eng Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Bought this just over a week ago and finished it tonite (will add 2 GBU's at some point and a small nameplate to the base) thus qualifying as my quickest build in a long time. Beautiful kit straight out of the box, better than the Dragon offering by miles, decals and all, only thing I missed til too late was that the intake section at the base of the fin is too long i.e for the AV-8B and should really have been cut back and re-shaped. Also in true Harrier fashion the gear was bloody fiddly, I managed to snap one of the outrigger fwd braces (after removal from the sprue and cleaning up!!) but repaired it successfully, the nose leg required shortened from the top slightly as the aircraft sat too nose high and I had to sand some flats on the nose and main gear to get (almost!) 5 points of contact (twin mainwheels remember!!). Base is simply a scrap of plasticard, scored, painted and weathered, with a piece of stretched sprue to make an edge light and some thick sandy coloured paint stippled on for texture and to break up the base. Oh and it's 1/144!! Just a tad wider, and same length as my.................................mobile phone!! All comments good and bad welcome, thanks. Rgds, Eng Quote Link to post Share on other sites
POMPEO Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 great work, congratulations Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarioK Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Did you paint ms.Pinder or decals? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Nice looking build, especially like the mission markings. :unsure: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stephen Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Nice one Mate! Stephen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChernayaAkula Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Very nice build! Neat little dio! Did you paint ms.Pinder or decals? The kit supplies decals for this version. But there's only Lucy, no Michelle. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Cameraman Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Very nicely done there. For some inexplicable reason I find it difficult to read any of the comments made after Mariok's . Me thinks it may be his avatar! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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