1/48 Trumpeter Sea Fury FB.II

Gallery Article by Rafi Ben-Shahar on Jan 25 2010

 

Knowing the limitations of the Hobbycraft kit, I purchased the Trumpeter kit shortly after its appearance. However, unfavourable reviews quickly turned it into a shelf sitter. Later, in the process of eliminating my aircraft model kit inventory I gathered the courage to deal with this challenge.

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I decided upon the cheaper option through kitbashing the above mentioned kits without any aftermarket accessory. As suggested elsewhere, I combined the Trumpeter wings and Hobbycraft fuselage. Wrongly moulded parts of both kits, such as cockpit, spinner and undercarriage were modified extensively to match with the scaled dimensions.

Conclusion, indeed there is no need to rely on the expensive and hard to get aftermarket parts, but it is not a walk in the park build.

Rafi Ben-Shahar

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