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September 18, 2022, 09:57:08 AM
Supermarine Sea Lion



After the moderate success of the Saunders-Roe SR-A1 Wale, the Royal Navy issues a specification for a successor in 1948. Four companies handed in proposals and the Supermarine company was awarded a contract for 3 prototypes. the first of these flew in 1950 and after a short testing period the Sea Lion was ordered in production.



The type saw service in the Korean war and proved to be more than able to hold its own against the North Korean MiG-15s.





Model: Revell P6M Seamaster with 1/72 cockpit and canopy from a F8F Bearcat
I lost the canopy of the Revell kit and decided to re-scale the 1/136 scale kit to a 1/72 single seat fighter.

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PR19_Kit

#1
September 18, 2022, 10:52:52 AM
Love that one too! Any variation of a Seamaster just HAS to be good.  :thumbsup:
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Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

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Steel Penguin

#2
September 18, 2022, 11:12:46 AM
clever  re-scale, and looks very natural   :thumbsup:
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ericr

#3
September 18, 2022, 11:52:57 AM
 :thumbsup:  ;)

loupgarou

#4
September 18, 2022, 12:33:00 PM
Wonderful idea!
Owing to the current financial difficulties, the light at the end of the tunnel will be turned off until further notice.

PR19_Kit

#5
September 18, 2022, 12:56:44 PM
And one of the very few four engined jet fighters too.

Any takers for the other(s)?  ;)
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Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

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Wardukw

#6
September 18, 2022, 01:07:19 PM
This is one of those builds which looks like its OTB..its like it always looked like that..love it  ;D  :thumbsup:
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63cpe

#7
September 18, 2022, 09:27:00 PM Last Edit: September 19, 2022, 11:21:44 AM by 63cpe
Woooow, that's convincing. Nice plan tot scale-o-rama the seamaster kit. Once did the same.

Making it in English livery is a nice touch.

David aka 63cpe

loupgarou

#8
September 19, 2022, 01:08:33 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on September 18, 2022, 12:56:44 PMAnd one of the very few four engined jet fighters too.

Any takers for the other(s)?  ;)

Curtiss XP-87 and maybe one of the Arado 234 umpteen projects ...
Owing to the current financial difficulties, the light at the end of the tunnel will be turned off until further notice.

NARSES2

#9
September 19, 2022, 01:30:33 AM
Quote from: Steel Penguin on September 18, 2022, 11:12:46 AMclever  re-scale, and looks very natural   :thumbsup:

Does indeed  :bow:
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#10
September 19, 2022, 02:13:33 AM
Quote from: loupgarou on September 19, 2022, 01:08:33 AM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on September 18, 2022, 12:56:44 PMAnd one of the very few four engined jet fighters too.

Any takers for the other(s)?  ;)

Curtiss XP-87 and maybe one of the Arado 234 umpteen projects ...

I'm sure Tophe has designs for a twin EE Lightning somewhere - does that qualify?
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Dizzyfugu

#11
September 19, 2022, 02:15:45 AM
Very nice and elegant!  :thumbsup:

PR19_Kit

#12
September 19, 2022, 02:17:44 AM
Quote from: loupgarou on September 19, 2022, 01:08:33 AMCurtiss XP-87 and maybe one of the Arado 234 umpteen projects ...


You got 'em.  :thumbsup:

Unless JCF comes up with some more obscure ones.  ;)

Quote from: Leading Observer on September 19, 2022, 02:13:33 AMI'm sure Tophe has designs for a twin EE Lightning somewhere - does that qualify?


He has already, LOTS of them!  :o

But they're Whiffs and I was asking about RW stuff.
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

McColm

#13
September 19, 2022, 05:54:19 AM
Well done, I've definitely got to build one of these  :thumbsup:

The Rat

#14
September 19, 2022, 01:18:41 PM
Clever!
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