NMLeonov Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Hello, today I'm sharing a little build of a classic kit: the graceful Airfix Seasprite, which I completed slightly over a year ago. I built it as a gift for a friend I had in college, who had served as a US Navy landing signalman. It is built out-of-the-box, even making use of the supplied pilot and crew figures. The surface detail and rivets are largely out of scale, but I think it's a charming reminder of the way kits used to be tooled: without the use of CAD software and so on. It was a rather straightforward build with little problems, and the clear parts still look good after rattling around in the box for the better part of 4 decades! The decals were difficult however, thick and with a noticeable "adhesive" on the backsides - I probably should have masked the tail rotor stripes instead of using the decals there. Just don't squint too hard at it. 😅 Also, as with all of my builds, it's entirely brush painted. Thanks for looking! 46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 That’s turned out very nicely for an old kit. Lovely job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Age is not a barrier if you have skills 😉 Great to see any older kit finished with up to date techniques, you'd never know this was such a vintage kit. I'm sure the new owner was impressed! Alan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winenut Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Charming and colourful! Great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Nice job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMLeonov Posted September 13, 2021 Author Share Posted September 13, 2021 2 hours ago, ForestFan said: That’s turned out very nicely for an old kit. Lovely job I appreciate it. Yes, I especially love how Airfix kits always come with the option to depict it with crew all aboard. Not sure if that's the case with their most modern kits though. 50 minutes ago, Alan P said: Age is not a barrier if you have skills 😉 Great to see any older kit finished with up to date techniques, you'd never know this was such a vintage kit. I'm sure the new owner was impressed! Alan My friend was thrilled to receive it in the mail! I think it survived all intact, as I didn't glue either the main or tail rotor on. Got lucky with that one. 48 minutes ago, Winenut said: Charming and colourful! Great job 27 minutes ago, phildagreek said: Nice job! Many thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alhenderson Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 She's nice - Seasprites look really good in that scheme. Nicely done 🙂 Al. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Lovely build on the old Airfix, great stuff ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 That's really nice work on the old Airfix kit - well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted September 13, 2021 Share Posted September 13, 2021 Ancient kit + modelling skills = a lovely little model! It's sobering to see how a kit that's far from the latest and greatest, can fare in competent hands. Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMLeonov Posted September 14, 2021 Author Share Posted September 14, 2021 Thank you all for your kind words. It is a treat to try and polish a dusty old kit once in a while, and it most definitely helps me become a better modeller! Cheers Pyradus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Fantastic. I have fond memories of building this kit as a young lad. I have one sitting in the stash too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Neat job, looks great ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulaero Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 Very nice real classic modelling 👌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 (edited) Kinda wish, after seeing how nicely yours turned out, that I had not gotten rid of the two Airfix and one Fujimi kits that I had. It would be nice to get a state of the art Seasprite, including the USN gunships and upgraded versions, but rotary wing models are not as popular or as numerous as fixed wing for some reason. It would have been nice if Italeri had done one back when they were releasing helicopters left and right. You did a 4.0 job with the old Airfix kit, and BTW, those tail rotor bands are not too shabby! Mike Edited September 17, 2021 by 72modeler corrected spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Great build of such an old kit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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