Harry_the_Spider Posted March 30, 2018 Share Posted March 30, 2018 (edited) I want to practice airbrushing a camouflage scheme on something cheap, so I've got a MisterCraft Hunter for less than £6. There are some issues with the intakes and the jet pipe will need drilling out, but it looks like a Hunter so it'll do for the purposes of what is basically a paint test. * Mr Cheap Potatoes is a reference to the name given to the excellent travel writer Tim Moore by his family, because he can't resist a bargain. Edited March 30, 2018 by Harry_the_Spider 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted March 30, 2018 Author Share Posted March 30, 2018 Hmmm... first impressions aren't great. The cockpit seems to be designed for Douglas Bader. I'll paint it black, and stick some belts on the seat. There isn't an instrument panel. It is buried in the fuselage anyway, so you won't see it. I'll cobble together a gun sight out of some spare clear. I'll sort out the intakes with a bit of plasti-card. Another first for me. Most alarmingly the plastic is extremely "melty". Not sure how it will respond to filler. I'll do a test on a decal too to see how that holds up. If it falls apart then the kits may be destined for the bin. I don't mind wasting a fiver, but I'm not going to put 3 week into it only for it to be ruined at the last stage. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 If the decals do explode I've some spares from the Revell kit to get you sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 (edited) Thanks. This kit really is a dog, so I won't waste a good set of decals on it. I've got it masked, primed and filled. But my daughter has pinched my laptop so I can't put any pictures up. Think I'll have a go at doing the camo free hand. There is nothing to lose. Edited April 2, 2018 by Harry_the_Spider 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 On the plus side, the boxart looks great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 I made this kit a few months ago, with a bit of cutting, filling and sanding I managed to coax this out of it: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 Nice one. In that case I shall persevere. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 Some time later... Time to stop sulking and get on with it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 Some paint on and a coat of clear before decals. Did the camo free hand. Will try with masking tape also. Not happy with the shade of green. Will put it right for future projects. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 ...and the decals are OK! Yay! They were a little bit "lively" off the paper but they survived me prodding at them with a cocktail stick. I take back everything that I've said. If MisterCraft are looking your a brand ambassador I'm yer man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 I just built this and it's in the Hawker GB gallery...what a piece of junk of a kit, but for 6€, who cares? Mine turned out alright, as has yours. ...and yes, my decals exploded after 30 seconds of being wet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 (edited) I think the Mistercraft Hunter is actually the Frog mold. Edit: it is https://www.scalemates.com/kits/204140-mistercraft-d-201-hawker-hunter-f-mk-6 Edited April 2, 2018 by Beard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted April 2, 2018 Author Share Posted April 2, 2018 The damn thing has actually got me to start caring about how it will turn out. Which is some turnaround from yesterday. Most of the decals are on without too many "explosions". Quite pleased with the cutting around the undercarriage doors as that was all eyeballed. Bit of a paint touch up here and there. Bung the wheels, doors and outer stores on. Coat of semi-gloss and some light weathering, then I can sign it off. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 This is the next best thing to a slog! What we do not do in the name of Fun... But you are winning, so could it be that perseverance does indeed pay off? Keep having fun! JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Humm Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 2 hours ago, Beard said: I think the Mistercraft Hunter is actually the Frog mold. Edit: it is https://www.scalemates.com/kits/204140-mistercraft-d-201-hawker-hunter-f-mk-6 Scalemates have that wrong. The ZTS/Mistercraft kit is not the same tooling as the FROG kit - I've got both of them and there are significant differences, like the cockpit and the size of the tailpipe. The FROG kit has raised panel lines and the ZTS has recessed ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayprit Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 3 hours ago, Beard said: I think the Mistercraft Hunter is actually the Frog mold. Edit: it is https://www.scalemates.com/kits/204140-mistercraft-d-201-hawker-hunter-f-mk-6 I think scalemates should be taken with a pinch of salt, dont believe all you read!! I remember, on here, a similar topic such as this running in relation to the Mistercraft Javelin being a repop of the Frog Javelin Mistercraft did issue a Javelin and everyone thought it was a repop of the Frog Javelin, mainly because Scalemates said so when in fact, it was a repop of the ZTS Plastyk Javelin FAW7....................same with this Hunter, I suspect this is a ZTS Plastyk repop of their Hunter kit, so, NOT Frog repops, but ZTS Plastyk Repops..............you never know, I could be wrong and it wont be the first time, I stand to be corrected..................... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 I'm up to the bit where you have to snap off the pylons and tanks if you want to fit the undercarriage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted April 3, 2018 Author Share Posted April 3, 2018 Getting there. Apply top coat, remove masking, bin left over decals and finally put on a shelf in my sons room to be forever forgotten. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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