Hawker Sea Fury FB.II Yeovilton 2017

Mike Daniels
Id like one of these!! Ill follow along Dan. I recently got the new Walrus and keep peeking inside the box. Looks fab.

Thomas Mayer
What I always wanted to know: on the left wing we have a drop tank, but what´s this thing with the open front end at right?

Sebastian Meyner
It's a camera pod for target photography Thomas. Very nice touch that Airfix actually included that 👍

Thomas Mayer
Thank you, Sebastian. Never seen such a thing before.

Dan Cook
Bloody Airfix thought the new tool planes were meant to be better. Could have built another plane out of the plastic I have scraped off this. New tool! They should close the moulds everything has a huge seem line and flash. Goes together fairly well, but, come on Airfix step it up!

Augie
Interesting you say that Dan, the P-51 has the same issue.. the F-4 too in places.
Shame as they are good kits

Mike Daniels
I must have a closer look at that Walrus!

Mike Daniels
The Walrus is nice and clean. No over-spill at all.

Dan Cook
That's airfix so inconsistent

Daniel Klink
Your progress so far hides the quality issues of the kit perfectl, that it seems it is an shake and bake kit!
Great Work 👍

Mike Daniels
Looking very nice Dan.

Dan Cook
Not Shake and Bake by any means. Took a lot of clean up and I think there is a fair bit of filler in the seems. But after a prime and paint its passable!

Mike Daniels
That really is surprising and disappointing for a new mould. I had similar issues on the Revell Eurofighter but that was a ten year old/end of run impression. Surprising as I have never had that on any Airfix kits myself. Maybe thats why it is in short supply at the moment (expected May-2018). Perhaps they are cleaning it up ?

airfix.com/uk-en/haw..fury-fb-ii-1-48.html

Dan Cook
I am building the Trumpeter one too at the moment. While there are issues with the shape, it goes together much easier than this one. I just hate the Airfix soft plastic.

Guus
I would call this one a lot better than just "passable" 👍