corsaircorp Posted January 25, 2020 Share Posted January 25, 2020 Hello Dears ! One more lunacy from CC, You both know that I'm found of the Blackburn made beauties !! You know what ?? There's one cure !! Buy and build !! First a pic of my tiny village soaked in the fog for all the day... The church only is getting out of this sea of clouds ! Ardennes cold... 0° and moisture Well let's talk about this one, far less bucolic !! I buy this kit at SMW, I would have a Mk V too but my wallet say "Stay quiet you stupid CC"... I had missed a 1/48 TSR 2, so... It's a kind of candy for me ! First resin kit for me too, I know, I know, I've told that I would'nt start another kit, but now, Crisp @Ex-FAAWAFU has entered the game... one temptation too far... Here's the box !! I wait now to see the Blackburn Shark... Next year as they said It look like a good kit, I'm amazed, let's have a look Destruction sheet is at least basic !! But the low number of parts do permit it ! Paint scheme is limited to one aircraft, there hes been only 12 builts after all half fuselages and landing gear in white metal, no bubbles, precise mouldings, look good !! Tailplane and wheel wells doors Really thin parts and sharp edges !! Wings In two parts since this one is to be a folded wing one I don't know if I will use this, the knob is reinforced with metal but the wing is heavy... Now that will be sad not to use these detailled wingfolds. Parts are packed in tiny plastic bags but no one is broken !! Until now... huh, gun barrels are not well finished, but it will be easily fixed !! The fit is better than on some injected kits !! Look good to me !! Now will I use use thje cockpit as such ?? It look a bit too small !! I will now search for more pics of "Da Beast" before making a decision !! May be that the Admiral will jump in the blackburn's poole once again now !! You know I'm talking about ?? @Martian Hale or maybe our Dear @general melchett Who Know ?? This one is interesting too since I must have some Yellow P somewhere... But this ons suffered of a crash, pilot killed... Now guys !! A sound advice.. CC approved !! Have a great sunday !! Sincerely. CC 17 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Seems a pretty reasonable kit of a typically aesthetically-challenged Blackburn design, CC. Looks like a Yak-7 was rear ended (hard) by a Piston Provost before being side-swiped by a Defiant and gently nudged by an early Spit. Wonderfully awkward....look forward to progress. 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 I thought you were trying to clear your shelf of half built kits? Must be the Chimay..... Ian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 7 hours ago, limeypilot said: I thought you were trying to clear your shelf of half built kits? Must be the Chimay..... Ian Sure it is... 8 hours ago, general melchett said: Seems a pretty reasonable kit of a typically aesthetically-challenged Blackburn design, CC. Looks like a Yak-7 was rear ended (hard) by a Piston Provost before being side-swiped by a Defiant and gently nudged by an early Spit. Wonderfully awkward....look forward to progress. Great definition my Dear General ! Now I'm looking for pics of the beast ! Aaaand one big push !! well... Almost !! Sincerely. CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) CC, Here are some photos of the prototype and early versions you might mot have seen: https://aircraft.fandom.com/wiki/Blackburn_Firebrand?file=797px-The_Royal_Navy_during_the_Second_World_War_A14851.jpg https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/blackburn-firebrand-13-original-310543432 https://twitter.com/navalairhistory/status/968549865109237762 I will be watching your build with great anticipation- I took the coward's way out and have the 1/72 injected Valom kit. Mike Edited January 27, 2020 by 72modeler added text 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted November 26, 2020 Author Share Posted November 26, 2020 Hello Dears, I cleaned up the fuselage halves ! See you later !! Stay safe at your bench !! There's nothing interesting outside !! CC 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 11 hours ago, corsaircorp said: I cleaned up the fuselage halves ! About time too, where've you been for the last nine months? Not on this thread, that I can see. Nice to see some action here CC, this is one of those really quirky jobs that fascinate me rather a lot. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted November 27, 2020 Author Share Posted November 27, 2020 1 hour ago, stevehnz said: About time too, where've you been for the last nine months? Not on this thread, that I can see. Nice to see some action here CC, this is one of those really quirky jobs that fascinate me rather a lot. Steve. You're right, I was Mustangizing and Hurricanizing !! We gonna give a push on this one !! And the Phantom too !! Thanks for the kind words Steve !! Sincerely. CC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 1 minute ago, corsaircorp said: , I was Mustangizing and Hurricanizing I knew that. but everyone does those ones, ok, maybe not so well & with as much fun but how many people do a Firebrand 2? This is much more important. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 A Firebrand!? Now this is more like it CC! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 On 1/26/2020 at 6:56 AM, general melchett said: Seems a pretty reasonable kit of a typically aesthetically-challenged Blackburn design, CC. "You see Joey..... When a Hawker Sea Fury and a Martin Mauler love each other very, very much...." 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted November 28, 2020 Author Share Posted November 28, 2020 9 hours ago, David H said: "You see Joey..... When a Hawker Sea Fury and a Martin Mauler love each other very, very much...." That's a very very good one !! I will finally use the original internals, it looked under dimensioned See here compared with Boomerang and P-39 seats And like her mother the Sea Fury, A tiny cramped cockpit in a Huuuuge aircraft.. Deal sealed !! let's go !! More to come soon !! CC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted November 28, 2020 Share Posted November 28, 2020 As much as i like to make fun of Blackburn aircraft, i AM looking forward to the Clear Prop! Models Firebrand, and i just started my Airfix Buccaneer S.2 today. david 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 Now, it's just to reassure Steve... Primer's on, paintnig started... I finally will use the box interior, as far as I know, it's a good one !! More to come soon !! Stay safe Gents, and happy modelling sunday !! CC 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Wow, that is a lot of resin. I hope you're doing this with safety shoes on, drop that lot on your foot & you'll hobble for a month . Steve. