de Havilland DH.103 Hornet and Sea Hornet

[gnistan303]

Fairly new here as a poster, but yesterday i have started a new build of the Special Hobby Hornet MK 3/4 and also have a Sea Hornet F Mk 20/ FR.22 waiting to be built. For now i'm not really sure what to do with them but i'm thinking both about just a normal whif history, as in the Hornet coming into service in WW2 either in europe against the germans or pacific agaisnt the japanese, or alternately an even more whiffy thing with a swedish version, replacing the Mosquito as the J30 in the Swedish air force.

Regardless i'd love advice/feedback on the build

[Scotaidh]

Welcome!    Can't wait to see your work. 

[Accidental Loggie]

And another welcome!  I love that you mentioned "just a normal whif history for your builds.  The most important thing is just to do your own thang, and have fun doing so

[Dizzyfugu]

Imagination is the limit. Even though I like the Swedish idea!

[kerick]

The Swedish plan is interesting but the late war Pacific or European plans sound good too.

[NARSES2]

Firstly welcome, secondly the Hornet is one of my favourite aircraft, so looking forward to them 

I built the AZ Hornet as a "Tiger Force" escort fighter for the Lancasters allocated to that force. Looks good in that scheme. Not built the Sea Hornet yet, but always thought of iit in BPF markings.

As for users ? How about Indian AF post independence to go along with their Tempest II's ?

[Gondor]

How about Indian AF post independence to go along with their Tempest II's ?

Oh, love that idea! Been thinking of what to do with my AZ Hornet.

Welcome to the mad house, gnistan303. We look forward to seeing your work.

Gondor

[PR19_Kit]

Doe a Hornet have a large enough fuselage to have those socking great bicycle wheel roundels that the Indians used then? 

[Rick Lowe]

Doe a Hornet have a large enough fuselage to have those socking great bicycle wheel roundels that the Indians used then? 

Tailfin. 

[PR19_Kit]

They're not exactly large either!

[Gondor]

The Chakra was on the fuselage sides of both the Spitfire and the Tempest, so it should be able to fit onto a Hornet.

[Charlie_c67]

Remember to check the colours if you go down that route. The ones that Matchbox included in the Tempest kit were wrong, I ended up printing my own

[Rick Lowe]

They're not exactly large either!

True, but a better canvas than the small diameter fuselage - or IMHO anyway.