RCN, Sea Fury
Hi All,
The 1/48, Airfix, Sea Fury Export completed as:
Sea Fury FB.11, TG118, VF870, RCN, HMCS Shearwater, Nova Scotia. Sept 1952
Substituted kit parts with the following:
Barracuda Sea Fury Cowling Upgrade
Barracuda Sea Fury Engine Front and Spinner
Barracuda Sea Fury Mainwheels, Diamond Tread
Fundekals Sea Furies of the Royal Canadian Navy
Colors:
AK Real Colors, RC285, RAF Sky Grey
AK Real Colors, RC295, RAF Extra Dark Sea Grey
AK Real Colors, RC005, Signal Red
Painted the spinner star and Fundekals black stripe decals used for the color demarcation.
This was my second Airfix Sea Fury. It's a fun kit to build and recommended. The Fundekals are recommended as well.
Thanks for checking it out. Until next time...KEEP IT FUN.
13 additional images. Click to enlarge.
Pedro L. Rocha said on March 15, 2022
A very solid build Gary. The spinner star is a real treat, and the paint work looks spot on. To me the Sea Fury is the most elegant of all British piston fighters, your model captures it well
gary sausmikat said on March 15, 2022
Thanks, Pedro.
Bob Torres said on March 15, 2022
Nice! Great looking Sea Fury, great job on the build. The paint job, the star on the spinner, the overall finish came out really nice.
gary sausmikat said on March 16, 2022
Thanks, Bob
John Healy said on March 16, 2022
Very nice, Gary!
gary sausmikat said on March 16, 2022
Thanks, John!
Eric Berg said on March 16, 2022
Looks really sharp Gary. Every bit as nice as your last one! That spinner star is like icing on the cake! Did the Barracuda cowl and engine front fit nice and easy? Any fiddle work required? Ditto Pedro’s comments.
gary sausmikat said on March 16, 2022
Thank you, Eric.
The Cowl parts fit nicely to the kit parts without being fiddly. Though, I will admit, on this build, as opposed to last time, I did need to do some minor reshaping to match them up...but nothing major.
Spiros Pendedekas said on March 16, 2022
Amazing result, Gary! Everything on it is perfect.
gary sausmikat said on March 16, 2022
Thank you, Spiros!
John vd Biggelaar said on March 16, 2022
Excellent result, Gary @gwskat
Besides an overall great build, the star on the spinner looks perfectly.
gary sausmikat said on March 16, 2022
Thanks, John!
Yes, the star and red markings give it some splash as opposed to the normal Sea Fury schemes.
Tom Cleaver said on March 16, 2022
It is a nice kit and you've gotten the most from it here.
gary sausmikat said on March 16, 2022
Thanks, Tom!
neil foster said on March 16, 2022
I have this kit on the "to do" shelf ,I hope mine turns out half as good , this is terrific Gary , well done.
gary sausmikat said on March 16, 2022
Thank you, Neil!
Good luck with your build. I think you will like the kit.
Paul Barber said on March 16, 2022
That’s a thing of beauty, Gary!
The spinner is a standout - but I’m also really impressed with the photography!
Also a massive well done on using all the upgrades so seamlessly - it’s never easy getting the resin to match up as perfectly as you have! Great stuff!
gary sausmikat said on March 16, 2022
Thanks, Paul!
Also, thanks for liking the phots as well. I use a light box, three LED lamps and my "phone". Followed with some tweaking on paint.net. On my list of things to do, is to get better with using my camera but you can't argue with the phone pics...and so much quicker.
Gary Brantley said on March 16, 2022
@gwskat Yes sir, you've really got it goin' on this Sea Fury Gary! 😀 That is a beautiful model and a joy to look at! I love the type and have thought of doing a Cuban bird to accompany my old Hobbycraft Sea Fury. Your Airfix build demonstrates the superiority of that kit! And yes, the photography is great too-well done on every count Gary. 👍
gary sausmikat said on March 16, 2022
Thanks, Gary
Joe Bianco said on March 16, 2022
Nice clean build!
gary sausmikat said on March 16, 2022
Thanks, Joe
Lis said on March 16, 2022
Great work!
gary sausmikat said on March 16, 2022
Thanks, Lis
David D. said on March 16, 2022
Very nice build Gary. Paint work is excellent.
gary sausmikat said on March 16, 2022
Thanks, David!
George Schembri said on March 16, 2022
Amazing work Gary, and I'm not being biased due to the Canadian insignia.
Nice looking upgrades too.
I held that kit in my hands during a recent LHS visit...
gary sausmikat said on March 16, 2022
Thanks, George. I've always liked the maple leaf roundels.
dale travis said on March 17, 2022
Really fine work on this Gary!
gary sausmikat said on March 17, 2022
Thank you, Dale
Greg Kittinger said on March 17, 2022
Really nice, clean build! Looks great.
gary sausmikat said on March 17, 2022
Thanks, Greg!
Tom Bebout said on March 18, 2022
My oh my that's a sweet looking Sea Fury. Well done Gary.
gary sausmikat said on March 20, 2022
Thanks, Tom. Like those Fundekals. @tom-bebout