Piero Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Hello, there’s much talking about 1/32nd Trumpeter Harrier on the forum lately. How much is good, how much is bad. As has been mentioned by others, there are around on this forums or other sites some reviews, criticism and tips on how to approach the individual (many) faults and problems of this kit. However, I am in the final stages of the construction of my fourth Trumpy Harrier, a GR.5 this time. Here some recent pics of the painting phase. CIAO! Piero P.S.: Sorry, no more Harrier resin sets are available at the moment. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xffw45343tg Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Looks flawless as ever Piero. What were the areas that you just couldn't leave un-corrected? Kirk PS/ Any chance of a pic of all 4 together? That must be an impressive sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaker Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 All these Harrier builds are great, looking forward to getting one now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotaliscia Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Always good to look your works, Piero. Lot of things to learn. All the best! Paolo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Very nice conversion, Like the panel colour variation on the air frame. What unit markings are you planning for the finished model? Shaun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blikkey Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I hope your doing a late 80's 233 OCU one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngtiger1 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Oh snap, another jump jet by great Piero Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 Hello, thanks for your comments! The GR.5 will be finished with 1(F) Squadron unit markings. Just a couple of pictures to show the demarcation line between the NATO Green and Lichen Green. I've already started to apply some dark washing. CIAO! Piero P.S.: Ciao Paolè! Come stai, tutto bene tra i tulipani? Un abbraccione!!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ale85 Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 che colori hai usato per i due verdi, Piero? ciao Ale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjD Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Piero, Looking superb, as always. I can't wait to see more of this one. We are rather spoiled for 1/32 scale Harriers on BM at the moment! All of them top quality too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crobinsonh Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 amazing build as usual. Your builds will be a major point of reference when I finally move forward on the one in my stash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero Posted February 3, 2016 Author Share Posted February 3, 2016 Hello, here we go again. Paint, decal and weathering stages are completed. Now its time to finish and fit all the minor parts. CIAO!Piero 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAF Laarbruch Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Wow just amazing !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IV(AC)Plumb Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Another masterpiece! makes my build time look like a snails pace! Couple of questions if I may? Did you hand paint the stencils? Have you mixed your two green colours from Tamiya paint? The fronts of the gun pod blanks are light green not the same colour as the horns on a GR7, and they are one colour (as in one piece) The gun pods are FAR too clean ! Not all GR5's carried a centre line pylon.... Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero Posted February 3, 2016 Author Share Posted February 3, 2016 Another masterpiece! makes my build time look like a snails pace! Couple of questions if I may? Did you hand paint the stencils? Have you mixed your two green colours from Tamiya paint? The fronts of the gun pod blanks are light green not the same colour as the horns on a GR7, and they are one colour (as in one piece) The gun pods are FAR too clean ! Not all GR5's carried a centre line pylon.... Steve Hi Steve, thank you for your comment! Regarding your questions: Stencils are not hand painted. Most of the black stencils for the two-tone greens camouflage are available with the Harrier Retirement Decal sheet from Airframe (ZG506). Yellow stencils and bi-language "rescue" arrows... you have to look around... try with some cut&paste from RAFG Tornado stencils in 48th scale... The greens are mix-custom-formula using Gunze paint. NATO Green is a mix of H309 and H405. Lichen Green is a mix of H320 and H70. You have to try some before obtain the "right" shade. About the front cap of the Aden gun pods... the color is a buff-yellowish shade... as showed by many pictures of the real GR.5s http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK---Air/British-Aerospace-Harrier/2573912/L/&sid=f5aac8c05cc10c3c32466f692170ae97 http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK---Air/British-Aerospace-Harrier/0722089/L/ http://sg-etuo.de/Visiting-Aircraft/RAF-SAOEU?userlang=en Maybe the pod are too clean... yeah! Finally, ZD408 "my GR.5" had the centraline pylon fitted... https://www.flickr.com/photos/132337785@N03/22611291798 CIAO! Piero P.S.: Pictures are not mine. All credits by the autors. Pictures are used only for reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IV(AC)Plumb Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 Thanks Piero, I bow to your references!, however the Cannon port blanks on 4 Sqn were definitely light green foam plugs (never any guns actually fitted to the pods as they never finished them! http://www.internetmodeler.com/artman/uploads/1/decals_af218-4.jpgmost of the stencils on here are for grey aircraft, did you re-colour items like the no walk footprint (as on green harriers they were red with black crosses, and also the area around the re-fuelling point is black, on grey harriers its dark grey? I hated fitting centre line pylons, filthy oily job! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 Hello, pylons and external load are ready. Next will be the Mk.12H bang-seat, bubble-canopy, undercarriage doors and access ladder. CIAO! Piero 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AjD Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Beautiful Piero! This is turning in to another stunner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xffw45343tg Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 (edited) Next will be the Mk.12H bang-seat... Are these of any use Piero? It's all very much work in progress but I hope it will give you a feeling for the main structures. In the CAD, it takes me forever to "bend" a pipe or cable segment along a path (simply because establishing the path involves looking at lots of different pictures) whereas it is relatively simple to model. On the other hand, combining blocks and cylinders etc is much easier in the CAD than in resin. Ignore the detail of the seat back too. I think the one I measured is from a Mk10L and is a bit smaller than the one in the Mk.12 - hence the "bleed through" of the oxygen cylinder and NBC blower in the pictures. In real life, the seat back fully covers these. Right hand side is a bit dodgy too - I've a fair bit of work to do on all the linkages for the manual over-ride and Safe lever. What I hope will be useful is the angle of the Personal Equipment Connector on the left side of the pan - quite different to that found on earlier seats. Let me know if there are any particular angles you want - it's easy as pie to to a screen shot. Kirk Edited February 8, 2016 by Kirk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Terrific work Piero, would really like one of the GR.5 noses, also the AV-8B+ stuff you showed last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piero Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 Hello, thanks to everybody for compliments and help! A little progress on this GR.5 model, pylons and load has been glued under the wings and ventral point. Still some little parts, as antennas and clear lights, needs to be fitted. CIAO! Piero 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordstrpe Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 that looks great, top stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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