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Title: Airfix 1/48 scale FAA aircraft
Post by: raflaunches on March 31, 2018, 09:23:29 pm

As you probably know I like to make the occasional aircraft kit to try out different techniques and just because I like to build aircraft once in a while!


The first is Airfix’s latest 1/48 scale release: the Hawker Sea Fury FB.11
Lovely model with only one thing missing- a gun sight- other than that it’s one of the best fitting, best detailed, and physically beautiful kits I’ve had the pleasure to build recently. The only extra item I have added was an Eduard seat belt set. She’s still not finished but pretty close.


The second is one of my favourite FAA Cold War jets: the De Havilland Sea Vixen FAW 2
One of Airfix’s earlier releases when they were taken over by Hornby. The wings were not the best in the unfolded position so I decided to go for the folded option- not a brilliant move either as they are a pretty big lumps of plastic and required some reinforcements. The only thing I replaced in the kit were the wing mounted pitot probes which were replaced with brass items from Master Casters.


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Title: Re: Airfix 1/48 scale FAA aircraft
Post by: big_bri on March 31, 2018, 09:27:25 pm

They look fantastic Nick, I have the Vixen waiting to get started, I just love that aircraft :-))

Title: Re: Airfix 1/48 scale FAA aircraft
Post by: raflaunches on March 31, 2018, 09:36:17 pm

Thanks Brian  :-))


A word of warning if you choose to replace the pitot probes like me be really really careful how you hold them. They are really really really sharp! I had to pull them out of my fingers a few times! :D

Title: Re: Airfix 1/48 scale FAA aircraft
Post by: big_bri on March 31, 2018, 10:58:51 pm

Thanks Nick, they do look pretty fine :o

Title: Re: Airfix 1/48 scale FAA aircraft
Post by: gingyer on April 01, 2018, 12:38:41 am

They look great  :-))


I quite fancy getting one of the sea fury’s too build
But I have a 1/24 spitfire, hurricane, typhoon and mosquito
To build too and may need some space  O0

Title: Re: Airfix 1/48 scale FAA aircraft
Post by: kpnuts on April 01, 2018, 07:54:00 am

They look great.