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    Just a comment on the kit generally. I have one partly made (it's to be a US Navy C-131) and I think that whichever nose option is chosen, some tidying-up will be needed to achieve the correct appearance. I used the long nose and when I compared it (once fitted) with photos, it was too blunt and at the same time not bulbous enough. I used some filler and Mr Surfacer to build it up to the shape seen here.
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    Was there such an official designation as HAR.2? Externally the SAR aircraft were as per the HC.2, I thought.
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    Gallic, I think!
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    It may be worth perusing the photos on this site (the low serial numbers) for some images of the early machines. While some appear to have the FS16473 finish on the fin, others may have a painted aluminium finish in this area.
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    This is the one on display at the FAAM in Yeovilton: XA466 Gannet COD.4 by Irish251, on Flickr
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    The book "Great Airliners: Boeing 720" by the late Jon Proctor just refers to lighter-weight forgings for the landing-gear as part of the weight-reduction that was inherent in the development of the 720. This is a beautiful reference on the 720 and I doubt there is anything more authoritative available. https://jonproctor.wahsonline.com/my-books/
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    Here are a few images of mine of G-SIXC. The grey was similar to the Boeing shade, I would say. (Different film types and lighting can make it look slightly different from photo to photo.)
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    If they have their eye to the Swiss market (and given that their single-seater appeared in F.58A guise, I assume this could be a consideration), an Avon 200 variant would need to be possible from the kit.
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    Also, the rear fuselage/tailpipe of the T.7 (Avon 100 engine) is more upswept than that of 200-series-engined aircraft, such as the T.66B.
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    In fact the later export two-seaters had the Avon 200 engine, as (I thnk) did XE531, the green T.12, so for some versions you would need the same rear fuselage as the FGA.9. https://www.baesystems.com/en/heritage/hawker-hunter
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    The two-seater has a plain fin whereas the RAF single-seater had the RWR fairing virtually from the start of its service.
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    Judging the images of the completed models, the astrodome for the RNAS Sydenham example looks to be undersized in the kit. https://www.airhistory.net/photo/57494/NK201
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    The kit nosecone shape is not accurate and will benefit from being made more pointed, if you are in the mood. This image shows the shape of the production aircraft. G-APEM Vickers Merchantman "Agamemnon" by Irish251, on Flickr
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    The 1962 scheme depicted for XP568 used lots of orange dayglo paint, not red. (This aircaft is preserved at the East Midlands Aeropark with a red/orange trim and it looks like Airfix based their colours on that.) There don't seem to be a lot of period colour images on-line of JPs with the painted dayglo scheme, which was replaced within a few years by the version with dayglo strips, though a Google images search will show up a few examples.
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    Did the Twin Pioneers in this scheme have a white roof? XL993 doesn't have one in the RAFM Cosford.
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