The Fury Database at iModeler

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1/48 Hobby Boss FJ-4 Fury

My latest build is the 1/48 Hobby Boss FJ-4 Fury. The kit has nice recessed panel lines and rivet detail, good fit, and average cockpit detail. Overall shapes and outlines appear accurate, save for one glaring error: the rear fuselage, [...]

North American YFJ-2 Fury in 1/48

The FJ-2 Fury was North American’s swept-winged follow-on to their straight-winged FJ-1. As the Korean war progressed into 1951, the Navy recognized the limitations of their straight-wing fighters (F9F Panthers and F2H Banshees) against [...]

Hawker Fury 1, K5673, 1 Sqn RAF, Tangmere 1937, "A" flight leaders aircraft of the aerobatic team.

1/72 Matchbox, Model Decal 31A, built 02-2023 - 10-2024 for the Hawker 100th GB, more pic's, details there.

An early Fury

In my previous article on the Hawker Fury biplane and the available models I mentioned the early first contract Furies of No. 43 Squadron. These were different to the usual Fury with 4 individual cabane struts and I was quite intrigued by [...]

Review: Kitty Hawk 1/48 North American FJ-3 Fury

By the end of November, 1950, the Navy knew that its main fleet fighter, the Grumman F9F-2 Panther, was seriously outclassed by the opposition. LCDR William T. Ament of VF-112 had shot down the first MiG-15 confirmed by the Soviet records [...]

Hobby Boss 1/48 FJ-4B Fury

This is my build of the Hobby Boss North American FJ-4B Fury in 1/48 scale. I started this kit earlier this year prior to knowing about the “Sabre and FJ Fury” group build here in IModeler. Therefore, I initially started a build thread [...]

1/48 FJ-3 Fury.

This is the early 1980s Esci kit in its naval guise. Esci marketed the basic kit as both an FJ-2/3 and an F-86E with a few different parts in each release. I saw George Blair started the F-86E version of this kit over on the Sabre [...]

RAF Hawker Fury Mk.1

This article is intended to supplement and expand on Rick Kent's excellent Hawker Fury markings article on this website. The Hawker Fury was the first 200 mph aircraft to serve with the Royal Air Force. It's been reasonably well served [...]

1/48 Grand Phoenix FJ-4B (sort of ish) Fury

The FJ Fury series was originally a straight winged naval fighter designed and built by North American Aviation which was the basis for the F-86 Sabre. The later marks of the Fury added swept wings (based on the F-86 wing), more powerful [...]

Review: Kitty Hawk 1/48 FJ-3M Fury

The Airplane: By the end of November, 1950, the Navy knew that its main fleet fighter, the Grumman F9F-2 Panther, was seriously outclassed by the opposition. LCDR William T. Ament of VF-112 had shot down the first MiG-15 confirmed by the [...]