stevemk1 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 (edited) Hi, it's been ages since I've tried to complete a group build and have a couple of Harriers in the cupboard so thought I'd get involved with this one. At the moment the plan is to build it out of the box, but perhaps a metal pitot tube will be added later on. Made a start on the seat and tub And then assembled a few of the larger parts A few joins will need filling and sanding, but hopefully will be ready for priming soon. Steve Edited April 14, 2018 by stevemk1 Fixed photo links 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shatters Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 Good to see another harrier, a metal pitot would be a good idea after what happened to mine( see my thread in this GB). Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 This one looks to be going well for you Steve. Welcome to the GB. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemk1 Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 Not a huge amount of progress as have also been working on an F/A 18 this weekend, but seams now filled and canopy masked so will be priming soon. It's amazing how compact the Harrier appears next to a same scale Hornet 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Certainly looks Harrier-shaped and well on towards paint. Good work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemk1 Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 30 minutes ago, Col. said: Certainly looks Harrier-shaped and well on towards paint. Good work Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemk1 Posted March 11, 2018 Author Share Posted March 11, 2018 Gave my new airbrush a try today, an H and S which is certainly better engineered than the very cheap one I'd be using before. Spraying the Humbrol 166 acrylic was still a challenge, it might just be me but I struggle with that brand and try to stick to Tamiya where possible. Am aiming to get the grey and green on later this week. Steve 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 You look to have a good solid coat of paint there Steve. Hope the other two colours go on so well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemk1 Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 I thought I'd make some progress today and spray on the dark sea grey. I used Vallejo Model Air Dark Sea Grey but it now looks far too dark. Compared it to a Sea Hawk painted with Humbrol Extra Dark Sea Grey and it's even darker than that. I guess I'll have to order a different brand to get a better match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemk1 Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 The better match for the grey arrived and has gone on along with the green. Had a go at some post shading and bleaching too, still getting the hang of it. Next step is making around the olive green panels on the tail and then adding some varnish. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Looking good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemk1 Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 A little more progress this afternoon. Gun packs drilled and mounted and exhaust nozzles installed Steve 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSH Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 Just acquired this little kit hope I can do it as well as yours, very nice 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted April 3, 2018 Share Posted April 3, 2018 This one looks to be progressing well for you Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemk1 Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 On 03/04/2018 at 8:59 AM, Col. said: This one looks to be progressing well for you Steve Thanks! Made some more progress today. Decals on and starting to fit the pylons and gear 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted April 13, 2018 Share Posted April 13, 2018 Beautiful work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemk1 Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 3 hours ago, Val said: Beautiful work! Thanks Val! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemk1 Posted April 13, 2018 Author Share Posted April 13, 2018 Some more progress to report. Landing gear installed and a little weathering done. I've finished it off with a few coats of Vallejo matt acrylic. It needed thinning down to go through my airbrush but the finish is nice. The Pitot which had broken off has been found and reattached so I'm calling this one done :-) A few phone pics are below. Thanks for stopping by Steve 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Tidy work Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Love a Harrier, love this. Great build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Congratulations Steve Cliff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Very nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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