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 1 hour ago, stevehnz said: Wow, that is a lot of resin. I hope you're doing this with safety shoes on, drop that lot on your foot & you'll hobble for a month . Steve. My fear too ...🤣 More seriously, I hope that their peg will sustain the weight of the wing... Fingers crossed !! CC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Nothing wrong with Blackburn aircraft, I have a sleek and svelte Skua on the bench at the moment.... Looks fast even when sitting still... 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Grey Beema said: Nothing wrong with Blackburn aircraft, I have a sleek and svelte Skua on the bench at the moment.... Looks fast even when sitting still... As I always told it !! Which paint scheme ? Ronnie Hay ? I'm going to see it ! CC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Beema Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Lt Cmdr JM Bruen, bit of a S1E, TSS transition scheme Jul/Aug 1940. At the paint throwing stage at the moment. I’ll post when it’s a bit more done.. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Would that be a Mk.I or a Mk.2? The centre-section was widened on a Mk.2 to squeeze the torpedo in . I have a Valom 1/72 Mk.2 which I'd prefer to make as a Mk.1, but so far have not done The Right Thing. (No-one is ever going to see it or know...) However as the first Firebrand didn't fly until 1942, you might like to reconsider your scheme. I feel the Firebrand totally disproved the "if it looks good, it is good" myth. Mind you, the Firebrand only looks good if you can't see the gawky wing. The real engineering saying is that "if it is right, it'll look right". It was one of the last designs to suffer from the Admiralty's insistence on a low approach speed, something completely overlooked when they had to adopt US types. Which unsurprisingly were smaller, simpler and lighter. Not that I think this completely absolves Blackburn of shame. Somewhere low on my list of priorities is a Typhoon conversion to the Firebrand spec, but with Hawker's own (and a completely separate study) slightly larger outer wings. And Fowler flaps. Mind you, if the Barracuda needed a Griffon, what could it have done with a Sabre? (Answer: nothing in the same timescale.) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 This is going to be good. I built the Valom Firebrand years ago. The 1/72 kit that looks like a 1/48 kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 8 hours ago, Grey Beema said: Lt Cmdr JM Bruen, bit of a S1E, TSS transition scheme Jul/Aug 1940. At the paint throwing stage at the moment. I’ll post when it’s a bit more done.. Good, let me know when you publish it. 8 hours ago, Graham Boak said: Would that be a Mk.I or a Mk.2? The centre-section was widened on a Mk.2 to squeeze the torpedo in . I have a Valom 1/72 Mk.2 which I'd prefer to make as a Mk.1, but so far have not done The Right Thing. (No-one is ever going to see it or know...) However as the first Firebrand didn't fly until 1942, you might like to reconsider your scheme. I feel the Firebrand totally disproved the "if it looks good, it is good" myth. Mind you, the Firebrand only looks good if you can't see the gawky wing. The real engineering saying is that "if it is right, it'll look right". It was one of the last designs to suffer from the Admiralty's insistence on a low approach speed, something completely overlooked when they had to adopt US types. Which unsurprisingly were smaller, simpler and lighter. Not that I think this completely absolves Blackburn of shame. Somewhere low on my list of priorities is a Typhoon conversion to the Firebrand spec, but with Hawker's own (and a completely separate study) slightly larger outer wings. And Fowler flaps. Mind you, if the Barracuda needed a Griffon, what could it have done with a Sabre? (Answer: nothing in the same timescale.) It will be a Mk 2 As it is shown on the box (art) I'm looking for a Mk 4 but I'll wait for the plastic injected one, I forget the name of the brand... Now that you tell it, I'll have a closer look... Whatever, I'm a great fan of the Blackburn production I still pray the gods of Styrene for having a 1/48 Blackburn Blackburn.... The kind of kit that can make me my promises.... The guy of Combat kit said that they worked on a Blackburn Shark... Fingers and toes crossed... 7 hours ago, TonyOD said: This is going to be good. I built the Valom Firebrand years ago. The 1/72 kit that looks like a 1/48 kit. Yup these birds are huge.... I took some comparatives pics... Thanks for the kind words !! I will go search in my files... Sincerely. CC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, Graham Boak said: "if it looks good, it is good" myth. Then how does that account for the Fairey Spearfishe being such a dud? Positively sexy and sultry next to a Firebrand Mk 2! Mike https://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=1205 https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/fairey-spearfish.47199/ Edited January 25, 2021 by 72modeler corrected spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 1 minute ago, 72modeler said: Then how that that account for the Fairey Spearfishe being such a dud? I don't know that it was a dud, as opposed to just unnecessary. But if it was, then surely this demonstrates that the saying is a myth. Aircraft can look good and be awful. They can also look fairly weird at first but if they work then people get used to them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted January 25, 2021 Author Share Posted January 25, 2021 When I try to be gentle... The naughty corner call me back... Now, I need a 1/48 Spearfish too... They designed it... And the Albacore... And the famous Barracuda too Shhh, I will not talk about the Swordfish since she's been designed by a .... Belgian Sincerely. CC 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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