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Offline tc2324

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DH Sea Vixen USN Style
« on: November 05, 2013, 11:01:25 PM »
No long backstory for this one so clear your mind and lets imagine `What If` the Sea Vixen had gone into service on time with the USN showing an interest and purchasing it as a stop gap prior to the F-4 Phantom. VF-112 took the Vixen into combat in the last few months of the Korean War. Ok.., a bit of a long shot, but perhaps she may have looked like this?









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Offline Logan Hartke

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Re: DH Sea Vixen USN Style
« Reply #1 on: November 05, 2013, 11:08:43 PM »
Great job!  Looks convincing to me!

Cheers,

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Re: DH Sea Vixen USN Style
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2013, 01:56:18 AM »
Sweet.
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Offline finsrin

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Re: DH Sea Vixen USN Style
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2013, 02:04:24 AM »
Quote from: Logan Hartke on November 05, 2013, 11:08:43 PM
Great job!  Looks convincing to me!

To me too. :)
Oh yeah,,, carries 40's-50's Navy blue just fine.  Love the concept and your build, certainly captured look of that era. :-*
Close eyes, concentrate and mental image of them on Midway & Forrestal class can be envisioned - cool. 8)
 :) :-* 8)
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Offline Queeg

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Re: DH Sea Vixen USN Style
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2013, 03:41:00 AM »
Really looks the part, really nice model and paint.
The big US codes take the mind off the Vixen thing ..... plus it's not like you think odd things when you see a Phantom in Brit markings or anything.

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« Last Edit: November 06, 2013, 01:37:33 PM by Queeg »
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Offline FAAMAN

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Re: DH Sea Vixen USN Style
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2013, 11:58:26 AM »
Great build and finish, love the What If, well done!!
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Re: DH Sea Vixen USN Style
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2013, 12:54:18 PM »
Beautiful!!  Quite plausible.  It does cry out for a later companion in gull grey and white.
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Re: DH Sea Vixen USN Style
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2013, 01:20:55 PM »
Doesn't that ever look the part? Beautiful!  :-*
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Offline taiidantomcat

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Re: DH Sea Vixen USN Style
« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2013, 11:04:57 PM »
Always loved the look of the Sea Vixen. Great work on this one!  :-*
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Offline Cliffy B

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Re: DH Sea Vixen USN Style
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2013, 01:30:02 AM »
She looks very sleek in GSB  8)  Only mod I think the USN would have made would have been to modify the cockpit to a true side by side with a full bubble canopy.
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Re: DH Sea Vixen USN Style
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2013, 05:26:26 AM »
A real stunner all 'way 'round! U.S. Navy markings look like they belong, too!

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Offline theplasticsurgeon

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Re: DH Sea Vixen USN Style
« Reply #11 on: November 10, 2013, 09:59:58 PM »
Which kit is this based on?  It really looks the part.
I've got the Airfix 48th Vixen to do properly,   and
the Revell 72nd to do something else with.
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Offline father ennis

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Re: DH Sea Vixen USN Style
« Reply #12 on: November 11, 2013, 11:01:03 AM »
Outstanding !!   Excellent execution !!  I have a question though, what is the flat canopy for ?  Didn't the right seater get to see anything ?  Is it only a single seater ?
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Offline FAAMAN

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Re: DH Sea Vixen USN Style
« Reply #13 on: November 11, 2013, 02:45:55 PM »
Yes it's a twin seater, the flat canopy is so the Observer has a 'view' from the "coal hole" to help with vertigo which was a prob for the original FAW Mk.1 as it had a solid cover and only a small window for the poor wretch  :o, this is a FAW Mk.2 that's been well Whiffed.  8)
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Offline father ennis

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Re: DH Sea Vixen USN Style
« Reply #14 on: November 12, 2013, 07:50:31 AM »
I see thanks for the info.
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Offline ChrisF

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Re: DH Sea Vixen USN Style
« Reply #15 on: November 17, 2013, 10:00:05 PM »
Quote from: elmayerle on November 06, 2013, 12:54:18 PM
Beautiful!!  Quite plausible.  It does cry out for a later companion in gull grey and white.

Lovely job ! And er ... what he said !! :)
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Re: DH Sea Vixen USN Style
« Reply #16 on: November 23, 2013, 11:09:59 AM »
Wow what a fantastic looking model!
Although if it was in USN service, and given the size of the Sea Vixen, including it's nose size, I'm thinking they would have slung Aim-7 Sparrow's and a matching radar with it!!

Either way I love your work!!


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