ChocksAway Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 At club night, the first remark I heard about this model was ... "You do know it's not a Harrier, don't you?" ... which explains why my usual instructions and build notes didn't match the parts I was working on. And then I heard "It's a bit big for you, isn't it? ... which also explains why none of the items in my spares box were any use at all and the paint was disappearing faster than usual. Sadly the next remark was not "Do you want a beer?" but "Have you had enough of Harriers then?" And the answer to that is, "No, of course not!" Now it's true to say that this model was a freebie and perhaps not my first choice, but that's due to the scale and not the subject. After all, it is in the Hawker family. I would build more, but there's too many Harriers to get through. As it's a dull and dreary day before Easter, I thought I'd add some colour to a grey day ... look away now as the rest of the thread contains images you may find disturbing on a military fast jet in active service ... For the record it's the Kinetic 1/32nd scale Hawk 100 Series kit in the airshow display team colours of the 85th Combat Flying School, South African Air Force. Except for the addition of the rear chaff / flare dispenser it uses the parts straight from the kit. SAAF decals are home made and used alongside kit stencils. The paint scheme is brushed (Vallejo / Xtracrylix acrylics) with the exception of the yellow which is from a rattle can. Any resemblance to a Mk.120, particularly the cockpit, is coincidental, as the Hawk experts among you will already have noticed. 24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 I like that a lot,nice job.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 That is one colourful Hawk,well tidy indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phone Phixer Posted March 29, 2018 Share Posted March 29, 2018 Wow, that's a bright scheme. Looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Nice work Graham, does that mean your changing scale?.....U/c bays look a little bare on that kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 Excellent and very different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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