Whiffs found on Facebook

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...  the Facebook link doesn't work for me - content unavailable or somesuch drivel - was there any more info on the build? The cowling looks distinctly Kestrel-like, and where did the spats originate?
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I just noticed that it is in a "private" FB group: "What If" and "Alternate History" Model Group

As noted: "engine and undercarriage from an A Model Hawker Fury, shortened wings and fuselage"

There were a few more photos. Should I attach them here?

[Old Wombat]

Yes, please!

[2996 Victor]

...  the Facebook link doesn't work for me - content unavailable or somesuch drivel - was there any more info on the build? The cowling looks distinctly Kestrel-like, and where did the spats originate?
...

I just noticed that it is in a "private" FB group: "What If" and "Alternate History" Model Group

As noted: "engine and undercarriage from an A Model Hawker Fury, shortened wings and fuselage"

There were a few more photos. Should I attach them here?

Thanks! And apologies for not reading your post properly....Oh, and yes please!

Cheers,
Mark

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More Supermarine Shrike Mk1 by Ben Summerfield

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[2996 Victor]

More Supermarine Shrike Mk1 by Ben Summerfield

That's brilliant, thanks - its a really impressive piece of modelling, isn't it?

Cheers,
Mark

[NARSES2]

I know this is going to sound stupid, but that prop being north/south detracts from the entire build for me. Pathetic I know, but it just doesn't sit right to my minds eye 

Still a brilliant build 

[Rheged]

I know this is going to sound stupid, but that prop being north/south detracts from the entire build for me. Pathetic I know, but it just doesn't sit right to my minds eye 

Still a brilliant build 

I understand Chris' point.   If the prop were at a slightly slantendicular angle it would be perfect..............but it's a superb piece of work.

[Old Wombat]

Yes, a non-vertical & non-horizontal prop would look better, & I have a couple of other minor criticisms.

One is the aforementioned guns; definitely should only be four.

Two is also gun related; the smoke stains look more like oil streaks, they're far too heavy & thick - in fact, they're heavier than the actual oil streaks under the fuselage!

All that said, though, the overall build is excellent & the majority of the weathering is spot on!  

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Two is also gun related; the smoke stains look more like oil streaks, they're far too heavy & thick - in fact, they're heavier than the actual oil streaks under the fuselage!
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Somebody over-lubed the guns, hoping that they'd be more reliable in Abyssinia that way?
(Some seem to believe that John Browning's M1911 pistol (and similar) works better if soaked in oil. Which oil to use for the soaking is a highly contentious question.... )
    

[PR19_Kit]

Of course the wings could be longer................... 

[2996 Victor]

Of course the wings could be longer................... 

   

[Wardukw]

Of course the wings could be longer................... 

   

😄😄😄😄👍 always longer .

[Dizzyfugu]

It might have been inspired by this,  which was itself inspired by one of my builds (also an early Spitfire with a Fury engine and spatted fixed landing gear, even though my build had inverted gull wings instead of the clipped/rounded wing tips)


1/72 Supermarine Shrike Mk1 (Type 250) Ethiopia 1937 inspired by dizzyfugu kit bash masterpieces. by ben summerfield, on Flickr


1:72 Supermarine (Type 250) "Skylark Mk. I", aircraft "50" of the Irish Army Air Corps (IAAC) No. 1 Squadron; Baldonnel (Dublin), late 1938 (What-if/modified Hasegawa kit) by Dizzyfugu, on Flickr

[Rick Lowe]

And props to him for giving credit to you for the inspiration of the model. 

[scooter]

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