Fairey Barracuda
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46 18 August 2022, 18:40
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Watching on with interest as I was looking at the 'Pacific Fleet' version of this kit.
19 August 2022, 17:42
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Hi David. Yes, indeed the kit is not for the faint of heart. Maybe the 1/48 is a bit better
7 September 2022, 16:50
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😂 in that case arm yourself with a lot of patience and have a hasegawa on stand bye to mentally recover after completion
7 September 2022, 19:47
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Lovely build. Well done.
Anything Special Hobby has "challenges", filler and sanding rapidly becoming your friend. I have the 1/48 version in the stash that will be finished as one of the aircraft in the attack on the Tirpitz in 1944.
My father was trained to service Barracudas in WWII along with Seafires and was being prepared for the invasion of the Japanese Home Islands servicing aircraft just behind the invasion beaches.
You might want to reconsider the armament. For offensive operations I think they were used more as a bomber / dive bomber with a 500lb SAP bomb on the fuselage rack, than a torpedo bomber.
10 September 2022, 08:11
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Thanks Phil. They are challenging but build into a nice kit at the end.
That is very cool about your father, you must know some interesting stories I bet.
I am aware of the fact that they used the bombs more than the torpedoes, especially this example that actually landed a hit on the Tirpitz, thanks for pointing it out, but I'm more leaning towards looks and cool factor in my builds rather than historical accuracy.
10 September 2022, 09:09
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Great build, I'll be using your build as a reference when I eventually get round to building mine. Congrats! 👍
10 September 2022, 21:55
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Interesting aircraft, seems to share it's role with the Swordfish and the TBM Avenger.
Well built !!
11 September 2022, 10:09
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Very nice build, you don't see many Barracuda's, it has the looks only a mother could love, which makes it all the better modelling subject
11 September 2022, 11:42
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Thank you. Agreed, she's a very interesting subject, i like the oddness of it
11 September 2022, 12:44
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One cannot see the hardships you encountered anymore. Good result.
11 September 2022, 13:15