International Scale Modeller

Hey Guys!

This is the reveal photos of my entry to the Fleet Air Arm SiG, the Sea Fury FB.11 "The MiG Killer" (WJ232)

Buildthread can be found here: viewtopic.php?f=591&t=21994

A build-log and reveal video can be found here:


The Korean War and the MiG kill
Following the outbreak of the Korean War on 25 June 1950, Sea Furies were dispatched to the region as a part of the British Commonwealth Forces Korea, Britain's contribution to the United Nations multinational task force to assist South Korea following an invasion by North Korea. Sea Furies were flown throughout the conflict, primarily as ground-attack aircraft, from the Royal Navy light fleet carriers HMS Glory, HMS Theseus, HMS Ocean, and the Australian carrier HMAS Sydney.

On 9 August 1952 Peter Carmichael, flying his regular Sea Fury (WJ232), was leading a four aircraft formation to attack railway facilities between Manchon and Pyongyang when, in the vicinity of Chinnampo, his Number 2, Sub-Lieutenant Carl Haines, gave a radio warning of MiGs diving towards the Sea Furys from behind and the right. As Carmichael later stated:

Eight MiGs came at us out of the sun. I did not see them at first, and my No. 4, 'Smoo' Ellis, gave a break when he noticed tracer streaming past his fuselage. We all turned towards the MiGs and commenced a 'scissors'. It soon became apparent that four MiGs were after each section of two Furies, but by continuing our break turns, we presented impossible targets. They made no attempt to bracket us.
One MiG came at me head on. I saw his heavy tracer shells. I fired a burst, then he flashed past me. I believe Carl got some hits on him too. This aircraft then broke away, and went head on to my Nos 3 and 4, Lieutenant Pete Davies and 'Smoo' Ellis. They were seen to get good hits on one who broke away with smoke coming from him.

Hope you like the pictures






































Tommy

Nice work Tommy looks great


Dan

Kingdan wrote: ↑Sun Jun 04, 2017 2:23 pm Nice work Tommy looks great


Dan

Thanks, Dan !


Tommy

Agree looks good

Technophobe wrote: ↑Sun Jun 04, 2017 10:43 pm Agree looks good

Thank you Technophobe


Tommy

Beautiful job, looks much bigger than 1/72. Love the box frame base and name plate too. All very classy.

Stokesy44 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 05, 2017 10:39 am Beautiful job, looks much bigger than 1/72. Love the box frame base and name plate too. All very classy.

Thank you Stokesy44 !


Tommy

Top job Tommy. Love the base and the subtle very realistic weathering!

demarcation wrote: ↑Mon Jun 05, 2017 11:23 am Top job Tommy. Love the base and the subtle very realistic weathering!

Thank you Anders


Tommy

First class job there Tommy looks totally stunning

RossiM1 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 05, 2017 9:49 pm First class job there Tommy looks totally stunning

Thank you very much, Gary


Tommy

Beautiful work - great finish on the aircraft and the vignette base really sets it off nicely

Lovely job mate

Tomcat64 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2017 3:30 pm Beautiful work - great finish on the aircraft and the vignette base really sets it off nicely

Thank you Tomcat64

Nev wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2017 3:59 pm Lovely job mate

Thanks, Nev!


Tommy

Awesome Job mate that looks so amazing
Steve

Muzrik wrote: ↑Sun Jun 11, 2017 6:22 am Awesome Job mate that looks so amazing
Steve

Thanks Steve, I'm happy you like it


Tommy

Absolute beauty, mate.

Love the paint job and the base is inspired. It gives the impression of a hanger lift.

Willem wrote: ↑Sun Jun 11, 2017 2:52 pm Absolute beauty, mate.

Love the paint job and the base is inspired. It gives the impression of a hanger lift.

Thank you very much, Will !

It was fun to do the base, but I couldn't make up my mind about the colour at first.
But I'm very happy with the result.


Tommy

Beautiful. I enjoyed watching your buildthread and final reveal. Top job!

jnbattleship wrote: ↑Mon Jun 12, 2017 4:12 am Beautiful. I enjoyed watching your buildthread and final reveal. Top job!

Thanks jnbattleship
Also a big thank you for following the buildthread, I'm glad you liked it


Tommy

Superb, really lovely model. Really nice little display as well. Should be proud.

DC87 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 25, 2017 9:23 am Superb, really lovely model. Really nice little display as well. Should be proud.

Thanks DC87, for those kind words


Tommy

great work looks amazing

martin57 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 30, 2017 9:47 am great work looks amazing

Thanks a lot Martin57


Tommy

Looking great, Tommy!

EvilCarrot wrote: ↑Sat Jul 01, 2017 10:53 am Looking great, Tommy!

Many thanks, Sebastian!


Tommy

A master class in model building, brilliant.

pourquoi61 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 01, 2017 1:39 pm A master class in model building, brilliant.

Thank you very much, pourquoi61


Tommy

Well that's what I call a great finish

GuyMac wrote: ↑Sun Jul 02, 2017 10:47 am Well that's what I call a great finish

Thanks a lot, GuyMac !


Tommy

It is awesome indeed, really like the finished look on the base for display

Twokidsnosleep wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2017 6:11 pm It is awesome indeed, really like the finished look on the base for display

Thank you very much, buddy!

The base was a of an experiment with Ultimate washes.
I'm happy with the result - I will use that method again for sure.


Tommy