nimrod54 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 HAWKER HUNTER T Mk.8B XF991/LM, Black 688, No 764 NAS RNAS Lossiemouth (HMS Fulmar) July 1969 - July 1972 1/144 Mark1 MODELS I have just completed this little Mark1 Models Hunter T.8 for the Hawker (Siddeley) GB. It is a nice kit that uses the Revell 1/144 kit parts as a base with replacement T.8 parts provided on a separate sprue. I modified the Revell tanks to make a pair of the smaller 100 gallon underwing tanks, and the seats had wire grab handles added. I also scratched a replacement tail-hook from brass tube and scraps of plastic, the pitot tube is a Master after market item. by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr by John L, on Flickr Here I have included a shot of the underside, taken yesterday, before I added the last few details this morning. by John L, on Flickr 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gengriz Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Very nice! Have Revell re-issued the old Matchbox kit then? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Great result John. Very well done. Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 49 minutes ago, gengriz said: Very nice! Have Revell re-issued the old Matchbox kit then? No, this is the 1/144 Mark1 boxing that uses the 1/144 Revel moulded parts along with their own sprue of replacement fuselage, cockpit etc. HTH by John L, on Flickr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Beautiful work John! This is the cue for the chorus to sing: "As usual!" Superb little fellow. JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Excellent work, I really like the colour scheme, you have really caught it in my opinion . I went for the simple FRADU scheme with mine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon382 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Just luv a 2 seat Hunter and this example looks great. Hard to imagine that it's so small. Hats off to anyone skilled enough to get a result this good on a model of this size. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 lovely looking hunter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Very nice Hunter 👍 cant believe this is 1/144 ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Cracking job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 A big fan of Hunters, just love this, lovely scheme, Dayglo is so hard to get a good finish sometimes yours is stunning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod54 Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share Posted May 10, 2018 Thanks for all the very kind comments guys, they are really appreciated. @Graeme H I have recently started to use HATAKA Orange Line of Acrylic Lacquer, and have thinned them with Mr Color Self Levelling, the pigments are really fine and they dry beautifully. The dayglo was from their Modern RAF Set 3 which covers training aircraft. I don't know how easy they are to get in your part of the world, but should you get the opportunity, give them a try I don't think that you will be disappointed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Brilliant,I do like that. I saw these at Yeovilton in 1982 prior to Operation Corporate & have wanted one since, this is highly inspirational. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAAMAN Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Love it 😍 Gotta love a great 1/144 scale build 😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Looks great particularly considering it's 1/144. I like the scheme. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 That brings back fond memories of HMS Fulmar in the sixties when we had a Fleet Air Arm! Lovely model of a lovely aircraft. Thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head in the clouds. Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Lovely little Hunter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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