matford Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 I planning on making a 1:72 Hawker Siddeley Harrier T bird conversion, and am after some accurate measurements, can anyone help? Thought of adapting some drawings using the AV-8A cross sections (http://aviationarchives.blogspot.co.uk/2016/04/av-8a-cross-sections-and-loft-lines.html) I have the following, any comments on which you think is the best: A.A.P. Lloyd: Aero Modeller, August 1969 Scale Models, November 1973 [I notice Spencer Pollard used these for his lovely 1:24] Modelling Manual: Hawker Siddeley Harrier Gr.1/3 AV-8A, Koku-Fan ,December 1981 Mike Keep: Roger Chesneau - Aeroguide 12: Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR Mk3 / T Mk 4, 1989 Denis J. Calvert - Aircract Illustrated Special: Harrier, Ian Allan, 1990 Krzysztof M. Zurek: Aero Technika Lotnicza, April 1991 [Nice detail appears to be based on A.A.P. Lloyd] Nils Mathisrud: Andy Evans - BAE/McDonnell Douglas Harrier, Crowood, 1998 Richard J. Caruana: Marcus Herbote - British Harriers Part 1, AirDOC, 2008 Tim McLelland - Harrier, Classic, 2011 [Incorect details in places] Juanita Franzi: Aeroplane, March 2011 Peter Scott: Model Aircraft, May 2014 [Looks iffy to me] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Ranger Posted April 28, 2017 Share Posted April 28, 2017 There are 1/72 kits of the Harrier 2-seaters, you know. Sword has released 3 different boxings, and even the old Heller Bobkit version (still available, I think) was not bad. See here for all things 1:72 Harrier: https://www.scalemates.com/search.php?fkSECTION[]=Kits&q=1%3A72+Hawker+Siddeley+Harrier* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 I have recently acquired copies of some HS drawings, which if I recall include the two seater changes. I'm off to the Scottish Nats in the ambut will have a look later if you want. As Michael says, the Sword kiTS are pretty good, a few areas where they can be improved or corrected, notably around the tail boom, but most of the work is done for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Ranger Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 6 minutes ago, Dave Fleming said: I'm off to the Scottish Nats in the ambut Wot's an "ambut"? Some sort of British 3-wheeler? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matford Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 Good old ScalesMates. I'm 12th in the hall of fame - which tells me I spend far to much time cataloguing and not enough time building. I have a Sword T.4 but was hoping to try improving upon it. I live near XW934 and had contemplated asking to take a tape measure to her. Don't know how I've not spotted the Harrier SIG before. Health and other commitments has stopped be joining other groups as I can't get to events. It's also why I haven't gotten round to going to the National Aerospace Library to look for reliable measurements. Thank you both 🐻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 15 hours ago, Space Ranger said: Wot's an "ambut"? Some sort of British 3-wheeler? "Don't tell him Pike!" Ha ha Or there's a 'space' missing 15 hours ago, Dave Fleming said: . I'm off to the Scottish Nats in the am, but will have a look later if you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 2 hours ago, perdu said: "Don't tell him Pike!" Ha ha Or there's a 'space' missing I hate typing on iPads..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perdu Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Yeah me too Dave, I use Android tablets I detest their 'sadistic text' methods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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