jimz66 Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Nice work Red Dog. Very well done. Can't wait to see this one finished. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scooby Posted February 15, 2009 Share Posted February 15, 2009 Wow! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Red Dog Posted February 15, 2009 Author Share Posted February 15, 2009 There we go .. All four contact points, just placed for test fitting, n o glue yet as some minor details need to be worked on. Sorry for the bad picture sanding a bit more the mains, turning the sanded flat part of the outrigger on the upper side of the wheel and boring a lower center hole in the main wheels for the axe did the trick Don't sand Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deon Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Excellent build RD, Ive just picked up the GR3 and your build posts show me there's a lot of work ahead, thanks for posting your WIP so thoroughly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Red Dog Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 (edited) Pleasure Deon, just make sure you address the gear issue early in your build On to some custom made decals ... I can't say the aircraft identification within the RAF is simple But I narrowed my list of possible birds to just a few: 1st sqn Red 09 XV964 1st sqn Red 04 XV752 1st sqn yellow 04 XZ993 4th sqn Yellow M XZ993 4th sqn Yellow K XZ969 (on airfix GR3 decal sheet) 4th sqn Yellow V XW921 XZ993 is an oddity :) It flew as yellow 04 in the first squadron, then was transferred to 4th squadron as yellow M (or the opposite, I have no idea) Haven't decided which one to pick so far, the only thing I know for sure is that Red 04 XV752 had indeed been deployed to Norway. Still I like the 4th squadron badge much more. The only picture of a 4th sqn deployed to Norway I found was for XZ999 tailcode I- but there certainly are others :) I may take an artistic licence on this one. But here's the prototype of the soon to be printed homemade decalsheet ... [edit] Picture updated Feb 23rd for final (for now) A4 decal sheet It started with the need of the new tailcodes, but then I realized the roundels in the airfix decal sheets aren't perfect. And the 1sqn badge is really over simplified for that scale. the 4th sqn is great on the airfix sheet but it's unusable due to the offset of the white and yellow which messes totally the effect... Well, I still need to figure out a way to deal with the white (if I go 1sqn) and the lighter colours such as the yellow ... I need to make some tests first Anyone has a ALPS printer handy ... ? Edited February 23, 2009 by Red Dog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alex.B Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 Awesome Job!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Wolstenholme Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Hi Red Dog. You’ve taken on some real challenges and produced a most desirable artic Harrier John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Red Dog Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 thanks guys Decal sheet is printed... Here's a rough comparison between the kit decal's and the homemade sheet. I'm very lucky all those light colors (and white) are placed on white camo paint :) I might just get away with it :blush: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackcollar Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Hi Red; Those decals look great! Well done. -Al Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wayne S Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 Very nice work Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Red Dog Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 Well, it wasn't painless but the huge harrier is close to be finished Still some details to work on and a damn huge decal sheet that I need to finish but time for an update Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack-Swiss Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Uhhhh that's fantastic mate!!!! awesome finished product! Can you like make a pic with some things we use everyday to compare the size?!?!? I really have no idea of how big a 1/24 kit could be when built....I know I know....pretty ignorant!!! CHeeers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deon Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 awesome build, weathering is amazing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caudleryan Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 (edited) . Excuse me while I pick my jaw up off of the floor to have it reattached at the hospital. RYAN. Edited March 30, 2009 by caudleryan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rafharrier Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 WOW!!! Really impressive... a big effort for a great result! BRAVO! CIAO! Piero Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gambler Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 WOW Red Dog!!!........that is outstanding! Man, what an impressive model that must be in person. Beautiful work mate. :) Cheers, Jeff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thom Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 So good it hurts. Bravo, sir, bravo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KRI76 Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 :lol: Looking great!!!!! /Kristian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PapaSmurf630 Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Amazing build! I love the camo, the weathering, the fuel tanks...one of, if not, THE best GR.3 I've seen on ARC. Amazing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Timvkampen Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 This is a show stopper for sure. Very impressive! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Doppel Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 (edited) I'm due for an update gents, I can't work on this as much as I want to. My initial plans were to have it finished before 2009 but I'm running late..Anyway. I feel the hardest part of this build is to close the tow fuselage parts together. lots of planning has to be done to avoid future problems and the lack iof intern details needs to be though of too. So I decided that the gear doors will remain closed on both the nose gear and the mains. Usually the mains are closed on the ground anyway. That's not always the case for the front gear doors though, were most GR3 pictures I have seen have the nose gear doors open when the jet is cold. Well, mine will be closed. I'm also adding a new airbrake bay which really is too shallow in the kit and really badly done. The new one come from Heritage aviation and is very nice. That will not be easy to fit since you can't access it once you close the fuselage. Maybe a better approach would be to leave it out and insert it from outside once the 2 fuselage are glued together. Not easy, but the joints may be better distributed this way. If you glue the resin tight on one side, you may end up with a tiny gap and the other fuselage side? Anyway, it's pretty minor and nothing a few putty can't solve In the meantime, I continued working on the front part. Cockpit is now ready and glued on one side of the fuselage. It's heavily weathered but I'm happy with the result The sidewalls are ready too, I have some more PE parts to add under the glareshield on the walls. The glareshield was heavily detailled but I know I will have problems making the windscreen fit with the heritage aviation resin glareshield. I'll have to find a way I cut two missing vents on the canopy slope behind the rear seat as I plan on detailling that area once the fuselages are glued together. Here are two quick pictures of a cockpit dryfit. Hope to have the fuselage closed before the end of the week end ;) Hi Red Dog, What a sensational looking Harrier! Can you please tell me what the base colour was that you used for the cockpit? I'm re-building the 1/24 Harrier GR.1 for a mate (OOB) but the instructions don't say what the cockpit colour is. If you could help me out would be greatly appreciated. Regards Andrew Edited May 28, 2009 by Andrew Doppel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Marcel111 Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Red, that is incredible work all-round! I'm speechless. Weatherin is incredible, the cockpit detail is superb. Awesome! Marcel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Red Dog Posted May 29, 2009 Author Share Posted May 29, 2009 Well, I usually use H317 to paint cockpits, but I think that in this case I used H335 as the base colour It's more british than the usual gray Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spooky 01 Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Now that's one heck of an impressive bird !!! Excellent job RedDog. So what will be Your next project: an equaly impressive Jag in an artic-camo to match Your fabulous Harrier...??? :D "Check Six....." Spooky. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Red Dog Posted May 31, 2009 Author Share Posted May 31, 2009 Nan, I think I'll make her a nice diorama to sit on first, and probably replace the canopy that I may have screwed when attaching the MDC? Need to salvage it or replace it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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