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Fairey Delta 2
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New cover shot. I did use a grey wash to highlight the panel lines.
Project: Fairey Delta 2
23 10 May, 10:35
J35JMe 3, great start!👍🏻
Built this kit some months ago, enjoyed the build. Which version will you go with?
10 May, 19:16
David SmithHi all, I'm going with WG774 after the record with yellow graphics on.the silver fuselage and the new record speed proudly stencilled under the cockpit. I just hope the yellow decals wrap around the skinny nose OK. The instrument panel and seatbelt decals were fine, which is encouraging.
10 May, 22:43
J35JGreat choice! I went with the same version. 😊
A friendy advice, wait with glueing the antennas on the lower part until you have set the yellow ribbon decal under the nose/ front section. I missed this myself and had to do a painful workaround.
Otherwise the yellow decals fits great on the nose and pitot section. Looking forward to see the finished model!!👍🏻
11 May, 20:50
SkyhikerOh those conservative British lords. They absolutely hate change. They completely stifled the advances in the British air industry because they felt threatened by being on the forefront of anything. If only they had been bolder this jet could have made the UK a fortune.
12 May, 06:42
Robert PodkońskiWatching your build log I am more and more tempted to begin work on this beauty too (and I wish that they will also provide us with BAC 221 soon 😉 )
12 May, 07:53
David SmithHi all, it's finished. An excellent kit that went together really well. There is no filler used on this model at all, due in part to my ability to make the solution look worse than the problem. The only areas that would benefit are the very rear of the fuselage/tailpipe and the canopy to cockpit joint. In hindsight, I should have cleaned this up as with so much of the canopy painted I would have had a good opportunity to cover my sins. Otherwise, the decals were a bit weird, but if I had provided a glossier surface I'm sure positioning would have been easier. The end result looks fine from my usual viewing distance, so I'm pleased to have added this pretty and important aircraft to my speed demons collection.
16 May, 12:46
Robert PodkońskiGreat job, David! Looks fantastic! (and it is good to know that it is such a modeller-friendly kit 😉 )
16 May, 12:55