Hello readers,
In my quest to find something different I came across this little kit by
PM Models (Pioneer2) which I thought a few of you may be interested in
seeing. A two seat conversion trainer (T-20) based on a Hawker Sea
Fury. Originally ordered by the Iraq Air Force at the time (who bought two
incidentally), then taken up by the Royal Navy who ended up
being the largest customer by far ordering a total of 60 airframes
(one of which my kit depicts). The T-20 is basically the same as a Fury
but for the addition of a second cockpit (for the instructor) behind the
trainee pilots seat. The instructor keeping an eye on his pupils
performance via a roof mounted periscope trained on the reflector gunsight
in the forward cockpit. The other differences are the deletion of two
cannon and the arrestor hook, both of which I failed to omit when building
this kit, DOH!
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over, this was a most pleasant kit to assemble with no major problems or
strife (built straight out of the box). The only strange omission I found
was the roundels on the decal sheet, that go on the upper and
lower surfaces of the wings. When they were removed from the backing, the
part that should have contained the white portion was clear? The fuselage
ones were fine though? Answers on a postcard please! Hope you have enjoyed
looking, as ever I enjoyed building.
Regards
Oliver
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