Quote from: 2996 Victor on June 25, 2024, 02:53:06 AMBeautiful build and that NMF is just stunning    Love the back story - the loss of the Spiteful warbird almost had me in tears!

Can we expect an Aeronavale Seafang.....? Asking for a friend

Cheers,
Mark

Glad you like the build and story, Mark! 
Can't promise it'll be my next build but i'd definitely like to build one of the Aeronavale. Their RW Corsairs are my inspiration for that build... and now that you brought it up, it's sounding good in my head so i may end up digging up one of my Seafang kits from the stash and get on with it...

Is it possible to build a Seafang/Spiteful from a late mark Spitfire and an Attacker?

Otherwise, who does kits of either of them, not counting Pegasus?

Quote from: PR19_Kit on June 25, 2024, 05:03:31 AMIs it possible to build a Seafang/Spiteful from a late mark Spitfire and an Attacker?

Otherwise, who does kits of either of them, not counting Pegasus?

AZ do/did both a Seafang and a Spiteful, but it's out of production and can be diffficult to find.

Quote from: DogfighterZen on June 25, 2024, 04:43:24 AMand now that you brought it up, it's sounding good in my head so i may end up digging up one of my Seafang kits from the stash and get on with it...

Nice! I'm looking forward to seeing this one come together   I'm a big fan of the pre-war Aeronavale blue scheme - shame it wouldn't be appropriate for the era.

Quote from: PR19_Kit on June 25, 2024, 05:03:31 AMOtherwise, who does kits of either of them, not counting Pegasus?

Quote from: NARSES2 on June 25, 2024, 05:21:40 AMAZ do/did both a Seafang and a Spiteful, but it's out of production and can be diffficult to find.

Not sure about 1/72, but in 1/48, Trumpeter do reasonably good kits for both the Spiteful and the Seafang although some schools of thought say that the wings are too far forward, and apparently the cockpit is a work of fiction!

Cheers,
Mark

Brilliant, nicely finished model there! Have you a Spiteful to go with it?

Kit, Like Chris said, the AZ kits are OOP, still i believe they can still be found online, if you're lucky. There's one Seafang left in Super hobby - https://www.super-hobby.co.uk/products/Seafang-F.Mk.31.html

Quote from: 2996 Victor on June 25, 2024, 06:49:06 AMNice! I'm looking forward to seeing this one come together   I'm a big fan of the pre-war Aeronavale blue scheme - shame it wouldn't be appropriate for the era.

I do have to look at a few more schemes to choose one but i'm more inclined towards a later scheme. But i do have a couple of the AZ 1/72 Seafang Mk.31 and the Trumpeter 1/48 kit so, i can try a few different options. 

Quote from: Charlie_c67 on June 25, 2024, 11:21:50 AMBrilliant, nicely finished model there! Have you a Spiteful to go with it?

Thanks, Charlie! 
This is a Spiteful, a Mk. XV to be more precise. Maybe you meant Seafang, the naval variant? I'll be building one sometime soon so, i'll have both types anyway. 

You could always do one in a 'Heritage Scheme', if you wanted to... just a thought... 

Quote from: 2996 Victor on June 25, 2024, 06:49:06 AM...
in 1/48, Trumpeter do reasonably good kits for both the Spiteful and the Seafang although some schools of thought say that the wings are too far forward, and apparently the cockpit is a work of fiction!

Oh... They based it on the Development Aircraft that corrected some issues, including wing placement and cockpit layout     

Quote from: perttime on June 25, 2024, 09:32:09 PM

Quote from: 2996 Victor on June 25, 2024, 06:49:06 AM...
in 1/48, Trumpeter do reasonably good kits for both the Spiteful and the Seafang although some schools of thought say that the wings are too far forward, and apparently the cockpit is a work of fiction!

Oh... They based it on the Development Aircraft that corrected some issues, including wing placement and cockpit layout     

Brilliant! 

I'm watching a couple of Rareplanes Spiteful/Seafang vacforms on ebay now, as a result of this of course.

Will I ever learn?

Probably not. 

Quote from: PR19_Kit on June 26, 2024, 04:42:50 AMI'm watching a couple of Rareplanes Spiteful/Seafang vacforms on ebay now, as a result of this of course.

Will I ever learn?

Probably not. 

    

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Quote from: Charlie_c67 on June 25, 2024, 11:21:50 AMBrilliant, nicely finished model there! Have you a Spiteful to go with it?

Thanks, Charlie! 
This is a Spiteful, a Mk. XV to be more precise. Maybe you meant Seafang, the naval variant? I'll be building one sometime soon so, i'll have both types anyway. 

Yeah, total brainfart on my part there  Look forward to seeing it, though a new 21st century quality model of both variants would be good!

I've been letting this one grow on me.... I like it 
Just... I prefer the nose shape of the Seafang, with the intake just behind the spinner.

Quote from: Charlie_c67 on June 26, 2024, 05:23:57 PM

Quote from: DogfighterZen on June 25, 2024, 02:20:34 PM

Quote from: Charlie_c67 on June 25, 2024, 11:21:50 AMBrilliant, nicely finished model there! Have you a Spiteful to go with it?

Thanks, Charlie! 
This is a Spiteful, a Mk. XV to be more precise. Maybe you meant Seafang, the naval variant? I'll be building one sometime soon so, i'll have both types anyway. 

Yeah, total brainfart on my part there  Look forward to seeing it, though a new 21st century quality model of both variants would be good!

Couldn't agree more, a new kit of both variants would be nice. The 48th Trumpeter kits are good quality but i understand if one doesn't want it in that scale.

Quote from: perttime on July 01, 2024, 06:14:08 AMI've been letting this one grow on me.... I like it 
Just... I prefer the nose shape of the Seafang, with the intake just behind the spinner.

 
I know what you mean. I do wanna build a Spiteful with that intake. One way is to kitbash both Spiteful and Seafang Trumpeter kits but i also have two AZ Seafang kits that can be modified.