Fairey-Hawker Chimera ("The Beast")
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Umpteen disparate parts from the spares box. Gannet wings because I got an after-market wing-fold kit, not sure how I ended up with an entire spare Sea Fury (I think) fuselage.
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Chance to practise some old skills, e.g. wood effect.
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Styrene dowling struts to hold the wings on securely (some styrene panels and shims elsewhere too). Became a bit of an engineering project!
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Now she has teeth!
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Incoming Beast!
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Top view on a deck - also practising my weathering / scratches effects.
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Top view, over flight.
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Back on deck, showing off kill markings.
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Pretty impressive CV...
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2 16 December 2023, 14:56
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Possibly a "Furious Gannet" given its DNA.