abat Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 This one has been on the go for quite a while now but I've managed to find the time over the last few weeks to bring her to completion. A Royal Australian Navy Sea Fury (VW 632) from HMAS Sydney circa 1950. The kit is from Trumpeter in 1/72 scale with a few corrections and modifications. The main decals are from Aussie Decals and the stencils come from the Airfix boxing of the Sea Fury. I did not post a work in progress thread but can say that the kit does go together quite nicely. I kept weathering light, only accenting some of the engine panels, moveable control surfaces and dirtying up the undercarriage and wing fold which I'm sure would accumulate grease and grime. I did however fail miserably when trying to replicate the distinctive exhaust patterns! The crude carrier deck was designed in Powerpoint and is printed with a background of Hobart Harbour. 50 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Cracking work there and very nicely presented. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmerboy Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Looks like a 1/48th, beautifully built and painted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abat Posted May 16, 2021 Author Share Posted May 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Vinnie said: Cracking work there and very nicely presented. Thanks Vinne 1 hour ago, Farmerboy said: Looks like a 1/48th, beautifully built and painted. Thank you. It's a nice kit and comes up very nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Very nice indeed, this looks great, I imagine being a Trumpeter kit the was the cockpit the area that needed correcting? They seem to make them too shallow. Great work and great base and backround too. Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Great work. I can appreciate subtle weathering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamA Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Very nice build. Love the Fury and Seafury !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abat Posted May 17, 2021 Author Share Posted May 17, 2021 22 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: Very nice indeed, this looks great, I imagine being a Trumpeter kit the was the cockpit the area that needed correcting? They seem to make them too shallow. Great work and great base and backround too. Chris Thanks Chris, I did a bit of work in the cockpit - belts, IP - but at this scale it seemed Ok. Biggest fault is the rear deck behind the cockpit which is make-believe. 19 hours ago, SAT69 said: Great work. I can appreciate subtle weathering. Thanks, I’m not too flash at weathering do less is more for me. 17 hours ago, LiamA said: Very nice build. Love the Fury and Seafury !! likewise. Very nice aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Very nice indeed, looks really good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Beautiful rendition of a RAN Sea Fury! I agree with others that it could be perceived as a larger scale! Well done. 👍👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 That's come up nicely hasn't it? Well done, she looks great in those photographs and I agree, this is another one of those nice to build new tool Airfix kits. Cheers.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abat Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 50 minutes ago, kapam said: Beautiful rendition of a RAN Sea Fury! I agree with others that it could be perceived as a larger scale! Well done. 👍👍 Thanks kappa for your kind words. 42 minutes ago, Rabbit Leader said: That's come up nicely hasn't it? Well done, she looks great in those photographs and I agree, this is another one of those nice to build new tool Airfix kits. Cheers.. Dave Thanks Dave. It's actually the older Trumpeter 1/72 kit. I have the Airfix 1/48 in my stash but not enough display space to build it. Cheers, Andrew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 1 minute ago, abat said: Thanks Dave. It's actually the older Trumpeter 1/72 kit. I have the Airfix 1/48 in my stash but not enough display space to build it. Cheers, Andrew You serious??? well that will teach me for not reading the text before typing! She looks doubly good at half the size. Cheers.. Dave 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abat Posted May 20, 2021 Author Share Posted May 20, 2021 45 minutes ago, Rabbit Leader said: You serious??? well that will teach me for not reading the text before typing! She looks doubly good at half the size. Cheers.. Dave Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Aer Lingus Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Fantastic looking model an absolute beauty very well done thanks for sharing Eamonn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 I really like your Sea Fury !! Congratulations !! Sincerely. CC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 A great looking Sea Fury. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 Beautiful Sea Fury and nicely presented. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted May 20, 2021 Share Posted May 20, 2021 "BEAUTIFUL " 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abat Posted May 22, 2021 Author Share Posted May 22, 2021 On 20/05/2021 at 17:26, corsaircorp said: I really like your Sea Fury !! Congratulations !! Sincerely. CC On 20/05/2021 at 18:55, SteveMc said: A great looking Sea Fury. On 20/05/2021 at 19:43, BerndM said: Beautiful Sea Fury and nicely presented. On 20/05/2021 at 20:29, Homer said: "BEAUTIFUL " Thanks Everyone. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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