The Scimitar FB-2, the RAF's heavy hitter

[PR19_Kit]

Wing extensions, who would have thought...... 

Yeah, I know. A bit of a change for me, eh? 

[PR19_Kit]

At LAST it would seem the interminable PSR on the Scimitar FB2 is done, thank goodness. 

Goodness knows how many sessions I've had on this, well into double figures for sure. But now I can get on with getting the canopy to fit, which will take a bit of 'adjusting', and can build the rest of it, mainly the landing gear and weapon load.



Then I might, maybe, re-scribe some of the more obvious panel lines that I've just spent days sanding off...............

[kerick]

Wrap around grey and green camo?

[PR19_Kit]

Something like that, think Canberra B(I)8 but shorter............

[buzzbomb]

Really nice work

[Charlie_c67]

Looking good Kit, though I can't help but feel that pilot looks incredibly upright and exposed? Will probably look "better" with the canopy on however.

[kerick]

He's rid'n Harley style!

[PR19_Kit]

Yes, the pilot does sit higher than the Nav, but that's because of the shape of the canopy and the original cockpit position.

I had to lower the Nav's seat quite a bit so it didn't foul the canopy, but even so both the seats are VERY close to the roof!

[Wardukw]

I like that Kit ...she's got great lines and I can see a pretty good thing with the pilots seating position..great visibility..just like a F-15 

[NARSES2]

Certainly come together Kit    Looks good in overall primer.

[PR19_Kit]

You should feel how much it WEIGHS! 

I hope Skybirds white metal is pretty tough, it's going to need to be to support all that weight, and not a drop of added nose-weight needed either.

[The Wooksta!]

I'm not sure. The MB5 certainly collapses over time although my Hornet seems to be okay so far.

[PR19_Kit]

The legs on the Scimitar are all vertical, whereas all the legs on the MB5 are at an angle so they're in bending rather than compression. I'm reasonably hopeful.

[NARSES2]

The legs on the Scimitar are all vertical, whereas all the legs on the MB5 are at an angle so they're in bending rather than compression. I'm reasonably hopeful.

Touch wood and say "hello Mr Magpie" next time you see one 

[PR19_Kit]

The RAF didn't like the Scimitar F1's air brakes, they were wrapped around the fuselage just aft of the wing and forward of the exhausts, and were in three parts, some with perforations and some without, to avoid too much pitch change when they were applied. The RAF's need for the airbrakes was so they could be at exactly the correct speed during the pitch-up manoeuvre for the LABS mission the FB2s were designed for, so a better solution was sought.

Having had similar pitch control problems with their Hunter interceptor, Hawker offered a solution in using their belly airbrake they'd developed for the Hunter, and Supermarine accepted their help readily. Thus the FB2s had a hefty 'barn door' type airbrake scabbed into the belly of the airframe in line with the positions of the original F1's airbrakes.

In the real world the PE airbrakes which come with the Skybirds kit seem to be 1/80 scale and are far too small to fit the recesses they're etched for , so out came the putty and 10-15 PSR sessions later there were no recesses! The Hunter type airbrake was the work of a moment with 3-4 pieces of styrene cut to size and then PSR'd to death.