Fairey Fulmar with folded wings 1/72

[AltcarBoB]

I have wanted to build an FAA aircraft with folded wings for a while, originally I fancied a Barracuda but I came across the AZ Models Fairey Fulmar which a bit of research and some very helpful info from Britmodeller members told me was an ex Revell mould with some updates. Hannants do the Airwaves folding wing etch for the Revell Fulmar and I decided to take the plunge.

 

The box art is a little underwhelming not a patch on the original Revell box art and I dont think a Fulmar ever flew in a emerald green camo job.

IMG_20200302_114736924 by Stuart, on Flickr

 

I was a little disapointed by the instructions which are of the "glue all parts together" variety there is very little actual construction detail and the sprues take some working out which part is which.

IMG_20200302_114855414 by Stuart, on Flickr

 

Rather than start with the cockpit as is traditional I decided I would get the wings cut up into the component parts to make the folding wing and get the etched parts all fitting nicely. My reasoning if I make a complete pigs ear of the folded wings I can bin the lot and start something else without spending time on anything else.

IMG_20200302_114926075 by Stuart, on Flickr

IMG_20200302_124846062 by Stuart, on Flickr

 

The plastic used by AZ is horrible stuff to try and cut cleanly its soft, slippery and the scalpel blade seems to push the plastic away rather than cut it, a couple of times the scalpel wandered off line even though I was using a straight edge the blade just seemed to wander off on its own. One panel took a lot of cutting because of the thickness and the plastic tore rather than snapping when I bent it backwards and forwards around the score line.

 

Started assembling the wings and the Airwaves etch doesnt quite match the wing thickness but other wise the length of the etches seems okay

IMG_20200302_140354154 by Stuart, on Flickr

 

 

Edited March 2, 2020 by AltcarBoB

[dogsbody]

The original moldings were by Vista in 1994. Since then, it's been re-popped by Revell, Airfix, SMER, MisterCraft and last by AZ.

 

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/airfix-a02008-fairey-fulmar-mk-i-ii--147651

 

 

 

 

Chris

[AltcarBoB]

Just now, dogsbody said:

The original moldings were by Vista in 1994. Since then, it's been re-popped by Revell, Airfix, SMER, MisterCraft and last by AZ.

 

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/airfix-a02008-fairey-fulmar-mk-i-ii--147651

 

 

 

 

Chris

I read that scalemates page but the origin of the kit didnt sink in.

[dogsbody]

I've got the Airfix re-pop.

 

 

Chris