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Bill Gilman (Navy Bird)
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de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2/TT

Scale:
1:72
Status:
Completed
Started:
November 8, 2012
Completed:
December 31, 2012
Time spent:
Not as long as I thought!

The MPM/Xtrakit Sea Vixen is known for being unruly, so this may be a LONG project. You can help me by talking me out of it!!!

Project inventory

Full kits
XK72003
de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW 2/D 3
Xtrakit 1:72
XK72003 2008 New parts
Detail and Conversion sets
SS446
Sea Vixen FAW.1 interior S.A. Cyber Hobby
Eduard 1:72
SS446 2012 New tool
U72-133
Sea Vixen FAW.1 nose for Cyberhobby
Pavla Models 1:72
U72-133 2012 New tool
Decals
MA-72197
de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2 RN and RAE Aircraft
Model Alliance 1:72
MA-72197 2009
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Photoalbums

de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2 (Xtrakit)
93 images
View album, image #85
1:72
Pitot tubes on wings made from two different diameter hypo needles.
1:72 de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW 2/D 3 (Xtrakit XK72003)1:72 Sea Vixen FAW.1 nose (Pavla Models U72-133)1:72 Sea Vixen FAW.1 interior S.A. (Eduard SS446)1+

Comments

23 September 2012, 14:13
Bill Gilman
OK mates, I'm about to start on this bad boy - please talk me out of it!!
9 November 2012, 02:23
Frank Krause
No way, Bill! We're curious to see, what you will make out of it!😉
9 November 2012, 06:01
Lionel Marco
I will follow you too, to be inspired for my own kit in 1/48th scale...
9 November 2012, 06:34
Holger Kranich
Do my old eyes see a bottle on your desk called: Zap-A-Gap?
9 November 2012, 07:33
Michel Huijghe
Yes a Target tug. 🙂
I've did a Typhoon as a Target Tug years ago. Spent alot of time in the yellow/black stripes.
9 November 2012, 07:54
Dirk Heyer
Hi Bill,
it`s nice to see that you`ve started to build this really outlandish aircraft type. I like it too, as all those ähem... different british aircraft constructions.
Your decal choice is nice and it is my favourite too. As you can see in my stash, I have bought the same decal sheet, but in scale 48.
Sadly Model Alliance with all the amazing decals doesn`t exist not longer!! :/
Wish you good luck and patience with the brand xtrakit, it is not the easy way.
But I`m sure you will solve the problems as usual. Both thumbs up for you!
Greetz
Dirk
9 November 2012, 11:05
Bill Gilman
Thanks for the encouragement, mates! I'm expecting this one to be a long journey... 🙂

Holger, yes indeed a bottle of good old Zap-A-Gap! This is just a trade name for some very thick, gap-filling super glue.

Dirk, I'd love to see you start the 1:48 scale version of the Sea Vixen with these markings. Let's have a race to the finish! 🙂
9 November 2012, 18:19
Holger Kranich
Cool Bill, I would buy it just because of that funny name! Tomorrow I'll see if I can find that stuff in Germany😢!

Now to your Vixen (another funny name in German🙂) I hope that your "journey" won't last too long, cuz I'm anxious for some pix of your build!

Cheers, Holly🙂
9 November 2012, 19:58
Bill Gilman
aviationmegastore.com lists it...they're in the UK maybe?
9 November 2012, 20:58
B
I was thinking about getting this kit,but now I think I shouldn't.
11 July 2013, 18:08
Wim van der Luijt
Aviationmegastore is close to Amsterdam airport in the Netherlands...but they will ship worldwide....
11 July 2013, 18:19

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