Piero Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 (edited) Hello my friends, as I finished my USMC AV-8B, its time to restart working on the RAF Harrier GR.7/9 kits. My previous works can be seen at the following topic: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.p...=69292&st=0 (P.S: I'm asking to the Admin if can move the topic to this forum... thanks!) Ok, I've wait for a resin Martin Baker Mk.12 bang seat from any good aftermarket... but still none. So, I'd to make one by myself... here the result: Still needs some minor "fix" but the seat is there. CIAO! Piero Edited May 28, 2012 by Piero 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viper-30 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 excellent work as usual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin9807 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Awesome work Piero, is this the kit seat you have modified or an aftermarket one. as i am in the same situation as you. Been waiting ages for the correct seat to come out. Merl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintsPhil Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Glad to see this one going again Piero! I had said in another post I had a pic of the pit with the seat removed, I'm Yet to find it but I'll keep looking, if you still need it? Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Fantastic seat Piero, great to see more progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James V Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Fantastic as usual!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark 64 Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 It looks like the real thing. Nice work. Oliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotaliscia Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Great! Did you use lead foil? Awesome. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xffw45343tg Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Great stuff Piero. The PEC on the Mk.12 is located a little further back and on about a 50 degree angle. See here. Keep up the excellent work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 Great stuff Piero. The PEC on the Mk.12 is located a little further back and on about a 50 degree angle. See here.Keep up the excellent work. Ouch!!! How can I've missed that?!?!?! The seat went to be resin casted last saturday... and now? CIAO! Piero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 Hello, the Aires's resin cockpit tubs are painted and ready to be placed inside the front fuselage sections. I removed most of the seat rails on the rear bulkhead. Front instrument panels were painted and fitted with etched parts too... pics will come tomorrow. CIAO! Piero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screech Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Looking Great Piero!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xffw45343tg Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Ouch!!! How can I've missed that?!?!?!The seat went to be resin casted last saturday... and now? CIAO! Piero Really sorry Piero - I didn't mean to upset your plans!! Your models are generally so perfect that I thought you'd want to know... (Incidentally, despite your beautiful finishing, there are a few howlers moulded on Aires' cockpit too - drop me a PM if you'd like me to go through them.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardNellyer Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 Looking very good Piero. I'm currently looking at making my own seat as well. Will be following this ready for my build using your correction set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark 64 Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Your cokpit painting is dead on from where I am standing. Nice work Oliver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LT Motta Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 (edited) Watching and learning... Edited December 5, 2011 by LT Motta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 Hello, thank you for your compliment on the previous works, I'm trying to bring to light most of the bad points of this kit and make available any necessary corrections that I can best make. I continued working on the models again this weekend, by shifting my attention to the front section of the fuselage of the kit scribing the panel lines. Looking at the profile of the nose cone I noticed that too seems to go up, so I compared the piece with scale drawings taken from SAM volume. So I decided to cut the nose cone from the front fuselage section, which will help me for further detail works as the ARBS components and the front jet control valve. Unfortunately, the hump for the FLIR system is too thin, high and curved, so I added a couple of thin layers of plasticard on both sides of the hump. I also made the openings for the ladder steps on the right side of the front fuselage section. The Aires’s resin front wheel bay is inserted without major problems. CIAO! Piero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Wow, that's a very impressive bit of building. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 very impressive work so far, great detail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Screech Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 A true "Master" of the Harrier you are Piero! Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Looking good, very tempted to start my one. A quick look at the wing pylons has shown that the detail is nothing like the real RAF aircraft, what drawing did they use? Shaun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IV(AC)Plumb Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I see the Eduard parts are starting to come out?, Interior, Exterior and seat (which appears to try to cover up the fact its not a Mk12H) Steve http://www.eduard.com/store/Eduard/Harrier...erior-1-32.html http://www.eduard.com/store/Eduard/Harrier...belts-1-32.html http://www.eduard.com/store/Eduard/Harrier...r-S-A-1-32.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 Lovely work Piero. Thank you for taking the time and effort to highlight these issues for us all. I would also be very interested in any resin correction sets that you might offer for the GR-7. Keep up the good work. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Hello,the Aires's resin cockpit tubs are painted and ready to be placed inside the front fuselage sections.I removed most of the seat rails on the rear bulkhead.Front instrument panels were painted and fitted with etched parts too... pics will come tomorrow.CIAO!Piero JUST WOW !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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