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Hi mates, Like most of you 1:72 folks, I've been waiting for Airfix to scale their beautiful 1:48 Gloster Javelin kit down to the gentleman's scale. Waiting...a long time. As it seems Airfix is busy with other projects, I decided to force the issue by building the OLD Airfix/Heller 1:72 Javelin, and along the way to try and make it a wee bit more modern. Surely this will cause the gears of fate to start meshing, and Airfix will get the idea. So you can thank me then! Since I have little common sense, I also thought it would be a good idea to build two of these old kits, one a T.3 (the Heller offering) and the other an FAW.9 (the Airfix re-tool). I also played with the idea of using either the ZTS Plastyk or Frog kits for the FAW.9, but upon inspection I donated those instead to my 3-year old grandson so he could practice using an entire tube of glue to add the seats to the pit. The T.3 is finished, and I duly present it here. The FAW.9 will appear sometime in 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024, unless those gears of fate turn too quickly and thermally disintegrate. Project: 1:72 Heller Gloster Javelin T.3 Kit: Heller (kit no. 346) Scale: 1:72 (back home again after that big Spitfire) Decals: Print Scale Sheet 72-371, representing XH436, No. 151 Squadron, RAF Leuchars, 1960 (please consult the WIP for the sordid details); roundels, stencils and walkway stripes from the Island of Misfit Stickers Photoetch: Airwaves AC72135 interior and exterior detail set; Airwaves AC72133 airbrake set Resin: Pavla Martin Baker Mk.3 ejection seats S72079; Armory weighted wheels AW72047 Turned metal: Master AM-72-079 wing pitot tube Scratchbuilt: Interior of the airbrake bays; interior exhausts tubes; front and rear engine faces (I cheated on those) Paint: Gunze H73 Dark Green, H75 Dark Sea Grey, H11 Flat White, H12 Flat Black, H77 Tyre Black, H18 Steel; Tamiya XF-16 Flat Aluminum; Floquil 10100 Old Silver, 110015 Flat Finish. Camouflage pattern was done freehand. Weathering: None, because at one time or another, this aircraft was fresh out of the shop. Plus, photos of it look clean, baby. Improvements/Corrections All raised panel lines removed and re-scribed Scratch built airbrake bays and noodled old pieces of PE for the actuators Detailed the cockpit Positioned the tailplanes and elevators in typical parked position Added antennae Build thread: Link Pictures! Before the canopy (and paint) went on: Stay tuned for Part 2: The FAW.9. It will be red and white, hint, hint. Cheers, Bill