Champagne Fairey

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February 3, 2025
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February 3, 2025
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February 3, 2025
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February 12, 2025
Pretty standard detail for 72nd…will fashion some belts out of something
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February 12, 2025
Impressed with the detail of the levers and crisp moulding
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February 12, 2025
Interior painted in IDF/IAF green-allegedly a close match to RAF interior green.
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February 12, 2025
More details
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February 12, 2025
And more details…
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April 15, 2025
For the scale, the fine details and good fitting are superb - if anything rather ambitious in plastic at this scale…
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April 15, 2025
Only added the seat belts from wine bottle cork closure cap
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April 15, 2025
Rear gunner’s seat
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April 17, 2025
Exquisite level of detail, this is Special Hobby’s strength and weakness- in 72nd very fiddly and often over-engineered (see my Short Sunderland build)…but all goes to make a suitably busy interior
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April 17, 2025
The details extend right back into the rear fuselage- handy as a lot of it may be seen as the canopies will be “open”
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April 17, 2025
Left and right ready to be mated. Dry testing shows an excellent fit.
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April 17, 2025
Together. Only Tamiya rapid dry liquid used.
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April 17, 2025
Sleek
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April 17, 2025
The undercarriage/landing lights and rear gunner seat invite you to “snap them off whilst handing”….and indeed the seat did. This is one of the downsides to the kit’s construction configuration
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April 17, 2025
Coming together soon!….

Коментарі

26 3 February, 19:23

Alec K
Taking a seat. A much anticipated kit!

1 5 February, 03:16

Hans-Jürgen Haag
👀😍

1 5 February, 08:30

Łukasz Gliński
Me 3, I have to follow that for the same reason 👍

1 5 February, 13:57

Cuajete
Me 4.... It's a new tool, by Andy Ball. I can't miss it! 😛

1 5 February, 19:39

Andy Ball Автор
Oh no, I leave the site for a few days and attract onlookers! 🤣….will post some shots soon…the detail's good so far for 72nd….

10 February, 23:48

Dave Flitton
Watching!

1 10 February, 23:51

Lorraine Lin
I guess the observer may need some massage treatments on his back and neck after each mission🥹🥹🥹 following

1 11 February, 02:28

Andy Ball Автор
@Lorraine, yes - these planes weren't built for comfort….champagne for every successful mission return though?….

1 11 February, 23:12

Łukasz Gliński
Neither for comfort nor much for the safety, weren't they? 😉

1 12 February, 09:06

Andy Ball Автор
I think one of the worst RAF planes for relative combat losses to number flown? Slow and defensively weak. I never built this as a kid, so intrigued by this offering!

12 February, 20:48

Cuajete
Andy, despite this, it will look great in the display case 😉
Nice interiors 👍

1 13 February, 19:30

Andy Ball Автор
Cheers Cuajete, your pleasant comments always welcome!!

1 14 February, 20:56

Villiers de Vos
Coming along nicely Andy. Booking my seat.

17 March, 04:55

Dave
Let me find a chair for this one. I don't know if helps any but I find in a pitch painted tamiya masking tape works well for seat belts.

1 17 March, 05:02

Nicolas
👀

17 March, 13:40

Andy Ball Автор
Good evening Villiers, Dave and Nicolas…
Dave I admire your comment on seat belts but one has to keep the global wine industry going with a foil capped harness…photos to come!

3 19 March, 23:41

Andy Ball Автор
Thanks Nicolas and others, just put some more progress shots on this project. The fit is up there with Tamiya and very intricate detailed parts. Similar to the Hobby Boss Sunderland. But clearly the best Battle in 72nd

1 17 April, 19:31