HL-10 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Special Hobby's Fairey Barracuda. I added crew figures & a torpedo pilfered from a Tamiya Swordfish. The radar aerials were rebuilt with wire, and I cut open the radiator shutter and made one from plastic card. Painted with Humbrol enamels. Thanks for looking. Angelo 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Nice build of what I think is one aircraft that by the laws of visual representation should probably not fly, it is one ugly duckling but you have done a great job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Beautiful job on a not so beautiful aircraft, that undercarriage folding mechanism is bizarre! Good job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Great work on an unsung hero. A US navy pilot is reported to have said "It will never replace the airplane" when he first saw one. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbob12 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Always intrigued by this one, as it's one of the earlier ones I built as a kid (Frog version). I'm mesmerised by the upper wing roundels - did you paint them on? Overall, the finish is spot-on, looks like photos of the real thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serkan Sen Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Wonderful finish. Congratulations... Serkan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HL-10 Posted March 19, 2021 Author Share Posted March 19, 2021 7 minutes ago, chrisbob12 said: Always intrigued by this one, as it's one of the earlier ones I built as a kid (Frog version). I'm mesmerised by the upper wing roundels - did you paint them on? Overall, the finish is spot-on, looks like photos of the real thing. All markings are the kit's decals. Thanks everyone, appreciate the comments 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murewa Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Wow, amazing! What a weird looking aircraft the Barracuda is! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 What a wonderful model, great work, I do like the look of these machines, I have the same kit in the stash and if it comes out anywhere near as good I will be chuffed. I like your weathering too. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Nicely done Angelo,.... it is hard to reproduce a decent Tempeate Sea Scheme you have pulled it off with ease. Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAAFAN Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Nice 'Cuda! I did mine as a natural metal bird, post war COD variant. Unusual look, unique design. Fairey's designs always made me wonder how the got off the ground. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Great build, you hardly ever see Barracuda's built 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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