xffw45343tg Posted December 20, 2018 Share Posted December 20, 2018 Sorry - I wasn't clear: The loop of the ejection handle is standard black/yellow. It's just the base of the loop that is red. All coming along very well though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted December 20, 2018 Author Share Posted December 20, 2018 That’s ok Kirk - can sort that bit out easily enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted December 22, 2018 Author Share Posted December 22, 2018 So bit of cockpit work today - hopefully getting towards closing up the fuselage and with some more work to highlight buttons & dials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted December 23, 2018 Author Share Posted December 23, 2018 Few GR5 bits. Plus for the dorsal sensors are in. Will fill around these once the fuselage is together Airbrake bay is in & I have aided the US flare dispenser proud of the surface so that I can box it in with some plasticard to give the UK shape And cockpit is in on one side - let everything dry then close up the fuselage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted December 26, 2018 Author Share Posted December 26, 2018 Happy Christmas everyone. Hope you all had a good time. back to a few minutes on the Harrier today. Test fitted the canopy to ensure the seat doesn’t foul it. And to check the centre of gravity. Both seem ok thankfully 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share Posted December 27, 2018 Test fit of most major parts including the wheels and to the garage for some filler -building up the GR-5 nose bump slowly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share Posted December 27, 2018 (edited) Think the nose needs a bit more of a v profile underneath, so bit more sanding to do Smoothed in the tail antenna and added the boxing for the flare dispenser. Needs filling around the edges You can just see it ahead of the open airbrake Edited December 27, 2018 by bar side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 Bit of filler around the flare dispenser to smooth it in. You can see the dorsal antenna too. And a bit more filler & shaping in the nose Not sure the shape is quite right yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xffw45343tg Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Proper model making. There's actually a much sharper transition to the upward sloping (aft end) of the GR5 nose. You've shown it as being quite rounded and "aerodynamic-looking", but (surprisingly) it wasn't. Kirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 11 hours ago, Kirk said: Proper model making. There's actually a much sharper transition to the upward sloping (aft end) of the GR5 nose. You've shown it as being quite rounded and "aerodynamic-looking", but (surprisingly) it wasn't. Kirk Not easy to find a shot from underneath a GR5 nose looking forward to see the back of the lump! Yes, had guessed it was pretty sharp & I think the front is a touch to deep & the whole thing needs to be a bit straighter on the bottom. Bit more filler later & see how it looks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 This is about as close as good detail shots get Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xffw45343tg Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 2 hours ago, bar side said: Not easy to find a shot from underneath a GR5 nose looking forward to see the back of the lump! Yes, had guessed it was pretty sharp & I think the front is a touch too deep & the whole thing needs to be a bit straighter on the bottom. If you have the Tim McLelland book there's a profile drawing on page 211. Doesn't look too deep (as in towards the ground) but may be a tad too long and in need of a little more material on the fwd edge? What stands out to me in your picture is the concave curve on the aft edge and the quite tight radius into that. "Microwave Infra-Red Line Scan" (MIRLS) I think it was that was supposed to go in there but went the way of the 25mm Aden guns. I assume the detectors must have been some kind of near rectangular-shaped thingies set at a narrow V angle then faired around as best they could. You'd have thought that concave bit would cause a whole load of turbulence but what I know about trans-sonic aerodynamics you could write in marker pen on the back of a microdot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 Been working on that nose shape. Got some liquid green on it now to smooth it in. I tried out the paint I got and saline’s that I picked up the wrong dark green. It should be NATO green on top and lichen green underneath. Instead I got Tamiya olive drab & a Humbrol grass green. This how they look - artificial light rather than daylight I am afraid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 So tonight’s view of the nose quick coat of automotive primer on it to show up dents & bits 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted January 2, 2019 Author Share Posted January 2, 2019 Daylight shot of the nose today. Think it will look ok when the paint goes on. Priming the body started today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 Tried out the paint today - think it looks ok. Lots still to do. Even the wing is balanced on. No refusing probe yet either no Jet nozzles, canopy frame not yet painted, etc, etc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okdoky Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Happy New Year I need to spend some time checking back on your builds as not been on in ages ! Hope life is good and build work is going well ! All the best Nige Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted January 3, 2019 Author Share Posted January 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, Okdoky said: Happy New Year I need to spend some time checking back on your builds as not been on in ages ! Hope life is good and build work is going well ! All the best Nige Happy New Year to you too Nige. All good here. Having to run the heater in the garage today to spray, but that’s about the only issue! Hope things are good with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xffw45343tg Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Hello Nige. HNY. Have you started building your QM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share Posted January 4, 2019 Couple more bits on the Harrier. Still a lot of little bits & stuff to tidy up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 More Harrier progress - getting towards decal time I think. First bit is the tail with dorsal antenna and different lumps on the far back end Outriggers fixed on - should have sanded done that seem on the bay door before painting & fixing it on Refueling probe on & yellow canopy edges And test fit of the pylons. Found two spare pylons from a Hawk that may become the extra GR-5 pylon in front of the outrigger bays So so all in all coming together. Still haven’t glued the wing in place yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xffw45343tg Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 You're working your way up to that group shot with the GR.3 by the look of it. Pitots (and the temp sensor on the fin) are a sort of gunmetal finish when you get to them. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 It’s getting that way @Kirk 😀. Few more bits yet though. Good tip on the pitots need a bit of daylight to see them properly. Looking forward to dusting off the GR-3 from the loft to compare them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 Test fit of the pylons, plus the new UK fit extra pylon. All held in place with blutac for now plus a rail & the kit sindwinders. Going to put the under wing decals on before fitting the pylons, then attach the wing & then fit the dorsal arial - otherwise I will knock it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bar side Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 She has her identity at last - XD401 of 3 Sqn. Most of the decals are on, the pylons are attached, as is the wing & the dorsal antenna. Needs a final bit here & there plus a sealing coat os clear. Otherwise she is about done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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