tc2324 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Squadron Leader Bob Iveson left HMS Hermes to make the attack and two passes were made over the Argentine positions; then Sqn Ldr Iveson decided to make a third. His Harrier was hit by two 35 mm shells which knocked out his controls and started a fire in the cockpit.At around 100 ft, he immediately ejected, As he was only at around 100 ft, he immediately pulled the ejection handle and left the cockpit while the Harrier was doing around 450 knots and his aircraft exploded in mid-air shortly afterwards; he hit the ground after being under the parachute for only ten or fifteen seconds.He suffered spinal compression and wind-blast damage to his eyes but hit the ground sufficiently far from the Argentine positions to make good his escape and was picked up two days later by a Royal Navy helicopter. If anyone wants to play with their photoshop app and put a Falklands back ground in, please feel free. 47 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Great idea and well built Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Great idea and Dermot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemk1 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 That's brilliant, really interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Good idea. A friend of mine had to eject from a Harrier back in 86. Reckons he's a good inch shorter now. I'd say he'd enjoy a model like that. Didn't put him off he still flies aerobatics and airshow flying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 I've seldom seen such a sense of action in a static display. Impressive feat of modelling! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 SUPER idea for a inflight build.... BEAUTIFUL job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris148 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 now for something completely different,nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkdipXV711 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Great work ... like something different 👍👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger331 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 A novel and excellent portrayal of the immediate aftermath of an ejection sequence…..I particularly like to perspex fragments 'flying' off in the slipstream of the ejection. A bold and dynamic model Well Done ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 What they all said Brilliant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Excellent little dio - great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roof Rat Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Love it, congratulations RR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Nice tribute that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tc2324 Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 Thank you all guys. Did this for a Harrier STGB on another forum but wanted to do something a little different. Love it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt.Squarehead Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Just noticed that smart select ate the warning symbols on the pylons.....I'll have another go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod bettencourt Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Cool concept! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 A great way of bringing a model to life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Moore Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Excellent work...gotta love a good diorama! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackem01 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Brilliant model, brilliantly executed. Very well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okdoky Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 That really works for the model !!!!!! Well done !!!!! Both model and pic Nige Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcap Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 VERY original idea! Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tc2324 Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 Now that I really like...., (it hides all the `issues`...), ...... Thanks again peeps for all the kind comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kira666 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Amazing Harrier in Falklands war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 What a fella, and a brilliant model! Great work on the pilot detail. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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