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Blackburn Skua
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phantom II
Master at Arms
To illustrate this a bit better,I have to cite the Airfix magazine which had the article on the HE 111 P-2 being rebuilt in Sweden as well as the story of both the aircrews with some period pictures and some recent pictures of these guys reunited.
A nice little story which has inspired me to build both the HE 111 and the Skua.
The kit :
The parts are good and crisply molded . The panel lines are very fine. Too fine for the amount of paint I will likely put on it.
Plenty there to keep me busy for a while . I hope it goes together as good as it looks.
Cheers, Christian B)
A nice little story which has inspired me to build both the HE 111 and the Skua.
The kit :
The parts are good and crisply molded . The panel lines are very fine. Too fine for the amount of paint I will likely put on it.
Plenty there to keep me busy for a while . I hope it goes together as good as it looks.
Cheers, Christian B)
phantom II
Master at Arms
Very cool subject. The Brits never lacked for interesting designs, did they. Forget thinking outside the box. They put a motor and wings on the box and flew it!
Yes you're right about that . Seems like they tried to just group things together to see if it will possibly fly.
Some are just beautiful and others just made you wonder . . .
Meanwhile , I have done some trimming and checked the main assemblies for fit
Looks like the part of it won't be too stressful .
Cheers, Christian B)
phantom II
Master at Arms
Doing a bit of basic assembly of the cockpit this morning .
Lots of parts , even for the basic framework and a bit vague in the instructions.
Being as there is no positive pins in the parts, I'm having to assemble the main parts and stuffing them in the fuselage to make sure everything dries at the correct angles with the help of blue tack.
There are still a few major components awaiting their turn .
Everything fits tighter than even main stream kits. All parts must be installed in the perfect position.
Who would have thought ?
Spindly looking bird .
Cheers, Christian B)
Lots of parts , even for the basic framework and a bit vague in the instructions.
Being as there is no positive pins in the parts, I'm having to assemble the main parts and stuffing them in the fuselage to make sure everything dries at the correct angles with the help of blue tack.
There are still a few major components awaiting their turn .
Everything fits tighter than even main stream kits. All parts must be installed in the perfect position.
Who would have thought ?
Spindly looking bird .
Cheers, Christian B)
ij001
Well-known member
Very cool subject. The Brits never lacked for interesting designs, did they. Forget thinking outside the box. They put a motor and wings on the box and flew it!
You aren't wrong, for more FAA silliness check-out the Fairey Barracuda, even better the Westland Pterodactyl. And back to the model, great progress, Christian.
Ian.
randy_ditton
Master at Arms
Hi Christian,
Nice start on this one!!! You always find a interesting subject.
Randy
Nice start on this one!!! You always find a interesting subject.
Randy
Actually I've had this other kit in my stash for a long time but have not had the guts to try it and build it yet.
The Blackburn Rock which was an evolution of the Skua and a failure .
The Pavla kit needs a lot of fabrication to just build it and it's probably not as good of a kit as this one.
Interesting none the less.
Cheers, Christian B)
Looking good Christian! Nice to see one of these being built too!
I have the Roc in my stash too. Might end up being the float version someday!
Keep it up!
That rudder doesn't look like it's enough to hold it in place.
phantom II
Master at Arms
You got to admit it has some different dimensions and characteristics
but interesting none the less.Cheers, Christian B)
phantom II
Master at Arms
Very cool subject. The Brits never lacked for interesting designs, did they. Forget thinking outside the box. They put a motor and wings on the box and flew it!
You aren't wrong, for more FAA silliness check-out the Fairey Barracuda, even better the Westland Pterodactyl. And back to the model, great progress, Christian.
Ian.
The Pterodactyl is different for sure but it does not seem to differ that much from other flying wing concepts
I just love the Barracuda but still have not tried to tame one into submission . I think it would be very interesting with the wings folded :S but probably quite challenging.
I wish someone would produce a mainstream version in my scale.
I realize the Lysander is not an FAA bird but we have to give the designer credit for building something that looks reptilian . I have the very large Matchbox awaiting courage.
I have to give the RLM the top prize though with their BV 141
Cheers, Christian B)
phantom II
Master at Arms
Thanks Randy . I suppose that comes from the love of all things that fly and running out of mainstream stuff
Cheers, Christian B)
phantom II
Master at Arms
Actually I've had this other kit in my stash for a long time but have not had the guts to try it and build it yet.
The Blackburn Rock which was an evolution of the Skua and a failure .
The Pavla kit needs a lot of fabrication to just build it and it's probably not as good of a kit as this one.
Interesting none the less.
Cheers, Christian B)
Looking good Christian! Nice to see one of these being built too!
I have the Roc in my stash too. Might end up being the float version someday!
Keep it up!
Well, that certainly would be cool . I do ask myself why anyone would think that adding a big pair of floats to an already overworked airframe would be a good idea ? :facepalm
But hey, it works good with plastic.
Cheers, Christian B)
phantom II
Master at Arms
That rudder doesn't look like it's enough to hold it in place.
Yeah, does not look like much to work with during a carrier approach .
Cheers, Christian B)
