Classic Airframes

De Havilland Sea Hornet

by Colin Whitehouse

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Malta Independence Day 2004 

 

Here is an other classic Birtish fighter from CA. I present it here for Malta Day as the HF code represents the period when the planes were land based in Hal Far, Malta in the early 1950's.

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The kit has been presented before so suffice to say its not a shake and bake but didn't present too many issues. Work was required to get the fuselage smooth around the camera windows and I used an Aeroclub white metal hook rather than the 2 part plastic one in the kit. A point to note is the instructions omit to mention the pitot probe in the port wing and the aerial under the fuselage. These are easily made with brass rod if you are aware of them! Also missing from the decals is the Hal Far station crest on the nose. Mine came from the spares box modified.

I have a picture of this plane landing on a carrier with 2 empty bomb racks under the wings, so I made these by cutting down the excellent ones in the Tamiya Mosquito kit. These really look the part. Finish was in Humbrol 11 mixed 3:1 with Medium sea grey to replicate the silver paint applied to the originals.

Colin

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Photos and text © by Colin Whitehouse