mike romeo Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Another finisher from the FROG Squad GB, this was my attempt at improving what FROG provided. Off the top of my head, I did the following: - removed the moulded in interior detail and scratched a 'pit - removed the fin and dorsal fillet; replaced with a cut down Airfix Mossie fin and scratch-built strake - reshaped nose and tail cone with milliput - removed raised lip at rear of cockpit opening - opened up and enlarged radiator inlets; added scratchbuilt rad detail - thinned down wing leading edges drastically, moving point of max thickness rearward - cleaned up landing gear legs and added support stays from brass tube - replaced tailwheel with Vampire nose gear - replaced main wheels with resin examples - reshaped and rescribed engine nacelles - added spar caps, and fuse main spar cover from Tamiya tape - added nav lights from clear styrene - drilled out cannon troughs - windscreen cut from clear sheet to dimensions supplied by @David A Collins - smash moulded canopy - added bomb racks from Airfix Typhoon and bombs from Tamiya Mosquito - substituted rocket tail fins from the Hobbyboss Typhoon Phew! Not surprising it took me over 3 months. The decals are from the kit and Xtradecal RAF roundels. Paint was xtracrylics PRU blue and dark sea grey plus Tamiya dark green rattle can (not the RAF dark green, I later realised!). The observant will spot the howler I made when painting the camouflage. Enjoy! Martin 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Lovely result. 🙂 I had one of these in the stash but sold it... Looking at yours i think i should have kept it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Very,.. very nice indeed,.... you`ve updated a classic into a beauty!! Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 That's a great result from the old Frog kit. It's a good looking aeroplane and your model really does do it justice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 Thank you. I think the Hornet would be a good candidate for an Airfix re-tool just on its looks alone. Regards Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Superbly upgraded and finished! Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 She looks excellent, even in that horrible straight-on-flash light! A very successful silk purse modelling project. Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulaero Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 That really is very nice,one of those A/C that look fast standing still !! remember building a couple of theses that I bought in about 1981 for 10p each from our local newsagent who found a box of them and thought they were junk as they were so old !! 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 A super looking Hornet. All that work you put in has certainly paid off. I think this scheme is one of the most attractive the type wore, exclusive to 41 Squadron as far as I can tell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 What a wonderful little aircraft! Great job, looks really good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ththtttu7 Posted October 25, 2019 Share Posted October 25, 2019 Very nice Mike. Quite possibly the best Frog Hornet in town with all those mods! Excellent windscreen too 😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 13 minutes ago, David A Collins said: Very nice Mike. Quite possibly the best Frog Hornet in town with all those mods! Excellent windscreen too 😀 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HP42 Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 That's fabulous and bears testament to your excellent modelling skills. From a less confident modellers point of view, how would this compare to the Special Hobby (?) version. Is it a far superior moulding negating the need for much of your fine work, or is the Frog still a good starting point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 On 11/17/2019 at 11:39 AM, HP42 said: That's fabulous and bears testament to your excellent modelling skills. From a less confident modellers point of view, how would this compare to the Special Hobby (?) version. Is it a far superior moulding negating the need for much of your fine work, or is the Frog still a good starting point? Apologies @HP42 for the late response; I hadn't seen your post previously. I have also built the SH kit and, although a superior moulding with recessed panel lines, it is not an easy build. Some of this is due to its short run nature, but some is due to poor design: as examples, if assembled as is, the wings have about 10° dihedral; and the spinners are of a smaller diameter than the engine cowlings, so look silly when added. Finally, the kit is not accurate: the windscreen and nose are incorrect and to me this spoils the look of the aircraft; also the upper wings and tailplanes have many panel lines that don't exist on the real aircraft. Taking all the above into account, I think the that it'd probably be about as difficult to get an accurate Hornet out of it than just starting from the FROG kit. There is definitely a gap in the 1:72 market for a new tool accurate and detailed Hornet at a reasonable price. Imho only, of course. Happy modelling! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Womby Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Well done. That's a beauty from that classic Frog kit. David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 On 10/25/2019 at 7:30 AM, mike romeo said: Thank you. I think the Hornet would be a good candidate for an Airfix re-tool just on its looks alone. Regards Martin Absolutely agree. But will we ever see it? Great job on the Frog kit though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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