A bit more progress tonight. Main colours on, ready for gloss varnish and decals. Ended up with brush painting rather than rattle cans and I'm quite pleased with how it is looking so far. I'm still undecided about whether to go for Korean War stripes or not, decisions decisions
Here is the finished article. A really enjoyable build, with no major vices (apart from trying to get the wings to stay upright... PITA!:LOL: ).
Final markings represent VP480 of 800 NAS embarked upon HMS Triumph during the Korean War, July 1950.
There is a famous picture of this aircraft with a Rocket Assisted Take Off here http://forum.valka.cz/attachments/3588/Seafire_FR_47.jpg . I note that my demarcation line is correct by the Airfix instructions, but in fact is too high... oh well
I noticed that on the photos of the real aircraft as well - there's a nice series of in flight pics that it well. It's a shame they are not included. I did have a quick look amongst my odds n' sods decals for a suitable badge, but everything I had was either from the wrong service or way too big. One for the aftermarket boys perhaps.