Fairey
Swordfish Mk 1 Bismark Raid
I have
always wanted to tackle this iconic kit made by Tamiya. This is one of their
premier kits supplying not only their usual high quality mouldings along with
photo etch parts for the wing rigging, engine and cockpit details.
I have built this out of the box and wanted to do the model justice by depicting
the aircrafts most famous role in the Second World War:- The Bismark attack. In
1941 aircraft from HMS Ark Royal spotted the Bismark who was running from
British Forces. After a sustained attack on Germanys capital ship, against the
odds and facing overwhelming firepower one of the Swordfishes torpedoes damaged
the steering of the ship rendering it vulnerable for the perusing fleet.
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I used
my preferred paints:- Vallejo air and followed the painting guide supplied by
Tamiya. There appears to be quite a lot of unknown details about the squadrons
and the actual markings with several different ones shown in my research.
The paint scheme was sealed with Vallejos gloss varnish, followed by the
application of the decals and finished off with a dark wash.