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Browse Images Virtual Aerodrome Image Browser ( Small / Large ) Show : All | Parked | Flying | Build | Aerial | Reference Page (1 in total) : [ 1 ] Hangar Aircraft Category Date Preview John Cooper AeroGraphics Kit G340 Fairey Firefly Mk 5 Parked 11-Jan-11 11:26 Views : 1565 Not an AeroGraphics model, but a similar sized scratch built version of the Firefly MkII. steed AeroGraphics Kit G340 Fairey Firefly Mk 5 Build 27-Jul-10 08:39 Views : 1198 rudder just needs some sanding thennearlly done steed AeroGraphics Kit G340 Fairey Firefly Mk 5 Build 24-Jul-10 21:26 Views : 1182 main part of the firefly taking shape at last steed AeroGraphics Kit G340 Fairey Firefly Mk 5 Build 17-Jul-10 08:48 Views : 1175 Well at the grand old age of 39 i have decided to get a hobby and you have guessed building a fairey firefly.Having never done a balsa kit before this is my progress so far.My first comment is the instructions are rubbish and tring to find more info about them, is like hitting my head against a brick wall.As i go on with building this i will keep updating the photos and my thought cheers andy jerry campbell AeroGraphics Kit G340 Fairey Firefly Mk 5 Build 10-Jul-08 14:02 Views : 2028 Papering went very well with few wrinkles that disapeared with doping. However the rudder fit is requiring a lot of triming to fit. so far each component fits very poorly. jerry campbell AeroGraphics Kit G340 Fairey Firefly Mk 5 Build 06-Jul-08 14:30 Views : 1663 The major components are doped and sanded and ready for papering. I've had to do a good bit of trimming to get the wings to fit and they are not perfect but it would take some rebuilding for a better fit. Hangar Aircraft Category Date Preview jerry campbell AeroGraphics Kit G340 Fairey Firefly Mk 5 Build 30-Jun-08 23:54 Views : 1585 The repair work is finished, the fuselage wing former is switched around. Also the forward window of the rear cockpit has been cut into balsa slats that have been glued into place. I cut the window from the plans to use as a guide after the slats were in jerry campbell AeroGraphics Kit G340 Fairey Firefly Mk 5 Build 28-Jun-08 12:08 Views : 1714 The balsa is excellent, but I am disapointed in both the engineering and the insturctions as well as the plans. The build is a little complicated and both the plans and the instuctions are some what vague making the construction more difficult than it sho jerry campbell AeroGraphics Kit G340 Fairey Firefly Mk 5 Flying 28-Jun-08 11:59 Views : 1473 jerry campbell AeroGraphics Kit G340 Fairey Firefly Mk 5 Build 28-Jun-08 11:57 Views : 1491 I had copies made of the plans so I could cut them aprart for easier building on my board. jerry campbell AeroGraphics Kit G340 Fairey Firefly Mk 5 Build 28-Jun-08 11:51 Views : 2147 The kit contains excellent quality stripwood, printed balsa sheets, 3 sheets of plans printed on one side, rather sparse inadequate decals, plastic wheels, vac canopy, clear sheet for the rear oockpit, plastic prop and rubber, It is designed for rubber or Page (1 in total) : [ 1 ]