CanDid Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Hi,As the Modellexpo 08-Open 2014 in Stockhom theme is Africa I decided to make a small contribution, a Rhodesian Hawker Hunter.I used Revell's Hawker Hunter FGR.9 with some Brengun PE and Xtradecals, all in 1:144. 1/144 pictures: And just as I had started fiddling with this little fellow above a Second Hand kit of the 1/48 Academy F.6 came in sight. I could not resist it and added some resin parts from PJ and PE from Eduard together with MAV decals in order to convert it into a decent looking Rhodesian Hunter. 1/48 pictures: I could not find any good pictures of the various antenna configurations for the Rhodesian aircraft so I might just have got everything wrong, but at least I have tried to make it look like an early 1970's bird with some scratch-building. Same story for the front office, no decent pictures available. If I have understood everything right the Rhodesians made some upgrades to keep their precious Hunters alive, so I added a few part, probably a long shot And finally a family portrait Thank's for looking!Cheers/Fred 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 A beautiful Hunter, superbly built! Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders154 Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 144 scale WOW superb workmanship.well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunray Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Brilliant job in any scale but for 1/144 truly excellent! Great work Fred. Cheers Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 An iconic aircraft ...and you built a STUNNING looking Hawker Hunter. Fred an outstanding job.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicE1 Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Elegant builds of a matchless flying beauty! Fabulously smooth finish, too… Top class modelling! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Lovely Hunters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach82 Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Great build of an awesome aircraft. Nothing can match the Hunters sleek and elegant lines and in Rhodesian Air Force colours - well, it brings back a lot of memories. Great work Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabberwocky Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 Beautiful aircraft, superbly built. The 1/144 is a miniature masterpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMChladek Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Most certainly not the livery one sees everyday on Hunters with so many other marking choices out there. So these birds are certainly unique. That being said, they are also some first class builds and look Excellent!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Befring Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning88 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Interesting scheme..thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McYellowbelly Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Nice work You have done the revel kit justice, that's a beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted August 5, 2013 Share Posted August 5, 2013 Really nice, wish I could find the 1/144 Hunter, looks like a gorgeous kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted August 18, 2013 Share Posted August 18, 2013 Okay, I'll admit to being biased, but those are cracking ! Well Done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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