discussion Dave Ward's 1/48 HB FJ-4 Fury

[Guest]

Nice. A plane that I have to confess I hadn't heard of. Then to cap it all, War Thunder (favourite video game) are introducing the FJ-4 as well.

 

[Dave Ward]

The rapid development of jets produced some short lived aircraft - I'm still waiting for a modern 1/48 version of thisView attachment 304120
By all accounts a poor aircraft - the Vought F7U Cutlass, but what a looker!
Dave

 

[Fernando N]

Nice work Dave and fast too.:thumb2:
Good luck with the remaining decals.

Fernando

 

[Guest]

The rapid development of jets produced some short lived aircraft - I'm still waiting for a modern 1/48 version of thisView attachment 304120
By all accounts a poor aircraft - the Vought F7U Cutlass, but what a looker!
Dave

Oh yes. That's beautiful.

 

[Dave Ward]

Decals completed - the nose decals aren't particularly a good fit, and I will have to try and match the paint to touch up. Next is a satin varnish coat & final assembly.............View attachment 304176View attachment 304177

At this stage, my mind has turned to what to build next............ I'm going to go for a tank
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Looks very nice, apart from the tracks - 2 part individual little links -130 of them!
I'll be starting this, on completion of the Fury
Dave

 

[Dave Ward]

Luckily I found a good match to the blue on the nose, Vallejo Ultramarine. Undercarriage on, air brakes added. Just a few more details, like lights, undercarriage doors and the underwing stores.
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For some reason, the cockpit canopy won't sit down properly - I'll have to sort that. I think the next pics will be in the 'completed' section!
Dave

 

[papa 695]

That looks great Dave

 

[yak face]

Nice! Looking forward to the completed pics , cheers tony

 

[Dave Ward]

I came to fit the undercarriage doors................HB will have you fit them all open. I thought that they looked so vulnerable to damage on carrier operations. I went on YouTube and found a video that shows that the doors were all closed on the ground, engine running. I assume that engine stopped, the hydraulic pressure bleeds off gradually, and the doors will gradually drop open ( like the P-51 Mustang, another North American product! ). Anyway, easier to fit them closed!
Dave

 

[Dave Ward]

Nearly didn't finish this - I broke the pitot tube off no less than 4 times during the final stages - BP rose, and it nearly had a test flight into the bin. Half an hour and a nice latte later, the pictures are now in the 'completed' section.
Many thanks for dropping by, the likes and the comments!
Dave