1/48 Sea Fury

im 99% sure they already do one, could have sworn my local model shop has em..or did

That must be the new 1/72 kit.

I keep seeing mention of this 1/32 Hobbycraft Sea Fury. Just who the heck carries it????

on 9/25/2007 4:40 AM Enzo Matrix said the following:

It has already risen above the horizon.

Hmmm... The code number on that is HC9583.

In my stash, I have a Hobbycraft 1/48 Sea Fury that I bought in 1984. The code number on that is HC1583. Is the new kit simply a re-pop of that old kit, with maybe a few extra parts? There would have to be a *lot* of extra parts to justify re-releasing that kit. Although the shape is accurate and the panel lines are engraved, that engraving isn't what I would call acceptable these days and all of the detail parts would have to be replaced. There are only 49 parts in total in the kit.

( Nothing wrong with the Hobbycraft kit; it's accurate (as far as I'm concerned... it sure looks like a Sea Fury) and will build up nicely. You just need to detail the interior and the wheel wells to come up with an excellent model. I think you can even get Squadron Vac canopy too. Oh decal options galore...

--- Stephen

Geez, I didn't think Hobbycraft had been around that long!

I second that. I have one made up, and it does have the subtle lines of the Sea Fury. It certainly looks like, and captures the "sit" of one, which is my main test of any kit.

Regards

Pat Macguire

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