Airfix Sea King HAR.3 into an HAS.1 or 2

[71chally]

I use Humbrol 77 for RAF Blue-Grey.

[billmcl61]

Ah now thats more like it, thank you

 

[Meatbox8]

On 7/15/2019 at 11:18 AM, Dave Fleming said:

Bit of thread resurrection, but looking at this again, one thing to add (for anyone who finds this on a search) is you need to remove the strengthening strip between the fuselage and the boom for an earlier aircraft - not sure when that was introduced (post mid-80s), but it is fairly prominent on the Airfix kit  - you can see it on this pic from the HAR3 walkaround section

 

Thanks. A good bit of info.

[Dave Fleming]

47 minutes ago, Meatbox8 said:

Thanks. A good bit of info.

 

I managed to tie it down to start being added about 1989

[Meatbox8]

20 hours ago, Dave Fleming said:

 

I managed to tie it down to start being added about 1989

I'm kind of glad that the kit doesn't have rivets as they would deffo be lost during removal of the reinforcing strip.

[Dave Fleming]

55 minutes ago, Meatbox8 said:

I'm kind of glad that the kit doesn't have rivets as they would deffo be lost during removal of the reinforcing strip.

It's not an easy thing to do - on my next one (which will be an HC4) I think I'll scribe a line down the middle and cut down to that - those doing the 1/48th have the same issue

 

[billmcl61]

AAArgh, my kit "Airfix HAR3 04063" just arrived today and it does indeed have the reinforcing strip, that'll be a blighter to remove. ah well, not starting this for a while yet,, checked on ref photos of the Arks 824 Sqdrn sea kings and they don:t have them.

 

Bill