Dora Wings 1/72 Fairey Delta FD.2

[AliGauld]

Hi there ,

This was a build going on in the background and I thought I'd just stick it up to give my thoughts on it.

My previous experience with Dora Wings was their 1/72 Lysander which was challenging to say the least.

The fit was not stellar. However, this kits absolutely falls together. I used a smear of filler on the underside seam and some canopy blending was needed on one side.

The vinyl masks given for the windscreen had a tendency to lift in one place and the nose pitot is way too delicate but these are minor niggles.

The decals were a different story. They are extremely thin and brittle. Indeed the starboard nose decals completely shattered on me.

Those got left off as it will be positioned in the cabinet to show off the port side.

All in all a cracker of a kit that I have no problem in recommending.

In the photos the forward part of the pitot was replaced with some stretched sprue and brass rod.

There are no vanes on the pitot yet as I've put the PE frame in a safe place and can't find it at the moment. 

When I eventually stumble across them I'll get them fitted.

 

Primed with Mr. Finishing Surfacer 1500 Black.

Painted with Rainbow Railways First Group Magenta.

Tamiya Rubber Black, Gun Metal and Gloss Aluminium.

Finished with Windsor & Newton Galeria Satin Varnish.

 

The Rainbow railways Magenta is a fairly good match for the real colour in normal light but in strong sunlight and LED lighting goes a little pink.

It looks ok in the cabinet.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Cheers,

Alistair

 

 

[scautomoton]

Looks great, this is exactly how I had planned to do mine!

[AliGauld]

10 minutes ago, scautomoton said:

Looks great, this is exactly how I had planned to do mine!

Thanks very much,

It is quite a quick build especially with the single colour scheme.

Just watch those decals.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[John Laidlaw]

Very neat work there, Ali, and a great subject!

[AliGauld]

5 hours ago, John Laidlaw said:

Very neat work there, Ali, and a great subject!

Thanks very much John.

It's a lovely kit to build.

 

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[Duncan B]

It looks great, a huge step up in detail over the old Frog/Novo kit I have been whittling at (and will now discard for one of these).

 

Duncan B

[John R]

Nice work. That pitot tube is a major design error.

I am waiting to hear how you got on once you had found the pitot vanes and tried to fit them. I had to give up.

John

[AliGauld]

2 hours ago, Duncan B said:

It looks great, a huge step up in detail over the old Frog/Novo kit I have been whittling at (and will now discard for one of these).

 

Duncan B

Thanks very much Duncan,

I don't think you'll be disappointed with this one.

 

1 hour ago, John R said:

Nice work. That pitot tube is a major design error.

I am waiting to hear how you got on once you had found the pitot vanes and tried to fit them. I had to give up.

John

Thanks very much,

I'm really not looking forward to fitting the vanes but if or when I find them I'll give it a go.

 

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[JamesP]

Looks great. My pitot lasted until the final stages. 
 

btw you only need fit two vanes. 

[AliGauld]

52 minutes ago, JamesP said:

Looks great. My pitot lasted until the final stages. 
 

btw you only need fit two vanes. 

Thanks very much,

That will make life a bit easier.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[stevej60]

Superb job Alistair,great to see you went for the colourful version!

[AliGauld]

1 minute ago, stevej60 said:

Superb job Alistair,great to see you went for the colourful version!

Thanks so much,

To be honest I was stuck between this and the Roundel Blue/NMF Nose version but bottled it in the end and went for the easier option.

 

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[Dunny]

Alistair,

 

This is a pleasant surprise - love the scheme!

 

Cheers,

 

Roger

[MACALAIN]

Well done Alistair, A lovely red one.

 

Alain

[AliGauld]

5 hours ago, Dunny said:

Alistair,

 

This is a pleasant surprise - love the scheme!

 

Cheers,

 

Roger

Thanks Roger,

It was a quick build in the background that I fancied doing.

 

3 hours ago, MACALAIN said:

Well done Alistair, A lovely red one.

 

Alain

Many Thanks Alain.

[David H]

Splendid looking model Alistair.

 

I too am planning to do mine in High Speed Mauve. It seems each model builder is approaching this colour from a different direction.

 

Right now mine is held up because of the busted pitot boom- a problem that seems to have vexed every single person who is building this model.

 

On the ground, especially with the nose drooped, it's a weird-looking thing. But it looks beautiful in flight.

 

-d-

[Sky Keg]

Another great subject from you Alistair and of course, done with superb attention to detail. 
 

Mike

[Andrew.S]

Excellent, good job! 

[TeaWeasel]

Stunning work, funny how the magenta wouldn't work on most planes but on the Delta it's just gorgeous. 

[AliGauld]

On 11/08/2024 at 17:46, David H said:

Splendid looking model Alistair.

 

I too am planning to do mine in High Speed Mauve. It seems each model builder is approaching this colour from a different direction.

 

Right now mine is held up because of the busted pitot boom- a problem that seems to have vexed every single person who is building this model.

 

On the ground, especially with the nose drooped, it's a weird-looking thing. But it looks beautiful in flight.

 

-d-

Thanks very much,

The pitot appears to catch everyone out.

Mine caught in my jumper. 

 

10 hours ago, TeaWeasel said:

Stunning work, funny how the magenta wouldn't work on most planes but on the Delta it's just gorgeous. 

Thanks so much,

It does work very well with this one.

 

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[Donald]

What an exquisite Fairy Delta. I can't remember the last time I saw one of these modelled. Just beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

[AMB]

Very nice, but just two issues - it appears to be painted in MATT paint?  The actual aircraft was high gloss....just needs a coat of clear lacquer.  Also the kit decals are incorrectly outlined in white for some reason, apart from the fuselage roundels?.

[AliGauld]

2 hours ago, Donald said:

What an exquisite Fairy Delta. I can't remember the last time I saw one of these modelled. Just beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks very much,

That is most kind.

 

2 hours ago, AMB said:

Very nice, but just two issues - it appears to be painted in MATT paint?  The actual aircraft was high gloss....just needs a coat of clear lacquer.  Also the kit decals are incorrectly outlined in white for some reason, apart from the fuselage roundels?.

It is not a matt coat on this but a satin one which gives me the look I was wanting.

It looks washed out due to the LED lights in my photobooth.

In the display cabinet it has a sheen that, to me, looks better in 1/72.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[AliGauld]

On 12/08/2024 at 11:24, Andrew.S said:

Excellent, good job! 

 

On 12/08/2024 at 12:36, TeaWeasel said:

Stunning work, funny how the magenta wouldn't work on most planes but on the Delta it's just gorgeous. 

 

Sorry Gentlemen I managed to miss these very kind posts.

Thanks so much.

 

Cheers,

Alistair

[TonyW]

STOP PRESS: PRICES OF FROG FDIIs COLLAPSE!

 

That is a beautiful looking model.

 

The colour looks right from here, the pinkness can be put down to period Ecktachrome film fading a bit, extra authenticity points gained here.