Grant Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Here is the box shot. Lots of munitions spare after this one! Nice simple single colour scheme with some contrasting decals for a, hopefully, pretty model at the end. cheers Grant Quote Link to post Share on other sites
merlin101 Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 Looking forward to seeing this Grant! Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grant Posted March 5, 2009 Author Share Posted March 5, 2009 Well, with your excellent reference photos, it seemed churlish not to make a start! cheers Grant Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Platypus Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 If that's the scheme I have on mind, it should be very nice looking! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grant Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 Got the tiny little cockpit tub done. I know there is not much space up front in a Harrier, but this looks a bit thin! Therefore, not gone to town on it, just some detail on the bits of the seat that show. The kit instruction call for exhausts and tailplane to be added as the fuselage halves are stuck together. I reckon that will just make masking and painting more difficult than it should be. So those bits will get painted and stuck on later. Some sort of hover dio was planed for this, so I was thinking about cutting out and drooping the flaps. Then Paulo posted this little tutorial I fully expect to be cursing him in the coming weeks! cheers Grant Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Neat pilot. Don't see many molded with the visor and mask off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grant Posted March 24, 2009 Author Share Posted March 24, 2009 Neat pilot. Don't see many molded with the visor and mask off. That'll be 'old school' Airfix. Possibly he should be in an orange flight suit? Too late now though, 'cos fuselage is together, with less than positively located u/c bays in place. and I have made a start on the flaps... cheers Grant Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grant Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share Posted April 4, 2009 (edited) And now the STBD flaps are done - and working! Many thanks to Paulo for his excellent tutorial. I had to make some slight changes due to the different molding, and scale, but it was surprisingly simple (once I knew how) and looks really effective. Clearly the brass pin will be replaced, but this is just for checking it all works. cheers Grant Edited April 4, 2009 by Grant Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bonehammer73 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Nice idea and tidy realization! The thought of cutting these multi-slotted flaps makes me shiver. Now with your example, I might give it a go... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Looking forward to this build! I think the Pegasus blue scheme is very cool. As an aside, what do you folks think is the best Harrier GR.5 in 1/72 scale is? Hasegawa? Airfix? Revell? Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JackMan Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Looking forward to this build! I think the Pegasus blue scheme is very cool. As an aside, what do you folks think is the best Harrier GR.5 in 1/72 scale is? Hasegawa? Airfix? Revell? Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unang Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 You can do this in 1:72?! You have inspired me. I have a Hasegawa 1:72 GR3 which I want to do in a diorama akin to a print in my ADMINOs office of a GR3 landing in a forest. Very '80s with the Cold War feel of these aircraft being used as they were designed to be used in a conventional european conflict between the Soviets and NATO. Outstanding! Can't wait for the updates. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grant Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 Bonehammer and Unang - go on, give it a go, you know you want too!! Paulo's tutorial was so good. He had figured it all out, all I did was follow the instructions. I must admit the second one has turned out better than the first. It was definitely worth doing though. Those flaps are such a big part of the 'look' of a Harrier when it is slow and dirty. Moving on, I next had to tackle the intakes. An interesting parts break down, that didn'y actually fit together too well. So, as I am doing flaps down, engine running (maybe at T/O) the doors needed opening. So out with the file and remove loads of kit plastic to make way for some replacement doors. Moded parts on left, original badly fitting bits on right. And once in place and undercoated, I think that looks OK. cheers Grant Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grant Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 Motoring along nicely here. The final job, before attaching the wings, was to drill out the two molded openings in the mid section, thin the plastic on the inside and stick some 0.2mm mesh weave (from Little-cars) on the inside. Looks a lot better. And now onto the paint shop. As I am having to mix the colour, I have had to get everything ready, at the same time, 'cos I will never manage to mix the same colour twice! Here are all the U/C doors, exhausts and the aircraft, ready for a serious paint session. cheers Grant Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grant Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 Well the painting went well. However, the decals being a pain. The backing/glue has aged and is coming off white. I have to rinse the decals off, once they are off the paper, but then they are going on fine with a bit of Klear. They are a bit thick, but a couple of coats of Klear seem help reduce that effect. Here is a top shot with all the upper decals on, and with the tips and controls surface sealing being painted. Why is white paint such an awful paint to use? And here with the masking tape removed. Now just the rest of the decals and put the U/C on and it should be ready for next weekends show in Plymouth. cheers Grant Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stefan buysse Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Great stuff, Grant. I wasn't aware of this colour scheme. Maybe I've only seen black and white shots of it. But it's beautiful and you built a great model there. Cheers, Stefan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grant Posted May 3, 2009 Author Share Posted May 3, 2009 Well, it is done, and very pretty it looks too. I finally got around to taking some photos. Here it is 'at Filton'. Thanks for the comments guys, I hope you have enjoyed the build. cheers Grant Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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