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I’ve been working on these since the start of the build and finally got round to posting, building has been really slow so these kinda got the mojo going again just in time for the lockdown! They are to go with a Harrier Diorama I’ve been working on for years(slowly) and finally have the Harrier 95% done, but that’s another build) First up the kit and the parts. The kit comes with two tugs, bars and ladders and a selection of personnel. Next up the build up of the body. Body complete with the wheels Then there were two and ready for priming Wheels filled and ready for paint Painted bodies ready for the wheels and some weathering So that’s where it currently sits hopefully over the weekend I’ll get the wheels painted and attached ready to weather the two vehicles and then add the tow bars and other trailers ready for the diorama. Thanks for looking Graham
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G'day people, I realise that this is an aircraft forum but I thought this forum would be the most relevant (the mods may think differently and subsequently move it!) being aircraft related. I knocked this together last weekend and painted over a couple of nights. The set contains two complete sets of the tractor, the deck crew and an aircraft tow bar. Additionally, the set includes a boarding ladder for a Sea Harrier (SHAR), although there are no assembly instructors for the SHAR's boarding ladder included. The deck tractor kit is surprisingly complex and features some pleasing detail. the mesh and checker plate areas are especially nicely done. I am not familiar with the real item but it looks pretty close from what few pictures I have seen, although unmodified, the tractor can only be built with all four wheels tracking straight. I decided to modify the rear wheels so that they are turned, only to find out later that the tractor can have both sets of wheels turned. The tractors were painted green post Falklands, and I think that I may have over egged the weathering a bit. I wanted to experiment with chipping using the 'hairspray method', and I found that I was able to get more control over the process the more I practiced. The tow bar feature more subtle chipping as it was my second attempt, the tractor was my first , hence the heavier chipping. No doubt some RN deck chief would have fit if they saw the state of my little tractor! The next tractor will be painted in the later green scheme and being land based will not suffer the same ravages of an embarked vehicle, cheers, Pappy
