HAWKER P.1032 EAGLE FURY

kitbasher · May 30, 2016, 12:25:24 PM

OK there's several P.1027s (including my own) on this forum, and the P.1030 has been kitted by Unicraft, but there are no known drawings of the P.1032. This was a RR Eagle-engined Sea Fury, and my take on what it may have look like will start the day after tomorrow.

Gondor · May 30, 2016, 02:04:06 PM

That's a P.1026 fitted with a Eagle to F.2/43 at least going by the information in BSP Fighters and Bombers 1935-1950

Gondor

EDIT: Just found out that the P.1026 is the Fury which became the Sea Fury

Captain Canada · May 31, 2016, 09:03:16 AM

Excellent ! Can't wait to see this one come together.

kitbasher · June 02, 2016, 01:20:12 AM

A bit of rhinoplasty last night, a bit more chopping tonight and then the fun begins. Pics at the weekend.

kitbasher · June 05, 2016, 09:42:56 AM

Here' the first pics of the 1032, based on a long in the stash Premiere2 Sea Fury plus a Falcon canopy, Aeroclub main undercarriage, and some resin (again from some years ago) mostly via OGL but also one item from The Wooksta:

Since these were taken I've assembled the wings and built up some sidewalls for the cockpit. I might add a bit more detail to the cockpit, certainly an instrument panel and control column.

The Wooksta! · June 05, 2016, 10:23:10 AM

Dave, the cockpit as provided is definitely wrong - the rear bulkhead is about 2mm too far back. It should align with an external panel line about 6mm aft of the windscreen.

kitbasher · June 05, 2016, 12:00:27 PM

Thanks Lee

The Wooksta! · June 05, 2016, 12:32:41 PM

You'll also need to build up the rear fuselage decking - it looks more like a Tempest. Aeroclub did a replacement canopy with a white metal insert for that area. Wheels are best replaced with Tempest ones. The resin leading edge radiators (I assume they're from me) will need some considerable trimming to fit - I've a yet unfinished Furious with l/e rads and they did need a lot of trimming.

You're too late to sand down the trailing edges as they're really thick. May have a spare wing somewhere.

Best of luck with this as it's one I'd planned but shelved. May still have a bash at some point, possibly with a Trumpeter one.

kitbasher · June 05, 2016, 01:12:59 PM

Yep, got the decking. And yep fell foul - in my haste - of the trailing edges.

Next Haker Hypertheticals after this will be a P1009, a P1030 and finishing off a P1067.

The Wooksta! · June 05, 2016, 01:58:27 PM

I may have a look at the P.1030 at some point in August. I have the requisite parts and donor kits. Just want to clear the decks of Spitfires - at least, the assembly to the priming stage - first.

Gondor · June 05, 2016, 02:09:46 PM

Quote from: The Wooksta! on June 05, 2016, 01:58:27 PM
I may have a look at the P.1030 at some point in August. I have the requisite parts and donor kits. Just want to clear the decks of Spitfires - at least, the assembly to the priming stage - first.

I'm still looking for exhausts to enable me to build the P.1030 myself Lee

Gondor

alfavega · June 05, 2016, 02:15:52 PM

http://www.warbirdsforum.com/topic/743-rr-eagle-fighters/

kitnut617 · June 05, 2016, 02:21:33 PM

Yeah!, got that drawing from the Brooklands Museum and built my P-1027 from it, check out Gondor's Grumblings, reply #603.

http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,36955.msg729100.html#msg729100

The Wooksta! · June 05, 2016, 02:22:29 PM

That's the Eagle Tempest - do a search on here as several UK based forum members have done several.

Alistair, I might have a mould for the exhausts somewhere. I'll have a look.

Gondor · June 05, 2016, 03:48:53 PM

Thanks Lee, much appreciated

Would you happen to have a couple of the leading edge radiators from the Typhoon II/Tempest I spare as well would you?

Gondor