Not long ago I was commissioned to build this Tamiya Fairey Swordfish. I was happy with the way it turned out and I wanted to share it with everyone at ARC.

 The model represents the oldest surviving Swordfish. This plane was restored to flying condition by British Aerospace and was given to the Royal Navy Historic Flight on May 22 1993. 

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I built the model pretty much box-stock with the exception of the Tamiya photo etched set and I scratch-built the rear gunner's gun ( the one that came in the kit is on the moon :) Without question this kit is fun and easy to build.  Markings were gathered from various decal sheets.  I used Aeromaster acrylics (R.I.P.) and the dreaded Testors Acryl non-adhesive paint :) to finish off an overall trouble free project.