Phil1503
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I have now added two coats of Humbrol Clear varnish to the Harrier; ready for the decals: And also the under-wing fixings:
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I have now finished the final touching up of the Harrier, so the build is now complete...all ready for the gloss coat before the decals:
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The last parts fitted to the Harrier this evening; I have fixed the airbrake in position: Also fitted the rear undercarriage door: And the forward undercarriage doors:
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The last few stages of the Harrier build; I have assembled and painted fully the under-wing fuel tanks and sidewinder missiles: And masked and painted the vertical canopy frames: I have also dry-brushed the inside of the airbrake and the undercarriage doors with black to dirty them a bit: And also dry-brushed the detail inside the airbrake compartment: And then also dry-brushed the engine nozzles and the thrust deflectors, to dirty them:
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A bit more work on the Harrier today; a bit more touching up of the paintwork, and I have fitted the engine exhaust nozzle parts to the fuselage, starting with the forward nozzles: Then I fixed the thrust deflectors behind the rear nozzles: And then fitted the rear nozzles:
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Continuing work on the Harrier; a bit more touching up on the camoflage areas, and I have also painted the airbrake and undercarriage doors, and also painted the jet exhaust nozzles with Humbrol 53: I have also painted the masked panels on the tail with Humbrol 155: And with the masking removed:
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Spent a couple of days touching up parts of the Harrier, on bits of the camoflage and undercarriage bays. I have also today painted some parts on the sprues (the insides of the undercarriage doors and the airbrake strut); I have also painted the probe on the nose with Humbrol 11: And I have also masked the panels on the tail that will be painted Humbrol 155 (olive drab):
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I have now painted a second coat of the green camo colour; Humbrol 163. Two coats was all it needed, and it has left a nice finish with no real need for touching up. I am also continuing to paint the fuel tanks, missile pylons and the airbrake in the same colour:
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I have just painted the first coat of the second camo colour, Humbrol 165. I just painted it by hand, copying the lines and shapes from the instructions: I have also painted the first coat on the underwing fuel tanks and missile pylons with the same colour:
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I've now finished painting the first camo colour; with 4 thin coats of Humbrol 164...it has levelled into a nice even finish:
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Made a start with the paintwork; starting off with a thin coat of the first camoflage colour, Humbrol 164:
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A few additions to the Harrier this evening; I have fitted the two cannon pods under the fuselage: And also the probe on the nose cone: Also the two antennae behind the cockpit: I have also removed and put together the exhaust nozzles:
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Thanks...I know about washes...I just prefer to dry brush instead. Also, I do dry-brush with silver, if something needs to show wear and tear.
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This afternoon was an important stage in the Harrier build; the fitting of the undercarriage. I wanted to do a good job, as I was pleased with my painting of the wheels and struts, and the undercarriage is important for a realistic-looking build. I removed the wingtip struts from the sprue, and fixed the tyres to the main undercarriage struts: Then I fitted each outside wheel to the wings: Then I fixed the front undercarriage: Then came the tricky part...the centre wheels. Even though this is a great kit, the centre wheels were about a couple of millimetres off the ground when I test fitted the wheels with the Harrier on a flat surface. So, holding the centre gear in place with blu-tak, I adjusted it a bit and found the best place to glue it, so that all the wheels were touching the gound together: And, yes, the main wheels and outside wheels touch the ground together: I'm pleased I managed to do a decent job; the Harrier is looking the part now...
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Today's progress on the Harrier; I have fitted the canopy parts...they were a great fit, as expected from this nice kit: I have also dry-brushed the main landing gear struts with black to dirty them: And the same on the outside undercarriage: And then I masked the canopy with Tamiya tape:
