prominent but are easy to sand
back slightly if they bother you.
As for options you are honestly
spoilt for choice, all the control
surfaces are separate so can be
positioned easily to add some
animation to your model and
of course being a naval aircraft
folded wings are also supplied as
an option. Underwing you have
a choice of fuel tanks, rockets,
bombs and a camera pod made
from a fuel tank. While under the
centre fuselage you have a Rocket
Assisted Take Off pack (R.A.T.O).
The more I look the more
options I see open or closed pilot
foot step, dropped oil cooler flapsand positionable arrestor hook. So,
the perfect kit? Well, not quite one
strange omission is that there is no
gunsight supplied this is certainly
correct for the one flying today
but would certainly be present
on the operational versions.
Also, on our example, the clear
canopy parts had some small marks
on them, which is strange as they
are packed in a separate bag but
nothing that a few minutes with a
polishing cloth cannot sort out.
But to end on another
positive note the clear parts
also supply the wing tip lights
something that Tamiya did not
manage on their latest 109G!CONCLUSION
Has this kit been worth the wait? I
would say looking at the plastic parts
an unequivocal yes if they fit together
as good as they look this could
be one of the best Airfix releases
ever. Yes, there is room for some
improvement that I sure will be taken
care of by the aftermarket (hollowed
out exhaust pipes, seat belts and
the missing gun sight) and Xtradecal
have already produced a decal sheet
with some very attractive options
(though not G-FURY) and Airfix have
already announced a second boxingsupplying markings for foreign users.
The only downside is that I
am sure this is a kit that will fly
off the hobby shop shelves and
we know that means that as with
other Airfix kits in a few years’
time the Sea Fury will be achieving
collector prices on auction sites.
Our thanks to Airfix for supplying
the review sample which we hope to
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