Thanks for the comments guys. I look forward to seeing all of the completed builds.

Hi All,

Some great builds progressing here.

I've done a little more on my Hawk, have to clean up the demarcation line across the fuselage spine, also finish the two seats before finishing the cockpit.




More to follow later.

Got the intakes put together and painted the cockpit black, then joined the fuse halves. Still have some seam cleaning and will have to re-scribe some lines, I left the front unglued for now as I am debating getting an AM cockpit.

Cheers Rob.

I went to a local airshow this weekend and a privately owned Sea Harrier was there and put on an absolutely awesome demo. Figured I would share the pictures since this is a BAe campaign and I have a Sea Harrier in progress for this build. Anyway, enjoy the pics and I am going to work on my own Sea Harrier now.


Best wishes, Ian

Did some more work on the "SHAR". I drilled out the upper set of vents on the intakes and made new doors out of sheet stock and showed them retracted as if the plane was in a powered down state. I also applied the first coat of Medium Sea Gray which will double as a primer coat. I have a little more filling to do on the wing roots.


Best wishes, Ian

Looking good, I also like the idea you made with the vents, staying tuned for the next instalment.

Continued work on the "SHAR". The Medium Sea Gray and the Barley Gray have been applied and the panel lines are drawn. Working on the sub-assemblies now. I changed my mind and I am going to build "Black 99" instead of "Black 77" so this airframe has the Extra Dark Sea Gray rudder.


Best wishes, Ian

Lots of great builds!
Got the tail-cone and wings on about to order a cockpit kit to replace the small one that comes with it.

Cheers Rob.

Rob----The Hunter looks great! You are right though, Academy really bombed the ejection seat in that one......the seat size is no where near 1/48th. Other than that a really nice kit to build.

Worked on the Sea Harrier last night and got all the sub-assemblies built and then put on the model except for the under wing goodies. Also scratch-built intake covers for the aircraft. I will be using Eduard Brassin Niner-Lima Sidewinders, which are really beautifully cast missiles. Anyway, onwards and upwards.

Thanks Ian!

Your Harrier is coming together nicely.

Cheers Rob.

Hi everyone!
I have a little more progress on my Hawk to report. It now looks like a Hawk! I assembled all the major bits and am about to start the steps to overall prime, fill,sand, repeat. I will definitely ba happy when the red plastic is covered! Here's how it now looks:







Have fun modeling!
Mike

Littlest Hawk has been progressing slowly but surely. Mask the canopy up tonight and hopefully get a coat of primer over the weekend

Mike and Neil------great looking Hawks. I will look forward to seeing them completed.


The 1/48th scale Airfix Sea Harrier is done. Although the build did have some construction "speed bumps", the kit still builds up into a great representation the Sea Harrier. I added a Neomega resin Martin Baker seat, Eduard Brassin AIM-9L Sidewinders, scratchbuilt intake covers and sheet stock blade antennae. I drilled out the cannon pod barrels and the upper set of vents on the intakes as well. The decals depict a "LA MUERTA NEGRA" Sea Harrier from 809 Sqdn., HMS HERMES, Falklands War, '82. The plane depicted is "Black 99" and the decals are a mix of Airfix, Aeromaster, Hasegawa and dry transfers. This plane is credited with a A-4B kill on 06.08.1982, although the kill marking that was applied mistakenly on the actual aircraft was for a Mirage/Nesher kill. I also added lead foil BDR plates on the stabs and fuselage to show a couple of flak hits. All in all a fun build and I enjoyed this campaign. (Also posted in the gallery).


Regards, Ian

Ian,
That Harrier looks Fantastic!

Cheers Rob.

Thanks for the kind words Rob. I really enjoyed building it and there was a great historical aspect to this particular jet too. Thanks again Rob.


RAM ON!!!!!!!!!!!!



Ian

Ian,
Beautiful Harrier. Guess where I was today and what I saw there...

Harrier FA2 on the apron at RNAS Yeovilton.

Harry, thanks for the compliment on my Sea Harrier. Also, thanks for sharing the photo of #001. Great picture!!!!

Best wishes, Ian

Can I just say "Stencils, ARRRRGHGHGHHGHGHGHG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"


There. I feel better now

Ian thats a great job done on the Harrier, realy like the work.

Neil I to have felt this pain LOL

Neil, that's a fine looking Hawk! Although stencils can be tedious they really add to the finish. I love the paint scheme you chose.

Stewart, thanks for the kind words regarding my Sea Harrier.


Best wishes, Ian

Ian
That is one fantastic Harrier!! Your finish is great, very realistic!

Have fun modeling!
Mike

Here's a bit more on my Hawk build. Right now it is all primed up and almost ready for the color coats (and no red plastic!). I'll do a close inspection to make sure I have taken care of the seams and add any small fragile bits as needed (like antennas). As this will require a gloss black paint job, I will also carefully polish the gray primer coat (Mr Surfacer) to get as smooth a base as possible. Hopefully, I will not need to do another round of sanding & scribing before then!









Have fun modeling!
Mike

Thanks Mike! Your Hawk is really coming along well.. I bet it took a little primer to hide that red plastic. Can't wait to see the completed airplane.


Best wishes , Ian

OK, finished my Hawk, the new tool Airfix 1/72 model. Decals are from a 20 year old Modeldecal sheet and went on very well I must say.

I couldn't decide which markings to go for. My daughter said the blue tail with the yellow snake (92 squadron).


My son said the black tail with a red dragon (actually a salamander, but he won't know the difference).


How else to please your kids but to do both, one each side!







You know how sometimes even though you know it isn't perfect, sometimes you finish a model that you're really happy with - this is one of those models I just wish I'd airbrushed the tails instead of brush painting them...