Mick Drover Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 (edited) G'day all . Happy new 2022 to you all, hope you managed to have a bevvy wherever you are. This would have been a completion for 2021 however I had better offers! First for 2022 (so close for 2021 though). The 1/48 Airfix Sea Fury with all the Barracuda bits including cockpit set, cowl and spinner, main gear bay, wheels and brass gear legs. Master barrels pitot and cannon barrels top it off. Built using the really nice kit decals as VW645 from 805 squadron Royal Australian Navy. I wanted to try and add some interest to the otherwise ubiquitous EDSG/sky scheme, I think I came close to the mark. I can thoroughly recommend the VMS satin varnish too. Apply it wet and it comes out perfect and it's water based too. The only downer to the kit are the braille rivets on the rudder and the heavy panel lines. Oh, and the crappy two piece cowl. Cheers and a merry 2022. Mick Edited January 3, 2022 by Mick Drover Updated images 46 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colin Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Lovely build of a beautiful aircraft. Shame Airfix can't get their panel lines somewhere near 20yr old Hasegawa kits I have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken the panda Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 That's marvellous, well done and Happy New Year 🥳 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatesy64 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Wow that’s a beaut. Well done on a fantastic build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 A delightful model. Superb weathering and photography. Panelines are quite heavy yes….but finally it’s a beautiful Fury. Happy new year, Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Beautiful rendering of the Sea Fury – to my eyes the epitome of 'fighter'. Great work! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Lovely weathering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Drover Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share Posted January 1, 2022 11 hours ago, colin said: Lovely build of a beautiful aircraft. Shame Airfix can't get their panel lines somewhere near 20yr old Hasegawa kits I have Thanks Colin. I agree, the Airfix Spitfire 22/24 and EE Lightings are great examples of what you mention. 10 hours ago, Ken the panda said: That's marvellous, well done and Happy New Year 🥳 Thanks Ken. 10 hours ago, Gatesy64 said: Wow that’s a beaut. Well done on a fantastic build Thanks Gatesy 10 hours ago, Andy Dyck said: A delightful model. Superb weathering and photography. Panelines are quite heavy yes….but finally it’s a beautiful Fury. Happy new year, Andy Thanks Andy. It's one area I wish Airfix would address. 4 hours ago, wellsprop said: Lovely weathering Thanks Wellsprop 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 That's lovely work Mick - the weathering is superb! Cheers, Roger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Beautiful work, I love the painting and the weathering 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 That's a cracker. Very high standard of modelling. Good work with the paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBM Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Stunning, love the paint work and depth of weathering! Out of interest what paints did you use? Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Thank you for posting this! The Sea Fury is a beautiful brute of a plane and this rendition captures the look perfectly. In service they were kept generally clean but when they transferred to muddy Korean strips they looked like dirty Corsairs. All the resin was worth it--I can see the detail and improvements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Very nice very nice indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 Superb job Mick enjoyed building this kit a year or two back,shame they never wore that many schemes we'd see a lot more posted I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 What the other have said- not my scale, but I know great modeling when I see it, and this is definitely that! Well done! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Drover Posted January 3, 2022 Author Share Posted January 3, 2022 On 1/2/2022 at 8:22 AM, Dunny said: That's lovely work Mick - the weathering is superb! Cheers, Roger Thanks Mark. On 1/2/2022 at 8:23 AM, Roberto said: Beautiful work, I love the painting and the weathering 👍 Thanks Roberto. On 1/2/2022 at 4:12 PM, Maginot said: That's a cracker. Very high standard of modelling. Good work with the paint. Thanks Maginot, much appreciated. 19 hours ago, MBM said: Stunning, love the paint work and depth of weathering! Out of interest what paints did you use? Mark Thanks Mark. The EDSG was Gunze Acrylic 333 and the Sky was the only lacquer of theirs that I used, I'm afraid I can't remember that specific number. The oils et al were done with Abteilung and Tamiya Panel line washes. Cockpit details were done with the trusty old Vallejo acrylics. 15 hours ago, 28ZComeback said: Thank you for posting this! The Sea Fury is a beautiful brute of a plane and this rendition captures the look perfectly. In service they were kept generally clean but when they transferred to muddy Korean strips they looked like dirty Corsairs. All the resin was worth it--I can see the detail and improvements. Thanks. I wanted to added a bit of visual contrast as the scheme can be quite plan if done as factory fresh. Amongst the reference images that I had, the Korean birds were certainly the most well worn. 14 hours ago, RMCS said: Very nice very nice indeed Cheers RMCS. 13 hours ago, stevej60 said: Superb job Mick enjoyed building this kit a year or two back,shame they never wore that many schemes we'd see a lot more posted I think. Thanks Steve. The got a few Airfix builds under my belt from the last two years and they've been pretty much vice less. I only wish Airfix would spend some time on refining the panel lines; I'm sure I dropped my airbrush down them once. And yes, it'd be a subject that would be nice to see in a few more schemes. 1 hour ago, 72modeler said: What the other have said- not my scale, but I know great modeling when I see it, and this is definitely that! Well done! Mike Thanks Mike, that's kind of you to say that. I've since updated the photos as I dragged my DSLR out to take some nicer image. While the phone does have a 4K camera I'm not convinced of it's performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 That's an awesome build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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