Trumpeter 1/32 Fairey Swordfish Mk1

[fourseas]

Porsche,
Several years ago this swordfish HS554 was rebuilt to flying condition here in Chatham Kent Ontario Canada. It was salvaged and rebuilt by Bob Spence about twenty minutes from me. For more information do a search on Bob Spence Swordfish. I believe this aircraft is now in the UK.

Jim

 

[Porsche]

Hi Jim,

Many thanks for the information re: the Canadian Swordfish. I did indeed search the internet and found some very interesting details regarding the aircraft!

I am grateful for you sharing and alerting me to this,

Kindest regards
Kevin

 

[Rebelreck]

Excellant work. I thought it was real for a moment!!

 

[MisterCA]

I'm speechless. The attention to detail and skill to pull it off is astounding!

 

[Stuart Little]

Porsche,
Several years ago this swordfish HS554 was rebuilt to flying condition here in Chatham Kent Ontario Canada. It was salvaged and rebuilt by Bob Spence about twenty minutes from me. For more information do a search on Bob Spence Swordfish. I believe this aircraft is now in the UK.

Jim
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Could be the one I saw at Fairford back in the '90's?

 

[3rdJerseyman]

How could it be better? Modeling becomes art.

 

[Stuart Little]

Amazing what one can do with an 'old stringbag'

 

[Antonio Cenni]

WONDERFULL

 

[Bruce Ritchie]

Excellent work!

 

[Jnewey]

Very well done! Grats!

Beautiful job. An outstanding tribute to an iconic warbird.

 

[MikeRags]

Here is my completed 1/32 Swordfish which was detailed and painted using Tamiya XF's and weathered with a Flory wash and pastels. The kits rigging proved to be nigh on impossible for me to use (builders error I think!) and so I replaced it with stainless steel wire. Happy to answer any questions you may have,
Cheers.
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Looks great!! Live the photography, too!

 

[Signet]

I couldn't think of more to say than my initial reaction to the first photo: WOW!

Turns out that was a very common response here.

 

[JCF]

Here is my completed 1/32 Swordfish which was detailed and painted using Tamiya XF's and weathered with a Flory wash and pastels. The kits rigging proved to be nigh on impossible for me to use (builders error I think!) and so I replaced it with stainless steel wire. Happy to answer any questions you may have,
Cheers.
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Absolutely great! What a marvelous job.

 

[Capt Parsons]

Ah!!! The heroic "Stringbag", Legend of Taranto, and the demise of the formidable "Bismarck", and the scourge of numerous U-Boats. Only the Poms!

 

[KeithLyall]

Here is my completed 1/32 Swordfish which was detailed and painted using Tamiya XF's and weathered with a Flory wash and pastels. The kits rigging proved to be nigh on impossible for me to use (builders error I think!) and so I replaced it with stainless steel wire. Happy to answer any questions you may have,
Cheers.
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Lovely modelling … great effort and brilliant result

 

[Jim Fortnam]

Excellent weathering. Did you find photos to show where the grubby oil streaks should go. Hard to pull off realism with washes, but you surely have set a new standard in realism.

Well done!

J

 

[clogger]

Fantastic attention to detail! Great work. I made this model myself many years ago, and was thinking of giving it another go. This has certainly inspired me.

 

[Porsche]

Excellant work. I thought it was real for a moment!!

Many thanks Rebelreck, very kind!!

 

[Porsche]

I'm speechless. The attention to detail and skill to pull it off is astounding!

Wow, that comment is very much appreciated MisterCA!!!

 

[Porsche]

How could it be better? Modeling becomes art.

Very kind, thank you 3rdJerseyman!!