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With apologies for the slow build thread

I'm looking forward to this one.
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WildeSau · Posted: Sun 19 Apr 2009 15:19 pm Post subject:

No problem! The delay wasn't that painful

At least now I've got a complete kit as I found some "ugly duckling" parts that said F167 and Made in Russia in the box.

After a raid in the scrapbox I found the missing parts enough to make at least 1 pure Airfix Swordfish.

Boxart, instructions and parts.

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WildeSau · Posted: Sun 19 Apr 2009 15:28 pm Post subject:

It's gonna be converted into a
Swordfish Mk.III with ASV Mk.XI radar

from 119.SQN RAF based in Belgium in january-may 1945...

and with decals from an old ESCI sheet.

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WildeSau · Posted: Sun 19 Apr 2009 15:32 pm Post subject:

Fuselage halves painted with Agama Aircraft grey-green.

Agama is btw the company that make the paints for Xtracrylix.
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WildeSau · Posted: Sun 19 Apr 2009 18:31 pm Post subject:

Wings and fuselage glued and the fit was almost perfect.

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AFCBGeorge · Posted: Mon 18 May 2009 13:30 pm Post subject:

How's this one going? I'm looking forward to seeing this one progress.
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Sgt.Squarehead · Posted: Mon 18 May 2009 14:43 pm Post subject:

Me too.....I've been collecting bits for a Stringbag build myself and the very aircraft that you have chosen to model was one of the subjects I was most interested in.

For what it's worth, all the best
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WildeSau · Posted: Thu 11 Jun 2009 23:26 pm Post subject:

Upps!

Only three days left...

I folded a plasticard as a roof over the radar operator.

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WildeSau · Posted: Thu 11 Jun 2009 23:28 pm Post subject:

The first step to make a radar pod.

Plasticard in sections and then fill everything up with sprues and putty

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WildeSau · Posted: Thu 11 Jun 2009 23:33 pm Post subject:

I guess, it requires some sanding...

In the background, the donated landing struts.
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WildeSau · Posted: Thu 11 Jun 2009 23:47 pm Post subject:

The "nice one" after sanding together with the donor, hangar queen or christmas tree or whatever you can call it.

I noticed there were a lot of parts missing.
Luckily I have a large scrapbox, but 20 year old Humbrol no 11 wasn't the easiest to get rid off, not even with strong oven cleaner.

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WildeSau · Posted: Sat 13 Jun 2009 18:46 pm Post subject:

Just resting.... and waiting for the glued struts and landing gear to dry....

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WildeSau · Posted: Sun 14 Jun 2009 15:33 pm Post subject:

Got tired of holding the wing in position, so here it is loaded with 6 bottles of paint

Also the radar pod is ready...

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Brews · Posted: Sun 14 Jun 2009 16:09 pm Post subject:

Good solution!
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WildeSau · Posted: Sun 14 Jun 2009 21:39 pm Post subject:

WildeSau · Posted: Sun 14 Jun 2009 21:42 pm Post subject:

A first coat of paint...

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WildeSau · Posted: Sun 14 Jun 2009 21:44 pm Post subject:

...and this is as far as it goes today.

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WildeSau · Posted: Sun 05 Jul 2009 21:16 pm Post subject:

The old ESCI decals were almost unusable, so I had to find some spares in my scrap box.

The only ESCI decal that I used was the yellow duck. I hade to wash off all old solvent and place it wet in a coat of Humbrol 35 and then brush another layer over it as a protection.

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WildeSau · Posted: Sun 05 Jul 2009 21:19 pm Post subject:

I found these two little fellows to fill up the empty space in the cockpit

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WildeSau · Posted: Sun 05 Jul 2009 21:20 pm Post subject:

I solved the decal problem with a sheet from TallyHo!

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