CedB Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 My latest completion is this unusual subject, the Wyvern. Beauty or Beast, having stood in front of the exhibit at Yeovilton I can certainly confirm that it's an imposing aircraft. After some dithering I succumbed to requests for the Suez Crisis scheme, WP337 flying from HMS Eagle's 830 Sqdn in 1956. Sorry about the blurred shot and too late to replace now - it's on the ceiling!) Now on the ceiling to avoid knocking anything off: Stynylrez white primer, Colourcoats enamels*, W&N Satin varnish and out of the box. Quite a fiddly build with all the weapons and aerials but a nice kit. WiP thread here: I guess, by the number of pictures in the RFI, I'm quite happy with it… *Edit: Apart from the Maroon - Revell SM331 enamel I 'inherited' from a friend of Mrs B's. The only Maroon I had. 52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, CedB said: I guess, by the number of pictures in the RFI, I'm quite happy with it… As you should be. She looks ....I'm a bit lost for superlatives but she looks very good. Cheers, Alistair 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Seconded, @AliGauld Absolutely superb! Another Ced masterpiece, IMHO, and she looks right at home alongside the Firefly and Sea Fury! Cheers, Mark 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Thirded. Another fine plane to join that ever increasing squadron hanging from Ced`s ceiling. Simon 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tojo72 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 (edited) Very nice work,some years ago I did their 1/48 version,those build up really nice,a unique a/c Edited February 1, 2021 by Tojo72 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Now ain't that lovely. Superb 'Ced-build' as we expected, thanks for letting take the ride Ced 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Very nice build Ced.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giemme Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 She's ugly - but she's beautiful! Great job, Ced - and in a catchy scheme! Ciao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 And so you should be happy with that one Ced, looks lovely, great work. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Quack Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Looks the biz' 👍 Some say ugly but I love it - exudes power - a very purposeful beast, especially when tooled up like this! Love the Suez scheme. Q 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Very nice one, Ced! You nailed the maroon spinner and finlet color- what paint did you use for them, if I may ask? Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Lovely finish Ced, looks very attractive... Serkan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Bravo, Ced. What a nice model. Can I ask what the offset tubes at the rear end of the torpedo are. Mines? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 I love this aircraft,well tidy mun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbudde Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Well done on a plane, I doesn't like at all. Looks well in the rfi. Cheers Benedikt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 And happy you should be Ced, it’s turned out great! Looks like a heavy hitter with the Torp and rockets underneath. Great build! Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 Thanks Alistair, Mark, Simon, Tojo, Bill, Ralph, Giorgio, Chris, Dr Q, Serkan, celt, Ben and Rob - very kind of you all 14 hours ago, 72modeler said: Very nice one, Ced! You nailed the maroon spinner and finlet color- what paint did you use for them, if I may ask? Mike Thanks Mike It's a tin of Revell SM331 enamel I 'inherited' from a friend of Mrs B's. The only Maroon I had. Should have noted that in the post - now edited! 11 hours ago, Vinnie said: Bravo, Ced. What a nice model. Can I ask what the offset tubes at the rear end of the torpedo are. Mines? Thanks Vinnie They're Rocket Assisted Take Off Gear (RATOGs) - I'd never seen them before this build. There's a BM discussion on them here and an interesting article about their use on HMS "Ocean" in the Korean War here. The article says: "…the name Korea means “Land of the Morning Calm” so windless mornings were not uncommon. With 1000lb bombs mounted more like 95 knots was needed so RATOG, (rocket assisted take off), was used instead of the catapult. Rockets were attached to the underside of the aircraft and the take off run was started from the stern of the ship. At a predetermined point on the take-off run you would fire the rockets and heigh-ho you hopefully found yourself up in the air. All good fair-ground stuff! The rocket carriers were jettisoned after take-off." Wish I'd read that before the build - I should have left them off for an 'in flight' build I was also interested to note that that was the trip when "a flight led by Lt. Hoagy Carmichael shot down a Mig and so became the first and I believe only piston engine aircraft to shoot down a jet fighter. Hoagy was awarded the DSC." That's a model of his Sea Fury on the ceiling above and to the right of the Wyvern. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Excellent piece of modelling well done 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 That came up beautifully Ced, well done. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 Thanks Homer and Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 2 hours ago, CedB said: I should have left them off for an 'in flight' build Jettison mechanism failure....!! Another lovely build Ced, great work - and another fun build thread, my apologies for not posting more than 'likes', but been feeling a bit lethargic these past few days and typing has become more of a chore than usual. Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverkite211 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 A truly exceptional build. Puts my Classic Airframes Wyvern to shame. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 Thanks Keith - hope you're feeling better soon Thanks silverkite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Lovely job. I "destashed" that one and regret it now! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Great build! That's the third excellent Wyvern I've seen this year, there must be something going around! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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