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Hobbycraft Sea Fury - Hawker Company demonstrator G-AKRY


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thanks guys - very kind of you to drop in and leave me pearls of inspiration :)

..still edging towards the finish - sorted out a few more bits & bobs...

..I got a little more done on getting the cowl panels sorted out - the real aircraft has quite distinctive staining on the inside face of the panels where they closely cowl the cylinder heads - it's a sort of diamond shape...

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..I tried making a mask from tape and adding some strip spacers at the back, but this didn't really work, so I cut it from thin card... also added some stencilling....

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..bad pic, but here is a shot of the home mix being sprayed on...

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..seemed to work out ok..

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..then really abused them...

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..and dry fit to check how it looks...

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..then masked up the walkways on the wings....

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..and weathered them by chipping the edges with a blade and then using wet micro mesh to just ease some of the rivet detail through the paint...

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..also masked up the interior of the canopy and gave it a blast...

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..still needs cleaning & detailing, but getting there...

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..lastly masked out the part of the fuselage spine that is under the canopy, up to and including the canvas sealing strip...

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..need to clean some of the dirt wash off, but again with some gentle 'stressing' it is starting to look used & dusty...

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...and all of it together...

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..still more to do, so she is not done yet :ninja:

TTFN

Peter

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  • 4 weeks later...

evening folks..

 

it's been a while so I thought I had better drop in with a little update..

 

..this is more about what remains to be done, rather than what has been done, although small progress has been made. I have been distractingly busy in the real world lately - so trying to add the finishing touches and get G-AKRY into the RFI section coolio.gif

 

..got the U/C doors finished and have part built the jacks to mount them..

 

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..added some rather crass weathering (hey, I am still learning..) but then looking at the original the streaking is a bit dirty & random so I guess it passes..

 

....also this is where the gear doors will mount..

 

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..added the oil streaks found on the gear doors - I really need to master the 'Haggo' way of doing things..

 

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..I need to add the rudder - it's finished but I keep knocking it off! so for now it is one of those final placement things..

 

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..have also worked out the cowl panel mounts - can't really see it here, but when fitted the hinge points and retaining cable all fit in this space..

 

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..I carelessly dipped the canopy in hot water to widen it for a better fit...... it turned white in my hands and a significant nervous breakdown was only avoided by re-dipping in future (miracle juice..) which thankfully restored clarity....   that said, there is a nasty kink in the lower frame now so I need to re-skin it..

 

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...so, after all that the old girl is not quite finished, but then there is not far to go now, and I know what I need to do...

 

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..onwards & upwards..

 

..I just need to avoid natural distractions like working on airscale's next little sojourn into 1/24 aftermarket modelling heaven...

 

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..who would have thought we would have a Tiffie to play with thumbsup.gif

 

TTFN

Peter

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