Sea Vixen With A Diffrence.

[Swedish Mick]

Looking really good!  

[seavixen]

How apt!    

[Martin H]

Will this beauty be at Coventry tomorrow?

yep

[elmayerle]

Hmm, it turns out that the USN did have a designator for DeHavilland, DH, so it could be a FDH-1 "Sea Vixen" or, if provided via DHC, it could be a FC-1, esp. since Curtiss was out of the aircraft business by then and manufacturers' letters were recycled with the actual type number (FF, F2F, F3F, etc.) recycled for each change of manufacturer.

See here for a full breakdown of pre-1962 USN designations.  Thus, XFJ-1 is used for both the prototype NAA "Fury" and a much earlier, and "different-looking" biplane from Berliner-Joyce:



Brian, I do believe this one needs spats.

[Dork the kit slayer]

I leave you alone for ten minutes and what happens???   ....................take the meds Martin,they really do stop the voices.



 now where did I put that "Vixen"


 

[Martin H]

I leave you alone for ten minutes and what happens???   ....................take the meds Martin,they really do stop the voices.



  now where did I put that "Vixen"

voices?  what voices?

FDH-1 eh...hmmm kinda suits it...nice one Evan. its now got its Navy type ID  

[John Howling Mouse]

I would've fallen for it as a "real deal" on a model contest table!