Westland Wyvern were used by the British Navy during the 1950s. It saw combat action in the days of Suez Crisis.

The Trumpeter kit falls together quite nicely. Careful dry-fitting and a bit of putty will be required. The kit is full of details and options. I decided to build a "heavy-duty" version, not exactly true to the limitations of real plane - it is overweighted.

For the Sky I used Pactra paint on dark preshading. For the upper surfaces Dark sea gray I used Agama paint. Those are quite nice acrylic paints. I decided to paint stripes which come as decals with the kit. I used enamel paints by Humbrol and that was mistake - pigment is too thick and a layer of paint is far from being perfect.

For painting the canopy I used masks from Montex. They helped me a lot in making a rubber seal.

I applied an oil wash. I think it looks all right in all those rivets although some say they are oversized.

Irecommend this kit due to its complexity and need of being carefully planned for non-beginning modelers. But if you built a couple of models you will handle it ok. Kit details and unique feats (counterratating propellers) will make you look more advanced.