825 Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share Posted April 25, 2020 Torpedo painted and the canopy unmasked. A little more work on the torpedo and it can be attached. Then we'll be done. I put a coat of satin varnish on to pull the finish together and seal in the transfers. Once dry I then gave it a coat of Liquitex matt varnish. I've only used a single coat which leaves a bit of a sheen. The photos on these aircraft in this camouflage scheme suggest they were kept pretty clean and in a good condition. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOCKNEY Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Looks the business @825, congratulations. cheers Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 Looks brilliant, cracking work on this one. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted April 29, 2020 Author Share Posted April 29, 2020 On 4/25/2020 at 8:16 PM, JOCKNEY said: Looks the business @825, congratulations. cheers Pat On 4/25/2020 at 9:45 PM, rob85 said: Looks brilliant, cracking work on this one. Rob Thanks Pat and Rob, it does look a beast. And has turned out really well. And the tin tin fish is now attached and apart from a little bit of paint needed for the detonator, the Firebrand is finished. and will soon be gallery bound. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Nice build, ugly aeroplane! AW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Nice build, an aeroplane of "character". Steve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
825 Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share Posted May 2, 2020 On 4/30/2020 at 12:26 AM, Andwil said: Nice build, ugly aeroplane! AW On 5/1/2020 at 5:12 AM, stevehnz said: Nice build, an aeroplane of "character". Steve. Thanks Steve abs AW. I rather think the Firebrand is a rather attractive aircraft, looks big and beautiful, mean and purposeful. Unfortunately she was designed for a role that was no longer needed as well as having some design flaws, the position KFC the cockpit with relationship to the nose being just one of them. Though here she is finished and getting ready ready for her photo shoot. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 She’s a cracker, you must be proud of that. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterB Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 (edited) I agree, Decidedly purposeful and not unattractive, at least to my eye - much better than the ungainly Barracuda. Making a torpedo attack on naval units was, by the end of the war, a pretty grim prospect, but the Firebrand would probably have stood a better chance than most. Nice build. Pete Edited May 2, 2020 by PeterB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob S Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Very nice. Well done. Must get one of these one day. Was only reading an Article in Aeroplane Monthly the other night on it’s “successor” the Firecrest. Now that’s a beast! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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