Popular Post wellsprop Posted November 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2021 Hi all, Continuing my Fleet Air Arm jet aircraft build, I recently completed Classic Airframes 1/48 Sea Venom. I was very lucky to find this on ebay and I paid the price for the rare kit (most expensive kit I have ever bought...), however, its my favourite British jet of the 50's one of my favourite British aircraft. The kit was overall good in fit, although every part required some cleaning up. I replaced the (albeit rather nice) kit resin ejection seats with some even finer and more detailed resin seats. In addition, I CAD modelled and 3D printed the undercarriage as the kit parts weren't brilliant. Brush painted with hataka acrylics and weathered using Mig panel line wash plus some weathering powders. Decals were from the kit, I really like this striking scheme with suez stripes and tip tank stripes. All done, aside from a windscreen wiper and an aerial or two... Thanks for looking! Ben 76 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 I have no idea how much you paid for the kit, but you've built it up into a real gem! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Stunning. And such a great subject! How do you manage to brush paint so smoothly with no brush lines? It looks like it’s been sprayed or airbrushed. Amazing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenko Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Really nice. I like that a lot. 👍 You know what will happen now................... Airfix will announce one in the new year, Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted November 21, 2021 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Lovely build and finish Ben - congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Gee Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Excellent job Ben, what we can see of the landing gear looks great too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remus389 Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 It looks like it could take off at any moment. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted November 22, 2021 Author Share Posted November 22, 2021 10 hours ago, billn53 said: I have no idea how much you paid for the kit, but you've built it up into a real gem! Neither does my fiancée, and I intend to keep it that way! There's one on ebay now for £180, mine was no way near that expensive - although you can imagine how frustrated I was when I saw another sell on ebay recently for less than £70, including a load of aftermarket bits 😕 9 hours ago, Lord Riot said: How do you manage to brush paint so smoothly with no brush lines? It looks like it’s been sprayed or airbrushed. Amazing. Cheers, the Hataka blue line acrylics work very well when painted in thin layers, using a soft flat brush - after a gloss varnish, any small brush marks basically disappear. 9 hours ago, jenko said: Airfix will announce one in the new year, You bet, or the 1/48 Buccaneer that I have hiding in the stash! Cheers all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 What an absolute stunner really great work on this kit, you certainly have done it justice. Love it. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 That was well worth the money you spent on it, what a lovely build. It is good to see "collector" kits actually being built instead of gathering dust in attics waiting for who knows what day to come along. Duncan B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus72 Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Lovely job, I am building the Aeroclub version at the moment and if it turns out like this I will be well chuffed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 You did a very fine job with this CA kit, congrats! Suits perfectly to my dad´s recently finished Suez Crisis French F-84F 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Congratulations on a beautiful model well done 👏. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luka Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Sharp looking Sea Venom! I also like the 'bad weather' presentation on a wet surface, a nice change from the usual sunny pictures. Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Strasser Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Outstanding!!! Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 That is a cracking build, first class work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Museum quality build. Lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahavelona Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 It looks fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 4 hours ago, Bertie Psmith said: Museum quality build. Lovely. Well said and I completely agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark.au Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Apart from a general comment on what a beautiful model you’ve produced, the nicest thing I can think of to say about this model is that I can’t tell it’s a Classic Airframes, nor that it’s brush painted. Bravo! Nice subject too, this FAA schemes are quite attractive, must get around to doing one myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Brilliant job! I can't believe that is brush painted! How do you get such a uniform & smooth surface? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Yes really fantastic work. I can only echoe all the fellows here. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolkerR. Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 A brilliant model of an attractive aircraft. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted November 23, 2021 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Fantastic work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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