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Chocksaway's 2018 Shelf Fillers (LATE UPDATE)


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UPDATED with very late entry (see end of thread)

 

Here's this year's shelf fillers that were reconstructed from bits of plastic insulating the loft and are now collecting harmful dust and pollutants on the display shelf.  Not a particularly productive year, let's say quality over quantity - I wish!

 

No whales or cute cuddly animals have been known to be directly harmed in the making of these kits. Panel lines have generally been left alone too! 😉

 

All models are 1/48th unless otherwise stated and are brush painted.

 

On with the show ... 

 

First build of the year was a Harrier (now, there's a surprise, eh?) representing VMA-214, "Black Sheep" of the USMC. This particular model represents the jet when it participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom ...

 

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Next up, sunglasses at the ready, is a BAE Systems Hawk Mk.120 with the 85th Combat Flying School in the South African Air Force. Unsurprisingly, it's known as the "Vlaggie" (the flag) jet. It's the Kinetic 1/32nd scale version of the Hawk but with home made decals for the squadron markings ...

 

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Keeping with the special schemes, the next one is a Dassault Rafale B, 118-HT / #323 of  ECE 1/30 Côte d'Argent in its 2013 Tiger Meet scheme. This is the Revell  kit with home-made decals for the tiger markings ...

 

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And yet another special scheme, this time a Saab Gripen JAS39C (but using the Italeri JAS39A kit unmodified!) with the Czech Air Force. This is 9238 in its "Picasso" scheme, which was also at the 2013 Tiger Meet. Once again, home made decals for the markings and serials ...

 

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For those of you who lose the will to live looking at Harriers, you can depart now as you'll regard it as all downhill (vertically) from here. Whereas Harrier fans may find something of interest or difference?

 

A return to the Harrier project now with a Harrier GR.7 of the Air Warfare Centre. It's the Hasegawa kit with home-made decals for the AWC markings ...

 

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Continuing the STOVL theme, I then had a go at a Harrier T.12 using the conversion resin mastered by Nick Greenall (ng899) of the Harrier SIG. This is ZH661 of 20(R) Squadron ...

 

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And here's the Harrier T.10 using the same conversion resin, this time as ZH656 with 3(F) Squadron in the two greens scheme ...

 

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A point of modelling order here - the MDCs for the 3 Harriers above were made by cutting glossy white self-adhesive vinyl using a Silhouette Portrait Cutter and are not water-based decals. 

 

And finally a switch to first generation Harriers and a Sea Harrier FA.2 with 899 NAS OEU in a trial Dark Sea Grey scheme before the widespread adoption of Medium Sea Grey. This is the Kinetic kit and mixes their decals with spares ...

 

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There's an Indian Navy Harrier T.60 nearing completion, so if I get it done in the next week or so I'll add to this thread, else it will go into next year. Because you can never have enough Harriers.

 

UPDATE - And here it is, better late than never ...

 

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That's all folks, Thanks for looking and Happy New Year to you.

Edited by ChocksAway
Late completion of last model
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