One For Flatspinman To See? - 1/48 Swordfish

[delta7]

Here is my attempt at the Tamiya 1/48th Swordfish

It was a MK2 kit and I know they didnt carry torpedos but I didnt like the look of the rockets so armed it as I wanted and I think itlooks better

Apologies for dark photos , I get some more when the natural light is better....so that will probably be next June here in Scotland

Apart from the kit I used

Tamiya Etch for the wires

Eduard etch for pit

Xtracolor for paints

Humbrol acrylic white spray

Promodler wash

I enjoyed making the kit and it had few problems apart from my own doing

The bottom wing sags -they should be straight and I didnt notice until I checked my refrences after everything was set - I just trusted Tamiyas fit as nearly everything else was almost snap fit-it would have meant too much work and lots of flying etch wires to put right so Iv left it

I had trouble getting a neat finish where the struts fit into the top wing.

I didnt get a good finish with the humbrol spray and I found it difficult to work with the xtracolor white, I used this to touch up areas and it needed a few coats to cover anything and get a neat finish and it had a yellow tint over the humbrol

The wire etch was difficult to glue and to get a neat join

[SkyPup]

Nice!