Fairey Gannet - a British anti-submarine aircraft with a crew of three and double turboprop engine driving two contra-rotating propellers.
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Review: 1/72 Sword Fairey Gannet AEW.3
I like 1960's Fleet Air Arm (FAA) aircraft and inspired by the amazing painting on the box art, I purchased Sword's Fairey Gannet AEW.3, in 1/72 scale. I chose the second set of markings, included in the kit, depicting aircraft XP224 of [...]
Review: Sword 1/48 Fairey Gannet AEW.3
The battle against the kamikazes in World War II demonstrated the need for the earliest possible early warning of attack. The solution was to raise the search radars high enough to expand the “horizon” around the task force, which was [...]
Airfix 1/48 Gannet AS.4
Airfix' Gannet is an excellent kit. The fit of parts is very good, and the detailing is extensive with recessed and raised surface texture.My choice of colors and texture was influenced by a detailed indoors walkaround of a non restored [...]
Airfix Fairey Gannet AS4 1/48.
Hi folks, long time no posts and I apologise about that, life has changed for me. My marriage broke down and I am now living with my dear old mum down in Devon. I now have a man cave to build in and astash to play with.
Anyhow, I saw this [...]
Airfix 1/48 Fairey Gannet AS.4 – 815 NAS Ark Royal 1958.
What a kit.
It all just fits together.
The wings are still just a dry fit.
I need to give a massive shout out to Airfix and their customer service as they replaced my clear sprue after i'd cracked two of the canopies whilst polishing.
I [...]
1/48 Fairey Gannet AS.1/4
This is the new Airfix kit which I was fortunate to receive as a surprise for Christmas from my wonderful wife. She heard me discussing it with a friend and lamenting that it probably wouldn’t get to the US til mid 2024. She found a [...]
Airfix 1/48th Fairey Gannet AS.4
I pre-ordered this kit as soon as it was announced. A year went by and then it was released and I could barely wait to get to work on it. Well it now completed and the wait was well worth it. The latest Airfix kits continue to get ever [...]
1/72 Sword Models Fairey Gannet AEW.3
I built this one for a friend of mine, whose Dad actually built them as an aircraft engineer. I didn't expect much from it, but it's actually a really good little kit from Sword. The fit of the major parts is close to flawless. Really nice [...]
