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| The Dehavilland Hornet (F. Mk 4 - 45 Squadron WF 975B - Malaya) was my third scratchbuilt attempt and is of traditional vac-formed construction. The wings feature CAD drawn ribs and spars cut from styrene sheet. This makes for a very strong model - I can pick up the Hornet by a wingtip without fear of breaking it. The horizontal stab, and all the control surfaces as well as the props, rockets, bombs, wheels, ect. are cast resin. |
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| Again, all the decals were Alps printed. Apparently I upset a British modeler to the point where after seeing a photo of the model in "Scale Aircraft Modeler", wrote to the magazine to dispute the colors of the squadron bands adjacent to the fuselage roundels. I used the "Warpaint" book on the Hornet as my reference for the markings and can easily change the decals on the model, bit I think I'll wait for a color photo of WF 975 before I do so. He should however, be commended on his ability to spot modeling mistakes on postage size magazine photos. I think the hardest part about the Hornet was making identical, yet opposite handed propeller blades for the opposite turning Merlins. The Hornet won a first at the 2000 Nationals in Dalas. Look for a few more Hornets to turn up at future shows as I sold a few sets of moldings to interested modelers. Hopefully, someone will finish one soon (did you hear that Ron Dobrzelecki?). |
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| The photo of my disply cabinet shows my scratchbuilt models and a few kit models, the most unusual being the Mk. II Beaufighter (Merlin engined) in the lower left corner. |
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| © Fred Yarema 2002 |
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