perdu Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 With the Gannet tucked away tidy, 'til Telford when she appears on the club table I thought I'd play with my gift from Mars Out of the box but with sprinkles and juice no doubt But that has already gone away hasn't it First sprinkles, the beginnings of a wing fold that is a little more informative than the kit's setup If you are unaware, this is the venerable Frog/Rovex Sea Vixen FAW2 which I have seen referred to as 'interesting but flawed' Not a worry to me, I know too little about Vixens to quibble so I won't Frog/Eastern Express, for 'tis from them, only give a small window for the coal hole and no seat to put in because there is no way that would be visible... So I will put one in And a bit of interior for both sides And maybe knock out a jetpipe and intake tract too, already started modifying the intake holes I will have more pictures, maybe even one of the box and pretty, little transfer sheet Colourful, you'll see. 🎨 I took pictures of the ongoing works but they have to stay in my little silver Olympus. 'til I get on the PC later 📷 Anyway this is a start whilst I decide how to get painting time for the Buccaneers... Laters guys 💻 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 Basic cabin 'ere guv, 'ave a chair mate. Summat to work with? Right hand switch panel Make the coal hole a hole Need something to look at driver? For the dashing Naval Aviator/pilot Beginnings of an office And the hole develops, still very much work in progress Im thinking of using Inkscaped photos of the panels to fit on the flat surfaces as decalcomanies And I have some decent pictures of model interiors to copy(ish) for the Observer's workspace More later, time to plan for the intake ducts now... 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Another fine project I'll sit quietly in the corner and watch if you don't mind? Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 A Vixen on the perduction line = unmissable. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Very nice Bill. Look forward to seeing this progress. All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 Very punny Tony, Roger no silence please Tell me, shout at me if you see me polluting the thread with unmitigated rubbish (It's OK I dont mind mitigated stuff...) To bring us up to where the plastic is, mostly, here is some of the wing fold stuff I have prepared earlier, like The polytriangled pieces are the retraction type thingies for inside the main section, the thin rods are part of the locking action gear No dont ask me, somewhere out here is somebody who knows what I am trying to guess, I will wait for the news from there to see if I have guessed it right The outer panels just have shallow recesses with stiffening and locking doohdahs on them, here they have been recessed, shallowly Some more tidying is due in here now I have finally made the start on the build Now I suppose I ought to follow convention somewhat, how about a picture of the box I was a very happy camper to have this pop into the letter box from a great man, (being... person...alien...well you know what I mean) Interplanetary co-operation at its finest, cheers Martian Inside? Well this is the admittedly messed about with, kit I dont usually but will in this case, remove stand outy panel lines How are you supposed to get the transfers to sit down over those huge fences around the access panels? I mentioned the wing fold within the kit Better than nothing - but... No ceegar, Froglets but as I say at least we got something and two sets of outer wings to play with so if something goes awry... This colourful thingy seems to include marks for the legendary Simon's Circuss I think But I am really not certain, the instructions are Interesting Two sheets of A4 stapled together... I probably should read them Maybe later, there's intake ducts to form 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Bill just been having a clear out and have come across an article that was in Scale Aviation Modeller International some time ago by Mike Chaplin detailing and correcting the Frog spawn Sea Vixen. If you would like the article let me know and it's yours. Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 Ah yes Roger strictly as part of my research programme I would love a copy of it, can you scan it and email it to me? I will however make no promises to apply me to a full reconstruct, I have already decided NOT to open the wheel wells and remake them Most other things will be slightly refined, if not ignored I have a FG1 waiting to be built and stencilled... (I do have a Pavla nose to fit on this if I decide to bother) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Not sure it will scan clearly (print is very small and slightly fuzzy) but can put it in the post to you if you want it. I will most likely bin it if you don't want it sent Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 PMing Roger thanks 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 3 hours ago, perdu said: With the Gannet tucked away tidy, 'til Telford when she appears on the club table I thought I'd play with my gift from Mars Excellent choice for next build Bill! Will follow this one most certainly. Have you got this publication - excellent reference photos. I love the back cover especially. I always think that Sea Vixens on approach to a carrier look like they are going straight into the round out! Something about the way they hang in the air just before touch down. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 I have this kit in my stash, so will be interested to see how it goes. Or decide to sell mine if yours looks like it needs too much work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 Oooh look, a Buccaneer! No Terry I do not have much detail stuff for the Sea Vixen but as this is DEFINITELY not intended to become a deep and intensive build most of what I find on the web can be used Like you I think the aircraft always looks as if it wants to land a bit later, "It's fun flying round the ship like this." