to remedy with surfacer and polishing, but it's extra work, sanding around all that surface details is tedious. - no matter how complete and thin the decals are, they are mostly unusable. British markings have weird, bleached colors (I used some Xtradecal and Airfix decals instead) and stencils have very bold font. I used only those "strips" (what were they for btw? formation flying?), white ring around the position light on fuselage, and flap setting stencil. Which leaves about 90% stencils on the decal sheet. All in all it's a fascinating kit, with no real major problems. But I would advise, only build it if you really like that aircraft, you will need quite some enthusiasm to finish it. Thanks for sharing your insight on this kit. Now I can look out for some of the "pitfalls" you mentioned when I crack into mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 No Criticism; only praise. Beautifully clean construction, excellent choice of paint scheme, and just a very interesting, if not exactly beautiful aircraft. Pretty rare subject too; wish we'd see a few more Firebrands completed. Thanks for posting! david Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin-42 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) Big, ugly and bad-"bottom" ! I love it! Edited March 23, 2015 by Robin-42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiton Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Fantastic !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousLL45 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 great build and very very nice finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tripehound Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Certainly is a man-sized aeroplane - and beautifully rendered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Foster60 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 A wonderful rendition of a rare aircraft type, simply stunning. Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bunting Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Exactly, me too. I think these "transition periods" - last biplanes, last props, first jets - always produced the most interesting aircraft. And I love naval aircraft, too. I have a Gannet and a Wyvern in my stash, and an Attacker already built, so soon I can start to call it a collection... All in all it's a fascinating kit, with no real major problems. But I would advise, only build it if you really like that aircraft, you will need quite some enthusiasm to finish it. Funny - I love the 1945 to 1979 era too - so much change and development and odd designs. I haven't got into the last generation biplanes yet (except for the 6 or 8 in the stash ???) And thanks for sharing your experience - I like some others here have the CMR Firebrand (2013-14 moulding) in the stash for a rainy day or week or month... Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 No criticism necessary at all, quite a bit of envy at your ability & a lot of enjoyment at seeing one of these done so well. Thanks. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pivokrevnik Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 Deleted no traders and no eBay links Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAAFAN Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Nicely done! I like the XDSG scheme continuing down the side of the aircraft! Wish there was a 1/48 scale kit. I did the resin kit in 1/48. Its an absolute brick. Weighs a ton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 You don't see many Firebrands around anywhere. Your example is absolutely stunning and the finish is flawless. I've only got one major criticism................It's not mine!!! Thank you for sharing it with us. Â Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 What an absolute stunner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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