De Havilland Sea Vixen

PR19_Kit · February 15, 2018, 11:57:48 AM

Despite the lack of auctionable Sea Vixens I just won one on eBay.

kitbasher · February 15, 2018, 01:27:13 PM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on February 15, 2018, 11:57:48 AM
Despite the lack of auctionable Sea Vixens I just won one on eBay.

What, a real one?

PR19_Kit · February 15, 2018, 02:54:21 PM

Quote from: kitbasher on February 15, 2018, 01:27:13 PM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on February 15, 2018, 11:57:48 AM
Despite the lack of auctionable Sea Vixens I just won one on eBay.

What, a real one?

Er, no, a 1/72 scale one. I don't have enough room in my front garden for a real one.

Zero-Sen · February 04, 2022, 01:33:11 PM

NARSES2 · February 05, 2022, 01:37:27 AM

Now that's a nice looking aeroplane

AeroplaneDriver · February 05, 2022, 01:43:24 AM

Quote from: NARSES2 on February 05, 2022, 01:37:27 AM
Now that's a nice looking aeroplane

Still needs the cockpit in the middle as God intended!! But agreed...lovely!

NARSES2 · February 05, 2022, 01:54:04 AM

Quote from: AeroplaneDriver on February 05, 2022, 01:43:24 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on February 05, 2022, 01:37:27 AM
Now that's a nice looking aeroplane

Still needs the cockpit in the middle as God intended!! But agreed...lovely!

True. When I was a kid and first saw a Sea Vixen I remember asking a schoolmaster who served in Bomber Command during WWII as a navigator why the navigator was in the coal hole and his reply was " no idea, but wouldn't have happened in my day. How on earth does he take a star shot ?" I then had to ask what that was

AeroplaneDriver · February 05, 2022, 02:03:17 AM

Apparently the real reasoning was that the Radar displays of the day where somewhat lacking so being in a dimly lit area aided in Radar interpretation. Seems like that's putting a LOT of faith in a Red top to keep the fight from going visual.

NARSES2 · February 05, 2022, 02:09:16 AM

Quote from: AeroplaneDriver on February 05, 2022, 02:03:17 AM
Apparently the real reasoning was that the Radar displays of the day where somewhat lacking so being in a dimly lit area aided in Radar interpretation. Seems like that's putting a LOT of faith in a Red top to keep the fight from going visual.

Yup. I just can't imagine what it must have been like to be jammed into that tiny space for a couple of hours. Still they built them tough back then

Although modern day kids would actually be used to being cooped up in a dark place with nothing but a VDU screen to stare at for hours on end

PR19_Kit · February 05, 2022, 08:05:01 AM

Canberra Navs had the same problems, but the early bomber version's crews had a mate to chat too as well as they sat behind the pilot. The PR9's Nav was stuck in the 'Coal Hole' right in the nose of the aircraft.

The Wooksta! · February 06, 2022, 08:46:45 AM

I've blown up the three view for the stretched one for GOR.339 and it looked huge. Dropped the frog centre section on it and a perfect fit.

zenrat · March 17, 2022, 04:12:25 AM

What's the 1/72 Cyberhobby/Revell FAW2 Sea Vixen like?

Beermonster58 · March 17, 2022, 04:45:06 AM

Quote from: zenrat on March 17, 2022, 04:12:25 AM
What's the 1/72 Cyberhobby/Revell FAW2 Sea Vixen like?

I have two unbuilt kits.
Nicely detailed kit that appears to be decently engineered.
Can't be mistaken for anything else, that's for sure! 😊.
I can't see anything wrong just by looking at the kit so, it's good enough for me.
Certainly the only readily available, modern kit of the Sea Vixen in 1/72.
As to "accuracy" or otherwise, that's not a problem for me.
I let the rivet counters bother about that! 😉😂.

kitnut617 · March 17, 2022, 06:20:23 AM

Quote from: Beermonster58 on March 17, 2022, 04:45:06 AM
Quote from: zenrat on March 17, 2022, 04:12:25 AM
What's the 1/72 Cyberhobby/Revell FAW2 Sea Vixen like?
I have two unbuilt kits.
Nicely detailed kit that appears to be decently engineered.
Can't be mistaken for anything else, that's for sure! 😊.
I can't see anything wrong just by looking at the kit so, it's good enough for me.
Certainly the only readily available, modern kit of the Sea Vixen in 1/72.
As to "accuracy" or otherwise, that's not a problem for me.
I let the rivet counters bother about that! 😉😂.

The Revell kit I had is a rebox of the old Frog kit, do they have a newer one then ?

kitbasher · March 17, 2022, 08:08:26 AM

Quote from: kitnut617 on March 17, 2022, 06:20:23 AM
Quote from: Beermonster58 on March 17, 2022, 04:45:06 AM
Quote from: zenrat on March 17, 2022, 04:12:25 AM
What's the 1/72 Cyberhobby/Revell FAW2 Sea Vixen like?
I have two unbuilt kits.
Nicely detailed kit that appears to be decently engineered.
Can't be mistaken for anything else, that's for sure! 😊.
I can't see anything wrong just by looking at the kit so, it's good enough for me.
Certainly the only readily available, modern kit of the Sea Vixen in 1/72.
As to "accuracy" or otherwise, that's not a problem for me.
I let the rivet counters bother about that! 😉😂.

The Revell kit I had is a rebox of the old Frog kit, do they have a newer one then ?

Yep, Revell did sell a repop of the FROG Sea Vixen as cat no 04132. Scalemates states that was released in 1996 (IIRC there may have been a second Revell release of this kit but perhaps I'm imagining that).

https://www.revell.de/produkte/modellbau/flugzeuge/militaer-modern/model-set-sea-vixen-faw-2.html (€40.49) and (confusingly) https://www.revell.de/produkte/modellbau/flugzeuge/militaer-modern/sea-vixen-faw-2-70th-anniversary.html (€32.49) are the same kit, both reboxes of the Cyberhobby/Dragon product. Hannants (other model shops are available!) lists the latter at £36.99.