jasman71 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 (edited) Here we have the Airfix Sea Vixen, which took me two days over 3 months to complete (not that I was working on it every day though!) Having 3 of these in the stash, I had this idea to build them all in different poses; one parked up with wings folded, one coming in to land, and one in flight mode with everything up and clean. So this is the first one ticked off! I had originally intended to do a nice colourful drone or target tug, but with the intention of building the radar I didn't know if either of these would actually have one fitted, so I elected for a more conservative colour. Decals were from a Model Alliance sheet. The other major catalyst was an abundance of reference material online, so opening up engine and boom panels was quite easy. So apart from the kit, I utilised a Pavla cockpit set and speed brake, Aires wheel bays, Eduard etched interiors, flap bays, ladders and masks, Master wing probes, and some Flightpath FAA chocks. Paints were by Humbrol, Xtracolor and automotive sprays, sealed with Klear floor polish. Everything else I added from plastic card, strip, rod, tube, solder wire. The wing folds had pipes, cables and bits added to them, even the tail hook bay I put hydraulic tanks in though you can't see them!The nose cone I was going to model folded right back but I left it too late when I tackled it and realised only after I'd painted the main fuselage that I'd have to cut a notch out of the starboard side to replicate this properly. I didn't fancy that so it's just representative more than accurate. I also initially used a vacform canopy but didn't like my effort of putting the white paint on so I used the kit version (the separate frame is easier to spray before attaching the glass!). The other thing I did was having thinned the plastic down on the removed engine panels, I was so eager to finish the decalling I put the rest of the "for sale" marking on, then only realised I had forgotten to put the remaining red No Step lines on first. So I did those the hard way - lay over the For Sale paint, and trim around the overlapping red areas while the decal was still wet. As ever, my biggest problem was deciding which pics looked best so please excuse the selection : some with a Coastal carrier base, some against blue paper background, and some on a shelf. As usual, Bruce appears in some for scale My next project might be the prone pilot Meteor F.8, which I've had in the stash for a while, but I want to find some reference pics of Meteor 8's with fuselage panels removed so I can go "one step behind" like I did with this. Sadly these are being elusive at the mo! EDIT: this is a linky to the build log photos, hope it works https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1366255540058006.1073741840.100000207207287&type=1&l=d6499d4bbf Edited May 18, 2017 by jasman71 Links not working 41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathasatail Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Mmm i'm getting only raw links showing up on here :\ no images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasman71 Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 17 minutes ago, cathasatail said: Mmm i'm getting only raw links showing up on here :\ no images Should be better now? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathasatail Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 7 minutes ago, jasman71 said: Should be better now? There we are What a stunning build! I especially love the detail you've put into the engine bay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 She looks great with all her bits hanging out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasman71 Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 7 minutes ago, cathasatail said: There we are What a stunning build! I especially love the detail you've put into the engine bay Thankyou. Here's a pic I took right at the start. It was sheet plastic wrapped around something to form a tube. The rings at the left end are layers of strip wound around it and glued Then later was boxed in like this And ended up like this.. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Excellent, I like your add ons! How did u make the Intake Covers? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasman71 Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 2 minutes ago, DAG058 said: Excellent, I like your add ons! How did u make the Intake Covers? The main ones come with the Eduard set, but I made six more of the small triangular ones (as they only provide four) from very thin sheet and strip. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejboyd5 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Looks like Bruce can loosen his flight suit - he isn't going anywhere anytime soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasman71 Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 1 minute ago, ejboyd5 said: Looks like Bruce can loosen his flight suit - he isn't going anywhere anytime soon. I keep pulling him away from his Lightning and I don't think he's best pleased! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Impressive build and great detail, really looks the part. How was the Palva cockpit, was there a lot of thinning to get it to fit? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Fantastic job, really nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasman71 Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 18 minutes ago, Tbolt said: Impressive build and great detail, really looks the part. How was the Palva cockpit, was there a lot of thinning to get it to fit? Thankyou, I think the only thinning I did with it was underneath where it impeded the airbrake bay and wheel bay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 1 hour ago, jasman71 said: Thankyou, I think the only thinning I did with it was underneath where it impeded the airbrake bay and wheel bay Great thanks for the info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Excellent build old bean. SPLOT looks a bit miffed at having his cab zapped. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankie Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasman71 Posted May 16, 2017 Author Share Posted May 16, 2017 1 hour ago, Tbolt said: Great thanks for the info. No worries. Cone to think of it the airbrake bay needed no trimming at all, it just dropped straight in, though I think ever the pedant I thinned some of the plastic that would be seen to more a scale thickness, for aesthetics rather than necessity See the difference? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurora-7 Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Great looking build! Sea Vixens are perhaps the most exotic aircraft ever to grace the flight deck of any character. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasman71 Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 9 hours ago, aurora-7 said: Great looking build! Sea Vixens are perhaps the most exotic aircraft ever to grace the flight deck of any character. I always thought they wouldn't have looked out of place in a Thunderbirds episode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cornes Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Great work, I really like the choice of markings! Blooming Aussies!! Simon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 What a superb build, with really well researched and executed extra detail. Great markings choice as well. I just love this kit, and knocking two OOB examples up as we speak, probably Airfixs' finest hour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Without doubt, this is the best Sea Vixen model that I have seen on BM - a real show winner! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasman71 Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 4 minutes ago, Alpha Delta 210 said: Without doubt, this is the best Sea Vixen model that I have seen on BM - a real show winner! Thankyou 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangesherbert Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Amazing sir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 Excellent...good job. This is modelling at its best. Congratulations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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