De Havilland Sea Vixen

[PR19_Kit]

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

[kitbasher]

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

What, a real one?

[PR19_Kit]

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]

[NARSES2]

Now that's a nice looking aeroplane 

[AeroplaneDriver]

Now that's a nice looking aeroplane 

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

[NARSES2]

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]

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]

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]

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!]

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]

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

[Beermonster58]

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]

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]

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.