Dragon 1/72 Sea Vampire # Finished

[novokits]

Although never deployed with frontline squadrons, the Sea Vampires enabled the Royal Navy to gain experience of operating jets at sea.
One question: which of the three presented in a kit of aircraft was operate from aircraft carrier?









Build photos will come later

[Stuart]

Cool choice!

[splash]

The first jet to land at see was LZ551/G on HMS Oceon and is currently in the fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton.

If you need photos I think I have some?

Regards Splash

[novokits]

Sir T, Splash - thanks!
LZ551/G was navalised Mk.1, F.20 - navalised FB.5.
I seen some material and think I'll build kit as VV150 (VV150 702 Sqn. HMS Implacable 21.09-11.11.1949 & HMS Theseus 02.05-30.06.1950)
But researches will continued.

[novokits]

Some strange cockpit
And how they did air intake in one part?

[Martin R]

Nicely painted 'pit, Novokits.

[splash]

Strange cockpit but nice intakes.

[DavidWomby]

Oleg,

That cockpit looks really strange. Not like a Vampire at all. Here's a pic of one in the Canadian Aviation Museum. This is a Vampire F1 cockpit but I doubt the Sea Vampire cockpit looked like the one Dragon have given you.



David

[novokits]

Cockpit I leave "as is" because this bad seen after canopy installing.
Some pics illustrated build process. BTW: kit have good fitting parts.

[airjim]

Looking good.

I think I can explain the odd cockpit. The photo below is from the Vampire Warpaint book. Of course it is a NF version, but I think Cyberhobby got confused and used it as their pattern for the fighter. So they didn't just dream it up...



Jim

[JamesPerrin]

It's a shame so much good engineering has been lavished on such a poorly researched kit.

[Martin R]

Novokits,

Great progress! Looking forward to seeing this one finished.

[BWP]

It's a shame so much good engineering has been lavished on such a poorly researched kit.

I think that quote could be applied to a great many recent Dragon 1/72 aircraft kits.

Aside from their Meteor, which I believe is generally regarded to be pretty decent, their Vampires, Vixens, Venoms and what-not that they've been pumping out over the last few years have caused quite a lot of head-scratching.

[novokits]

Of course, Dragon did not meet our hope to good kits. He became lazy?
I stay on last mile, I hope to finish tomorrow night Moscow time.

[Martin R]

That looks particularly smart in that colour scheme!