alxzinbox Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 (edited) Hello everyone! Greetings for the new year! I'd like to share my last build of 2015- the 1/72 Italeri Sea Harrier FRS 1, 300 sqn, Indian Navy. I used the Eduard PE detail set, along with the Model Alliance Sea Harrier Decal sheet. Additional decals were sourced from some old Modeldecal sets as well. Brass pitot from Air Master. I tried cramming in detail where ever the kit fell short- the Ejection seat, the nose gear bay, and the nose-gear itself. Styrene sheet and stretched sprue worked wonders together. I churned up my own shades of paint using primary colors, and eyeballed it as close as possible to selected references. It still ended up being a tad too blue. Oh well... Weathering was done using oils, and everything was sealed up with a lacquer matte coat. Scratch built the ejection seat using styrene sheet and stretched sprue. Eduard Seatbelts and decals from spares. Here it is installed in the cockpit Shot a new closeups in natural light to showcase the weathering better Thanks for watching and have a great year in modeling ahead!! Cheers! Alex Edited January 6, 2016 by alxzinbox 56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riever49 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Lovely model. The ejector seat is amazing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Amazing work! How did you do the pitot tube? A needle, or is there a special after market part for this? Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Nice work Alex 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxzinbox Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 Amazing work! How did you do the pitot tube? A needle, or is there a special after market part for this? Alex Thanks Alex, the pitot tube was after market from Air Master series AM-72-052 (Hannant's) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Great work, looks fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Great looking sea harrier, nice job on the scheme and finish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidy Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Very nice work upgrading the seat, and lovely overall finish, too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Top class. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_C Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Cool looking model - weathering especially! I like such subtle but very effective style. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Great stuff and lovely attention to detail. Dermot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 That's an excellent little model! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Fantastic Harrier and great to see one of the lesser modelled schemes. Beautiful detailing, looks more 1/48 than 72 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwality8 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 That's a pukka Harrier! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanakit Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Excellent work performed Alex ! Very nice model ! Ivan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Nice Love the finish .......looks good in Indian markings as well Rgds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich G Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Really nice work, particularly on the small details and that ejector seat is awesome work! Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik Leijdens Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Impressive model! The seat is a banger! Erik 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcdonnell Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Hello,Alex - My compliments to you on a fine looking build of your 'Indian Navy Sea Harrier'. I love the quality and detail of the paint and finishing work and commend the restrained weathering.She is a resplendent tribute to this iconic aircraft.All the best,Paul. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazza68 Posted January 6, 2016 Share Posted January 6, 2016 Fantastic detail and a stunning build of an iconic plane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 A truly excellent model! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supertom Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Fantastic work there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephLalor Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 That's lovely. Makes me wonder if my old Matchbox Sea Harrier transfer sheet is still usable after 30-odd years. They'll adorn my Italeri/ESCI Sea Harrier if they are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Very nice one - what colors did you use for the blue? Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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