Lord Riot Posted June 21, 2018 Author Share Posted June 21, 2018 Filled, sanded and sprayed with dark sea grey. Once fully dry I'll hand paint the dark green before masking the top surfaces and spraying the underside 'high speed silver'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 Dark green hand painted (Tamiya XF-81, as always!). I didn't stir the paint so it keeps a semi-gloss sheen more in keeping with the colour scheme of this era. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Looking very much like a Hunter! What dark sea grey did you use? Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Terry1954 said: Looking very much like a Hunter! What dark sea grey did you use? Terry This one. I've used it on everything DSG so far, after originally getting it for my Shackleton AEW. I ordered it from RAL Aerosols. Edited June 22, 2018 by Lord Riot 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 It looks good. Seems to go on very well, and the shade looks pretty spot on. Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted June 22, 2018 Share Posted June 22, 2018 Nice work painting the camo by hand! Håkan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 The amount of filler needed on this is incredible! Just when you think you've sealed all the gaps, the spray paint shows up caverns around the gun pack and still at the wing roots. I think the wing roots would have been a better fit if they'd been carved from stone. Awful. But then the kit is over half a century old, so I suppose I can't expect too much! I'm just going to have to live with a slight join on top of the left wing root, it'd make it look even worse if I tried to fill, sand and repaint there now. It looked ok before spraying, packed with filler! I may try and fill underneath though before I spray the silver. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry_the_Spider Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 Is it as bad as the MisterCraft nightmare? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted June 23, 2018 Author Share Posted June 23, 2018 (edited) The shape is better, I'd say it's definitely a better kit, but it's so old the fit of the wings is equally as poor as the Mistercraft one. I think with Hunters models would look better if the whole upper wings and middle fuselage section were one part like on the new tool Harrier. I've done my best with it: If anyone makes this kit just remember to use lots of filler, and test the gaps with an undercoat spray before committing to the final colours. With a completed Mistercraft Hunter for comparison: The Airfix wings look a bit too thick for me. But the overall shape just looks a bit more accurate than the Mistercraft one. Both needed lots of filler though, and both need extra plastic inside so you don't end up seeing all the way through the fuselage and intakes. How does the Revell one compare? Is it worth buying? Edited June 23, 2018 by Lord Riot 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 The Revell kit’s a generation this side of the Airfix kit. IIRC it’s generally accurate, has fine engraved surface details, boxed-in wheel bays, non-see-through intakes and tailpipe and a very comprehensive transfer sheet with lots of stencilling. I wish I could find mine..... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 58 minutes ago, Lord Riot said: The shape is better, I'd say it's definitely a better kit, but it's so old the fit of the wings is equally as poor as the Mistercraft one. I think with Hunters models would look better if the whole upper wings and middle fuselage section were one part like on the new tool Harrier. How does the Revell one compare? Is it worth buying? The new Airfix 1/48th one is designed that way interestingly enough. The Revell kit is 40+ years newer than the Airfix. In terms of accuracy, it’s pretty good, a few minor issues. The wheels are a bit small, and the fuselage cross section at the nose is a little too circular, which makes the bottom of the windscreen a little too wide, but neither is that noticeable. The panel lines are a bit inconsistent, almost disappearing in places. But it’s certainly the best 1/72 Hunter. Not sure it’s worth the price Revell are currently charging, but that’s subjective! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 58 minutes ago, Dave Fleming said: Not sure it’s worth the price Revell are currently charging, but that’s subjective! I've bought a couple off our local auction site recently. NZ$30.00 to the door, about £15.00, well cheaper than I"ve seen it locally & this is from a UK based seller. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 Masked up ready for silver spray! I'm hoping the post-it notes will help reduce the amount of green paint the masking tape pulls off. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 (edited) On 6/23/2018 at 1:42 PM, Dave Fleming said: But it’s certainly the best 1/72 Hunter. Not sure it’s worth the price Revell are currently charging, but that’s subjective! Managed to find a Revell F6 at a local show recently for £10 so snapped that up! There were FGA9's there also but £20 to £25 price range. I also got extremely lucky earlier this year when I picked up a Resin PJ Productions F4 for £10! Would agree with you and @stever219 that the Revell Hunetr is streaks ahead of the other injection moulded, however @Lord Riot here is doing a champion job! Terry Edited June 25, 2018 by Terry1954 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivand Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 On 6/23/2018 at 1:38 PM, Lord Riot said: The shape is better, I'd say it's definitely a better kit, but it's so old the fit of the wings is equally as poor as the Mistercraft one. I think with Hunters models would look better if the whole upper wings and middle fuselage section were one part like on the new tool Harrier. (...) The Airfix wings look a bit too thick for me. But the overall shape just looks a bit more accurate than the Mistercraft one. Both needed lots of filler though, and both need extra plastic inside so you don't end up seeing all the way through the fuselage and intakes. One annoying and rather noticeable "feature" of the Airfix Hunter is the fact that the leading-edge dogteeth are not parallel to the fuselage, but form a right-angle to the wing leading edge. The Mistercraft Hunter has an exhaust area that is far too skinny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 (edited) Silver done. Not too bad, the advice on using micromesh to smooth out scratches was brilliant! I'll be making her with the undercarriage down as usual, the doors are blu-tacked in place to mask the interior and teceive their coat of paint. Edited June 25, 2018 by Lord Riot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 That's a pretty neat coat of silver. Yes, micro mesh is the way to go when prepping for NMF certainly. Coming along a treat! Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 Nice straight lines! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Looks nice! Håkan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivand Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Yes, that looks like proper silver paint! 🙂 What did you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 3 hours ago, ivand said: Yes, that looks like proper silver paint! 🙂 What did you use? This is the silver I use; it's from a Parts Alliance motor spares shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 I reamed out the inside of the jet pipe as it was a little thick around its circumference. The inside is matt black with Humbrol metallic silver rim. For the ejection handles I used masking tape cut very thin with sharp scissors then marked with black biro and yellow paint, then curved round and glued to the seat. With a kit this age there were no instrument panel decals of course, so I cut up a Tornado one which looks convincing enough for my standards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoshenko Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Nice job on knocking this curmudgeonly kit into shape. Particularly like how your masking has come out. On 6/23/2018 at 12:38 PM, Lord Riot said: I think with Hunters models would look better if the whole upper wings and middle fuselage section were one part like on the new tool Harrier. Definitely second that. As per a few posters' comments above in view of the Revell kit, it is the best 1/72 kit around by a county mile. Although to be fair it does have the advantage of being several generations newer tooling than what your working with, so one would expect higher quality. That said it is not without it's glitches, the wing roots being one of them. And yes as per your comment, the upper wings and middle fuselage section would work better as one piece like some Harrier kits and F16 etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted June 26, 2018 Author Share Posted June 26, 2018 Pretty much ready for decals once the canopy is on. I was slightly tempted by 56 sqn but I think this one will still be 74 'Tiger' sqn from Horsham St Faith, Norfolk in the late 50s. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 28 minutes ago, Lord Riot said: 74 'Tiger' sqn from Horsham St Faith 👍👍👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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