Graham T
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http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=RV4581
presumably this is the HASEGAWA kit?
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Nice, I'd like one of those to complement my Aeroclub Gnat.
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Yay Hunters, lovely! Is the FGA9 HSS or LAG underneath? (NO, NO FORGET I ASKED THAT!!!!
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Two I took in Oz at the Bicentennial Air Show at Richmond:
Nice tail markings.
Wow, had to do a double take on that second one!
Picked up a copy of Andy Evans book "Nimrod, the Mighty Hunter" recently & it's a good ref, especially for colours & markings.
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Picked up one of these Mirage kits at the weekend along with the Renaissance detail set.
The detail set is nice with an excellent nozzel and some other detailing parts.
Mirages are normally parked with the trailling edge of the wing droped and this set provide a nice set of surfaces for the rear of the wing
Check out this link for a more detailed look at the set.
http://www.renaissance-models.com/Avions/rf48029.htm
Shaun.
Looks good, and where in the the UK might one procure said detail set?
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Must have missed this first time around....news to me.
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There's a coincidence. Having given up on Humbrol Metalcote, I've just this minute used Boltgun Metal on the exhausts of my Harrier T10 & was very impressed - good coverage & fast drying. However it's a bit reluctant to come off the brush using either Humbrol thinners or white spirit; do they do a specific cleaner?
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Thanks for the comments chaps. That Gnat is a great little kit & I'd like another. Unfortunately the only one that ever crops up on ebay nowadays is the fighter variant.
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The Airfix Hawk is rather nice. Contains all you need to make a pretty decent replica but a Neomega cockpit is a great addition even though it cost more than the kit!)
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Given the breakdow of parts in the hasegawa kit I feel that they have a two seater in mind anyway. Same went for their F104 kits - took a while coming but arrived all the same.
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I wanted to build the Llanbedr based D.3 in the red/yellow scheme and I understand the kit had these decals.
Ed no don't do it, not the "blood and custard" scheme!!!
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Talking of the box art.....it seems that the two a/c in the pic are the same one. Certainly the same code letter & it looks like the same serial!
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So far, so good! Keep it up.
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No pics but coming along. Got the main paint scheme on. I never prime so inevitably, I was left with some areas that needed a bit of attention, including a small "constellation" of tiny pin holes on the front starboard fuselage. The canopy was a poor fit (get it lined up correctly on the port side with the sill, front coaming & rear fairing & it overlaps the starboard side sill by 1mm at the windscreen arch upto 3-4mm at the rear!) so I have spilt it into it's four sections & will display it open; could be a problem as there will be some missing detail on the canopy frames ( I can't scratch build!). The Hasegawa kit windscreen was a perfect fit so I've used that.
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That's nice....as usual!
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Nice work. never seen that kit built before.
Nice work. never seen that kit built before.
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I have the Tucano kit in my stash but it looks quite a lot of work - the propeller blades are smashed into about 8272 pieces as well despite the cardboard protective packaging, which presents another problem apart from the iffy fit which seems apparent on dry fitting of the fuselage halves.
The really delicate parts appear to be the small triangular fillets infront of each tailplane. They were broken on my first example & yes, on the one I just received! Have a look at your example. Not too difficult to fix.
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All three 1/48 & built over the last year. The Gnat is the lovely Aeroclub kit, mainly injection & white metal with just a vacformed canopy & really easy to build. It's rare now but well worth tracking down. OOB with a needle for the nose probe. The Hawk is Airfix with Neomega pit, CMK undercarriage (I managed to get the nose wheel bay back to front so don't pick it up & look!) & MA decals. The Tucano is the Aconcagua full resin kit. This is a beautiful (if rather pricey model) & offers fantastic detail, especially in the cockpits. The u/c legs it has been pointed out to me are rather "stalky" & probably represent the oleos as being not under pressure - Aconcagua wouldn't be the first manufacturer to make this mistake. It also weighs a ton & is the daddy of all tail sitters despite my cramming as much lead in the nose as would fit so yes, that is BlueTac holding the nose down! I've got another in the pile & will hopefully make a better job if it. Decals for the Tucano are from MA again. Hope you like!
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Yeah, I had the AMRAAM GR7 conversion set, some years ago -before hasegawa updated their AV8B (may have even featured in SAMI), are AMRAAM still going? Not heard from them for ages.....
Their website is up & running & I've just paypalled them for 4 x MB12 seats so I flippin' well hope so! I got their Harrier deployed IFR probe last year for a GR7 build, unfortunately it arrived too late for me to use so ended up scratch building my own. I'll use theirs next time (but not on the T10 I'm working on)!http://amraamline.50megs.com/line.htm
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Aeroclub did/do a really nice white metal with photo-etch MB Mk 12....
Thanks Bill, that's on the Hannants site but the AMRAAM resin seat is really nice.
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Nice builds, especially the "Hoontas" !
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The FR47 was outwardly an FR46 with folding wings. There were a few internal diffs. Kit is brilliant (but paint your own Korea stripes!!)
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AMRAAM Line do the only resin Mk12 seat.
Stephen
Ah now I remember! I also had a couple of GBU's & a Harrier IFR probe from them at the same time!
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I'm sure I used an Airwaves seat in my GR7 last year but the only seat listed by Hannants is an Aeroclub offering. Did/do Airwaves produce a Mk12? Want to sling a pair in my T10.
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Yes, just found another on ebay with parts photos & it is the Hasegawa kit. The seat matter is a real bugger as apart from the Aeroclub w/m/etched part only AMRAAM do a resin replacement which is quite nice but they are very sssslllllooooowww to deliver. I've got four on order from them - two for my current T10 & two for kits in the stash!