Hubert Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 What a lovely kit, and the aircraft itself. Swift. However, not agile. Very pleasant to build, quite well fit of parts (except for the fuselage and wings joint at the underside). As for the extras, I only put a resin pilot seat from Pavla into the cockpit. The camouflage painted using paper masks cut from the enlarged manual, MRP paints on top, White Aluminum AK Extreme Metal on the bottom, wells and the inner sides of the covers and flaps are painted with acrylic Silver paint from AK. I hope you like it. 69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
replicant Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc72 Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Well done! Great looking Swift. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 That’s come up really well. Looks lovely. Cheers and well modelled.. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinbear Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Beautifully make! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Very nice. The Swift always looked a bit ungainly to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latinbear Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 4 hours ago, Latinbear said: Beautifully make! I meant made. Typo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Fantastic! That’s a gorgeous looking Swift, brilliant paintwork. I’ve always thought it a fascinating aircraft. Despite the early issues with the fighters, by all accounts the reconnaissance version was actually very good. I’d love one in 1/48! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 The Swift was a handsome golden age weenie cooker, and the new-tool Airfx kit and your modeling skills have done it justice. One of the nicer, Hornby-era toolings, in my opinion. Well done! (Now if they can just see their way clear to giving us a new-tool 1/72 Javelin!) Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 That's lovely work, looks great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Posted June 1, 2021 Author Share Posted June 1, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, Lord Riot said: I’d love one in 1/48! 4 hours ago, 72modeler said: (Now if they can just see their way clear to giving us a new-tool 1/72 Javelin!) Yep, those early British jets, that's definitely something different from the US made ones. Somehow I think they're just more attractive looking planes. And those ideas, like Spiteful's wings on the Attacker, Attacker's fuselage for Swift. I just love them all. And I'd love to see them all new tool injection molded in both main scales, Scimitar would be great. Thanks for comments! Hubert Edited June 1, 2021 by Hubert 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Lovely neat work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_K Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Hubert, your Swift looks stunning! (I come back to this thread to look at the photos over and over again...) I have two of these in the stash. My former boss started his career in the RAF with Swifts of 78 Squadron and he told many hair rising stories about them. Like that occasion when they took some "close-up" photos of the Atomium at Brussels... Cheers, Antti 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 On 6/1/2021 at 1:58 PM, Eric Mc said: Very nice. The Swift always looked a bit ungainly to me. Well it was a bit rubbish ....if it had a taller fin/vertical stabiliser then I think it would look pretty sleek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 A very slick Swift! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Really nice Swift Hubert! Well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Great looking Swift there, really nicely done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Lovely looking Swift, great work ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie(kinda) Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 That is a super build and finish. And the bit that made me think "flippin' heck, I couldn't do that"; the wraparound camo. Love it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horatio Gruntfuttock Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Lovely job on that one and an inspiration to pull mine out of the stash - its here somewhere!. Love the paintwork and subtle finishing - nice one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
593jones Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Very nice work! If only Airfix would scale it up to 1/48. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 On 02/06/2021 at 19:34, junglierating said: Well it was a bit rubbish ....if it had a taller fin/vertical stabiliser then I think it would look pretty sleek As was the Hunter when it first came out. Both of these "super priority" projects ran into unexpected issues which took a few years to sort out. The last version of the Swift turned out to be a very decent recce platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, Eric Mc said: As was the Hunter when it first came out. Both of these "super priority" projects ran into unexpected issues which took a few years to sort out. The last version of the Swift turned out to be a very decent recce platform. Indeed it did,still tell me a project that hasnt issues initially or still...Type 45,QE,Ajax,Typhoon .....Merlin grrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 It's pretty much the norm. However, it had more of an impact back then because aircraft projects had a much shorter gestation period than is the norm today. It was expected that the time gap between a prototype flying and the first versions entering service would be something like 2 to 3 years. The delays in getting both the Hunter and Swift properly "fit for purpose" had a major impact on the RAF in the mid 1950s. Of the two, there is no doubt that the Hunter turned out to be the better (and the better looking too) but it had significant problems that needed to be sorted before it became the excellent aeroplane it became. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
112 Squadron Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 Excellent work and a perfect paintjob! 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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