**** DONE: 1/48 Fairey Gannet AS.1 - Carrier Aircraft GB

[Crimea_River]

Looks great!

 

[ccheese]

Nice job, Vic....

Charles

 

[meatloaf109]

Yes!

 

[Gnomey]

Looks good so far Vic!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Thanks a bunch chaps. Not much progress to show, but it's coming together slowly.

 

[meatloaf109]

Wing fold mechanisms look great!
What are those thingies (vents/intakes?) on the sides of the fuselage painted red?

 

[rochie]

looks great Vic

 

[ccheese]

Really looks great, Vic.

Charles

 

[Wurger]

With all here Vic. A great job so far...

 

[Airframes]

Very nice work so far Vic, it's really looking like the real brute.

 

[Gnomey]

Coming along nicely Vic!

 

[woody]

Looking good Vic.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Thanks guys, you're a good bunch and your comments are really appreciated.

Wing fold mechanisms look great!
What are those thingies (vents/intakes?) on the sides of the fuselage painted red?

Paul, If I could answer that I would be a happy man. As it is I am thinking that they are vents, those that face forward, for either cooling overheated onboard radio or radar equipment, or if facing backwards exhaust vents to either release gasses or heat from engine or aforementioned equipment. Should anybody know the answer I would be delighted to know.


Today I've concentrated on the navigation lighting. So far I have only found three nav points, each wing tip as is normal and at the rear of the tail. After looking at many pictures diagrams and profiles, it would seem these are the only three. As it is the kit provides nothing of this nature so it's a start from scratch process. Here is the pictorial process.

 

[rochie]

very well done Vic

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Cheers Karl.

 

[Wayne Little]

Great work Vic, looks the biz mate!

 

[meatloaf109]

Nice!

 

[ccheese]

Really nice work, Vic. As Wayne sez, "looks the biz".

Charles

 

[Airframes]

Nicely done Vic. There is also an anti-collision beacon on the fuselage spine, shown here on the Elvington example, although on your version, the exact location might be slightly different, depending on the position of the aft end of the rear cockpit. I'll see if I can find a pic showing the beacon on your ASW version.

 

[Crimea_River]

Great work on those lights Vic. Da dog's danglies dey are!