wellsprop Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Hi all, Here's my final build in my Hawker series, following the Typhoon, Tempest V, and Tempest II. A nice kit, although I did replace the cowl with the barracuda resin replacement, I also used aftermarket decals from Xtradecal. I wasn't a fan of the oversized rivets on the rudder, so I removed those and left the rudder smooth, which is more accurate. Brush painted with Hataka blue line acrylics and weathered using inks and a bit of pastel for the exhaust. I have slightly fallen for the Sea Fury, in fact, it's knocked the Spitfire XIV off the top spot of my favourite aircraft! The Sea Fury was the bittersweet swansong of propeller aircraft - arguably the best propeller fighter ever built... Certainly the best British propeller fighter. I'm such a fan of the Sea Fury and enjoyed this kit so much, that I have decided to buy another kit and convert it to a T20 - after that, I intend to build SR661 and LA610 (with a Sabre & a Griffon)! Anyway, all of that is to come, here's my build Hawker Sea Fury FB.11, WG629 136/T, 807 NAS, HMS Theseus, Egypt 1952. And because I can't resist showing the family tree... The lineage is so obvious, as an aerospace engineer, it makes me so excited to be able to actually see the greater understanding of aerodynamics, structures and systems all coming together to make an incredibly fine fighter. I've also just bought myself a Hawker Fury (biplane), and I think I'm going to need a Hurricane too, that will give me a lineup of all of Hawker's piston fighters fro the 30's onwards! Thanks for looking! Ben 51 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Quack Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Lovely build, and I agree that the kit is a joy. I don't normally build planes with props, but made an exception for this. Excellent build and finish. Admiring Quack. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Beautiful build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Beautiful model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Very nicely done and I think you're right about the Sea Fury. It probably was the best piston engined fighter ever built. I think the unlimited air racing community fraternity in the USA might agree. The Sea Fury often keeps those P51 'Ponys' corralled. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
112 Squadron Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) An excellent Sea Fury! This is indeed an impressive build. Edited January 22, 2021 by 112 Squadron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Beautiful piece of work there. Congratulations! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPMS19 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 - Very nice Hawker wind mills. They were damm good war horses. -I have some questionnements about the blue hue of the Fury uppers. Could it be some "Admiral barge" wearing special colors ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Cracking build there, Ben Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 A very fine line up, great work on all, the Sea Fury certainly looks a wonderful aircraft as they all do. Look forward to the T20 they look unusual with their cockpit arrangement and periscope. I built the Special Hobby 72nd scale kit, it's such a shame they didn't do that in 48th scale too. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony in NZ Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 That's a cracker Ben! Always loved the Sea Fury and impressive in the air....great family line up! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 A nice line up of Hawker models 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Thanks all @IPMS19, the uppers are painted with Extra Dark Sea Grey, although it does look quite blue in the final few photos, but I think that's partly beciase of the background colour! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Lovely build Ben.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Superb build Ben looks great,built one a year or two back cracking kit too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Lovely finish Ben, and it is great to see the evolution in design! Cheers, Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAG058 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Great work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Great build and a lovely collection 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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