FAA models in 1/72 scale kit reviews and modelling reports |
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The British Fleet Air Arm operated a couple of interesting aircraft in the nineteen fifties. Many of them operated in various crises situations from aircraft carriers like the HMS Eagle, Victorious, Albion and Melbourne from the Royal Navy. In 1/72 scale, there are many interesting
model kits representing aircraft flown in this era. Many of these kits
are quite old and of older manufacturers like Frog (later Novo copies).
For several kits there are after market decals (like Modeldecal) and detail
sets (like Aeroclub) available to upgrade the in many cases very simple
kits. With some effort, nice models can be made out of them.
1. Westland Wessex HAS.3 , shipboard helicopter, Revell / Matchbox 2. Blackburn (Hawker Siddeley) Buccaneer, carrier based attack plane, Airfix 3. DeHavilland Sea Vixen, shipboard fighter, Frog /Revell /Novo kit 4. Fairey Gannet , anti-submarine and patrol aircraft, Frog (Novo) 5. British F-4K Phantom, shipboard fighter from Fujimi 6. Short Seamew, propeller "submarine hunter", Contrail vacuform model 7. DeHavilland Sea Venom, carrier based fighter-bomber, Toko (ex-Frog) 8. Supermarine Attacker, carrier based attack plane , Frog (Novo / Fabrika Igrushek) 9. Supermarine Scimitar F1, carrier based fighter, Czech Master resin 10. Westland Wyvern, carrier based propeller fighter/bomber, Trumpeter 11. Hawker Sea Fury , carried based propeller fighter/bomber, (Hobbycraft 1/32 scale or 1/72 scale ) 12. Hawker Seahawk FGA.6, HMS Albion, Suez crisis (Hobbyboss 1/72 scale) 13. Hawker Siddeley Sea Harrier, 899 NAS (ESCI 1/72) 14. Short S.R./A-1 , Planet resin For FAA trainer aircraft, look at the British Trainer page here....
Later FAA aircraft got an Extra
Dark Sea Grey
and White finish. The Extra Dark Sea Grey can be done with enamel Humbrol
#123 paint or White Ensign Models WEM ACRN02. The Humbrol paint is a bit
dark for 1/72 scale, so a couple of white paint drops were added for scale
effect... making these models looking more realistic when looking at them
at this scale. Most finishes were rather glossy.
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References > "Carrier Air Groups" , HMS Eagle, David Brown, Hylton Lacy publishers (1972) > "Aircraft of the Royal Navy" by Paul Ellis, Jane's , 1982 - ISBN 0 7106 0135 2. Interesting read about flying FAA
planes:
Internet:
Great YouTube film....
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