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    Thinking of building multiple Harriers 1/72

    in Aircraft Cold War

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    12 hours ago, Stratto said:

    Thanks Max Headroom I am starting with these and see how I go I am just getting back in to kits after many years. I think I have all that I need now watching YouTube videos and looking online for tips and tricks. There is also a lot of information on the Britmodeller forum. 

    I’d forgotten that Hasegawa did an early GR.1. I think the FROG one was ‘inspired’ by it.

     

    Trevor

    Thinking of building multiple Harriers 1/72

    in Aircraft Cold War

    Posted

    Other manufacturers of Harriers/Sea Harriers in 1/72 include

     

    Matchbox - very basic

     

    Fujimi - well regarded at the time. Stickies may need replacing.

     

    Hasegawa - same as Fujimi above

     

    Bobcat/Humbrol - a snap fit T2 or T4. Basic very simplified with no hangy bits at all. (C Scale provided white metal necessaries). The Esci wing was a drop fit onto the fuselage……

     

    Sword have also done a series of two seaters

     

    Airfix - the original 1960’s GR.1 modded in the early 80’s to GR.3. Generous ordnance provision 

     

    Frog and the Frogsspawn - crude 


    Pegasus T.2 conversion. To be grafted on the original Airfix kit. ‘A collector’s item’

     

    Some of the kits, like Fujimi and Hasegawa and of course Esci/Italeri, have break joints for the Harrier and Sea Harrier.

     

    Others may be able to give better insight into the specifics of the kits above.

     

    HTH

     

    Trevor

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    What's with the golly-goshing a'postrophes?

    in Chat

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    20 hours ago, Mike said:

    We've got one close by.  Hawarden, where the Mossie used to live, which is right next to the Airbus factory that used to make A380 wings IIRC.  It's pronounced Harden.  I remember a financial adviser in Liverpool telling me she wanted a mortgage arranging for a client in Harwarden (pronounced as it's spelt). 19 year-old me thought that was hilarious :D

    Don’t forget Baggillt just across the border 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

     

    Trevor

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    F312 - Anatra DS Anasal ***Finished***

    in FROG Squad II GB

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    I’ve got one of these tucked in tha back of the shelf of doom.

     

    This was one of four ‘Russian Frog’ kits released by CMS in London under the Red Star brand. Sold all together one of the others I think was a LaGG3?

     

    Probably moulded in the U.K. before the moulds were to be shipped out to Russia

     

    Trevor

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