1:48 Fairey

1:48 Fairey "Flycatcher" British mid-war FAA Fighter, early version, w/ Jaguar-III engine

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1:48 Fairey "Flycatcher" British mid-war FAA Fighter, early version, w/ Jaguar-III engine

A kit of the Fairey Flycatcher carrier biplane in 1:48 scale from the Ukrainian brand Armory. It is the early production version with the Jaguar III radial engine, and the plastic is supplemented by resin and photo-etched metal.

Scale1:48
Manufacturer Armory
Product EAN8591111000000

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41.96 €
34.68 € without VAT
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Fairey Flycatcher, early version with the Jaguar III engine (Armory 1:48)

An injection-molded plastic kit of the British carrier fighter Fairey Flycatcher in 1:48 scale, in the form of the early production version with the Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar III engine. The plastic parts are supplemented by resin castings that cover the detailed engine and the machine guns and by photo-etched metal. The decals offer several marking options. It is a multimedia kit for more experienced modelers.

The real subject

The Fairey Flycatcher was the main fighter of British carrier aviation between the world wars and stayed in service from 1923 to 1934. It was small, agile and designed for the deck: thanks to full-span flaps it could get rolling and lift off over unusually short distances, so it took off even from short deck platforms. Its recognition marks are the slab-sided fuselage and the radial engine. The early production version had the Jaguar III engine, later machines got the Jaguar IV, so it is the engine type that tells the variants apart.

Building and painting tips

  • the parts are fine and brittle, so release them from the sprue gates with a saw, never by snapping
  • bond the resin and the photo-etch with cyanoacrylate glue and use a thin cement on the plastic
  • finish and paint the engine and the machine guns before you close up the nose
  • test fit the biplane struts and braces dry and only then glue them
  • rig the bracing wires only after painting, otherwise they tear off during handling

Who the model is for

  • for more experienced modelers who can handle a fine multimedia kit
  • for collectors of interwar carrier aviation
  • for builders of biplanes in a large scale

The model is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Glue, paints and accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.

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FAQ

By the engine type. This set is the early version with the Jaguar III engine; later machines got the Jaguar IV and the manufacturer lists those as a separate kit. The line also has float versions.

It is not. The base is injection-molded plastic, and resin with photo-etch supplements it at the engine, the machine guns and the small details. That means gluing with two kinds of glue.

Rather not. The parts are fine and brittle, the materials are mixed and a biplane calls for precise gluing of the struts. It is better to have a simpler model behind you.

It had full-span flaps, so it lifted off over very short distances. That let it take off even from short deck platforms, which was not common at the time.

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