raguk Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Hi All, Following on in quick succession from my Airfix Wildcat posted last week, I would like to present another navel aircraft to make number 12 for the year to date. Its the much maligned Trumpeter Sea Hornet.( well some one had to build it!) Built out of the box with kit decals, all things considered an easy built with good fit experienced through out the build, Finished with Humbrol 123 for the upper surface grey and Hataka sky (went on really well, when well shaken and thinned with their own brand thinners) and a little weathering to finish. It makes a good companion for the Attacker I made a while back. Enjoy the pics As always comments welcome, Rick G. 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Love it, very nicely done 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4u Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Very nice Guy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 I don't know about the inaccuracies but that's a damn fine build. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Great looking hornet, nice job on the finish.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Nice job and well done on the handed propeller blades,.....was that mentioned in the instructions this time or did you modify them yourself? Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raguk Posted October 21, 2015 Author Share Posted October 21, 2015 Nice job and well done on the handed propeller blades,.....was that mentioned in the instructions this time or did you modify them yourself? Cheers Tony Thanks TonyThe instructions give you the info on the props but if you're not paying attention its easy to miss and they are molded together to complicate things. You have to use 2 blades from each spruce. RG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocky05d Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODeller Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 That looks great despite the experten. Hope mine will turn out that good! MODeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Beautiful job on what looks like a Sea Hornet to me! Regards, Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 Looks fantastic, an excellent job on the paint finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ththtttu7 Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 (edited) Hi All, Following on in quick succession from my Airfix Wildcat posted last week, I would like to present another navel aircraft to make number 12 for the year to date. Its the much maligned Trumpeter Sea Hornet.( well some one had to build it!) Built out of the box with kit decals, all things considered an easy built with good fit experienced through out the build, Finished with Humbrol 123 for the upper surface grey and Hataka sky (went on really well, when well shaken and thinned with their own brand thinners) and a little weathering to finish. It makes a good companion for the Attacker I made a while back. Enjoy the pics As always comments welcome, Rick G. Very nice build sir. This is the first one of the NF.21 mark I have seen built. I look forward to seeing more of these at Telford. Yes, there are dimensional errors, but you can't fault the moulding quality and fit/finish of this kit. I have measured the 1/48 scale Trumpeter Hornet F1 kit and the following are true: Fuselage is 2.6mm too wide. Fuselage length is 6mm too short. Cockpit and canopy would need moving 5mm forward to put it in the correct position. The undercarriage legs and bays are ~5mm too far forward. That said, this NF.21 kit disguises these issues with the light/dark paint scheme very well. Sadly, the plainer schemes on the F1/F3 accentuate these points, especially the width of the fuselage. Edited October 21, 2015 by David A Collins 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 I'm no expert on dimensions but it looks good to me. The only down side for me are those ailerons. I know they are molded like that but I think if I got one I would scratch some and probably do it all wrong anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stesca Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Superb Rick, another corker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roof Rat Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Now I know we have members out there that know a lot, lot more about the Sea Hornet than I do.... but I like the results you have come up with. RR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Loverly Rick, another nice, clean finish. ...... looking forward to Telford ?? Cheers Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 It couldn't be mistaken for anything but a Sea Hornet,could it?! Lovely job! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Looks great, very nice work there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStig Posted October 26, 2015 Share Posted October 26, 2015 beauty! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravo52 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Excellent job on this beautiful model! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Very impressive model!Nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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