**** DONE: GB-61 1/48 Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 – Carrier and Maritime Aircraft

[Airframes]

Really looking the part now Vic, nice work.

 

[Gnomey]

Lovely work so far Vic!

 

[Bustedwing]

That's looking really sweet !! There was a Fury with RAAF markings used to fly at our airshow every year.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

That's looking really sweet !! There was a Fury with RAAF markings used to fly at our airshow every year.

A number of the old RAAF Sea Fury's ended up in the US as racers.

 

[N4521U]

A number of the old RAAF Sea Fury's ended up in the US as racers.

"Draw Decals" in the States has decal sheets for some, I think.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

Many thanks again gents........................................We have legs, wheels, a propeller and with a bit of luck well sprout some wings in the next couple of days.

Day off tomorrow, things to do, placers to go.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Crimea_River]

That's looking very sharp Vic. Do you intend to add the the plugs on the rocket leads? A bit fiddly but definitely visible. On my Beaufighter, I just punched some small discs and CA glued them onto the ends of the wires.

 

[Gnomey]

Great work so far Vic!

 

[Vic Balshaw]

That's looking very sharp Vic. Do you intend to add the the plugs on the rocket leads? A bit fiddly but definitely visible. On my Beaufighter, I just punched some small discs and CA glued them onto the ends of the wires.

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It's a task that I've been putting off, not the easiest of jobs and I have been looking for something small enough to make them.

 

[N4521U]

Awsome

 

[Crimea_River]

Vic, if you have some small diameter styrene rod, you can simply take thin slices of that.

 

[Vic Balshaw]

I had a go at doing something like yours this morning Andy, I used bits from the rail retaining buttons on more modern day armament. Not sure I'm happy with the outcome.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Wayne Little]

Great work Vic....

 

[Airframes]

They look more than acceptable Vic, bearing in mind the effect when viewed by the naked eye at "normal" distance.

 

[Crimea_River]

I'm envious! Those look great Vic.

 

[N4521U]

Arrrrrrrrrrr beauuuuuties they arrrrrrrrrr

 

[Vic Balshaw]

My thanks gents for all your praise over my pig-tail plugs. As I mentioned, I was not overly pleased with what I had done for looking at the pic in post #59 the connection looks more like a small male plug. So I gave it another shot with some small 1mm pieces of cable sleeve (the copper wire removed) and a lick of paint.

Now I'm pleased with the outcome.

 

[le_steph40]

excellent