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 1 minute ago, Lord Riot said: I have this kit in my stash, so will be interested to see how it goes. Or decide to sell mine if yours looks like it needs too much work! I still think this is a model that looks enough like a Sea Vixen to be worth building even if you dont tear it apart first This one will have fun bits I want to put in it but will definitely NOT be getting the Gannet treatment Simple will do for me 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 Work has begun to replace the wing fold 'spaces' in the inner joint area I cut away the old location inner walls, tidied up the spaces and cut better recesses for the wall inners to fit deeper into the cavity thus In macro it looks MUCKRO but it will be easy to tidy it up later when it is all set in place, promise This is how I left them a few weeks ago when I was testing theories, port side shown I wanted a bit more space in the holes so I did them both the same amount And this is where I hope to be heading I do not know who owns the copyright to that picture but hey, I owe you a huge dept of gratitude It is one of my staple images for the fold getting built Thanks Well this is it for today, more tomorrow maybe and on Thursday I hope to get Stylnrez on a Bucc or two, I have a paint opportunity looming then 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 You can't beat a Sea Vixen, truly a mighty beast rather than vulpine. I built one of these about 10 years ago and it doesn't look half bad. I do recall using a fair amount of filler and elbow grease in the form of sanding on it though. Your build will be, and it's showing already, much better and in higher fidelity than mine. But I enjoyed building one of these icons from my childhood. Enjoy the build and I will sit back here quietly and learn for my next attempt on the three more I have in the stash. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Nice bit of concertina-type panel inside that wing fold.....should be interesting! Ian 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Wait, I'm in too! Excellent detailing already, and.. 1 hour ago, perdu said: This one will have fun bits I want to put in it but will definitely NOT be getting the Gannet treatment Simple will do for me ... yes, of course. Simple. Looking forward to your plastic magic, Bill Ciao 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hendie Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Lovely aircraft and there's something ultimately very rewarding about taking an old and very basic kit like this and turning it into something that can challenge todays much more detailed kits. keep it coming Bill 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigdave22014 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 (edited) I stood and marvelled at this beast at Yeovilton last year, only to find out later that the strange lump on the side was the observers hole (see, I learnt something from @Ex-FAAWAFU). And they didn't have the nice big window that this one was fitted with. I did toy with buying a kit, but and the Eastern Express one did catch my eye. But at the time I decided to get something else with my pocket money. I will watch with interest and see if I might skip one or two copies of the Beano and save up for one. Edited August 28, 2018 by Bigdave22014 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 If memory serves me right Bill some time ago I stumbled across an article by a Martian gentleman of our acquaintance in Scale Aircraft Modeller, replete with his own hand-drawn artwork of the interior. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 I was hoping not to spend too much time inside this beauty, there is a stack of stuff I could get into but time and inclination are against me I have one more Navyation subject in mind which will be almost OOB, but I have the kit and the extra bits from Ali up north to allow me to get a Toom into my finished model collection, then I can get back to Lightnings and Wokkas and breathe slowly again This naval stuff requires too many lessons on the way (I know narthings) I knew the Martian geezer had an affinity for water, no doubt acquired by leaving his own particularly waterlessless home world and discovering Poole Tony, fortunately the state of tune I intend imposing on this little delight will save me from going in too deep Or... I can report that the plastic from which E E have made this little sweetie is very good for a chap with a Swann-Morton to modify Phew On looking at the intakes I did decide that the intakes had to have a little work, simply because they are so prominent, so I was considering making casts to mould new innards to replace the blanked kit bits I thought to use Plasticene© to make an imprint of the trunking that runs back to a fuselage former to meet the Avon's intake faces Then I had a (rare) thought, why not try to make a set of intake ducts from Green Stuff Putty? Now this stuff is something of which I really do know narthings Is it water proof, does it take paint, will it ever dry out? All of these questions are open to debate and I throw the discussion to the floor for discussion... ... ......... ............... Oh well I will soon find out I marked out the duct in HB pencil and rolled my own bit of Green Putty And rolled it And again and began making the ducting in the one half of the fuselage (Hmm, cusp of over exposure there methinks) Some of the putty went into filling the kit hollows and cavities If anyone hasn't seen the putty ungreened, here it is Just roll the strip between your hands and a clean desktop (dont ask...) Once I had a duct I needed to fit the engine bearer bulkhead, this one was made from a bit of plasticard I will make a pair of Avon front fan pieces to glue on there later I marked the shapes with this little toy, wow that makes this job easier Really glad I bought that after years trying to transcribe internal curves with a piece of unrolled out solder And I think this can bring the evenings messing about to a convivial end Thanks for your comments ciao 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Nice start. I have been looking forward to seeing what you make of this kit. Martian 👽 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 As I (and you) said, simple. Ciao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 18 hours ago, perdu said: can you scan it and email it to me? Me too, please, if possible. I have the same kit with some nice aftermarket bits. I would love a detailed build/correction review. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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