Airfix Sea Fury FB.11
Well done Airfix! Having read all the reports about this kit, I thought I would pre-empt any problems by getting in a few resin after market bits & pieces in advance. In the event I hardly used any. In the cockpit I chose the resin side walls but not the entire tub, seat & instrument panel. I did use the resin gunsight however & Eduard seat belts too; but that’s all. Airfix pay attention to reports & have included an entire extra corrected fuselage sprue to overcome the slight imperfection in the fin. Cowling fit was not an issue & the kit exhausts were already opened up, so no problems there. Overall fit was excellent, but I did have to do a fair bit of sanding to align the fit at the wing folds: probably my fault (I’ll do them differently on the next one). I used the decals from the kit & found them excellent , if a little reluctant to settle down to begin with. Paints were Tamiya & Model Master acrylics with a home brew satin to finish. Weathering is minimal; just a touch around the exhausts & wing roots. The kit provides plenty of under wing stores but I tend to prefer a lean, clean look so I just settled for drop tanks this time round.
Hope you like it!
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dale travis said on March 20, 2019
Nice looking Sea Fury !
Tony Prince said on March 21, 2019
Thanks Dale; much appreciated.
Craig Abrahamson said on March 20, 2019
Good lookin’ presentation, Tony.
Tony Prince said on March 21, 2019
Thanks Craig.
Morne Meyer said on March 20, 2019
Excellent job on this one Tony! A fine build and beautiful finish makes this one sparkle like a diamond. Well done!!
Tony Prince said on March 21, 2019
Thanks Morne. These new Airfix kits give a lot of satisfaction.
Marvin Reyes said on March 20, 2019
Great job on the Airfix Sea Fury. Also, thanks for showing us that this kit can be built without having to spend a fortune on aftermarket.
Tony Prince said on March 21, 2019
Thanks Marvin. Lots of articles on the web for the Sea Fury & in the event she was easier to build than I anticipated. The cockpit opening is so small you can’t see anything & what’s more, it’s all black: there’s a saving straight away! In retrospect, the only items I should have used were a air of resin wheels. Maybe next time?
John Healy said on March 20, 2019
Nice work, Tony. That’s the cleanest kit cowling I’ve seen assembled on one of these yet.
Tony Prince said on March 21, 2019
Thank you John. I gave the cowling ring a few swipes with a sanding stick; also the rear portion. Seemed to do the job OK. I did rescribe the cowling catches etc. as my references indicated they should be a little higher up. Used evergreen strip; seemed to do the job.
Robert Royes said on March 21, 2019
Beautiful Sea Fury! Looks great.
Tony Prince said on March 21, 2019
Thanks Robert. I was torn between the earlier version with the lower demarcation t the DSG & this one, but I’ve already done the Trumpeter kit like that so the later style won.
DE4EVER said on March 22, 2019
🙂 … Greetings … 🙂 :
Very smart looking Sea Fury Tony, clean and sharp build.