keithjs Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 This is my recently finished Airfix Hunter F6A in the markings of an aircraft belonging to the A&AEE at Boscombe Down in 1989. Although its great to finally have a decent 1/48th scale Hunter, personally, I don't think the kit is as nice as the Blenheim purely from a detail point of view. It's quite a simple kit too and the cockpit is very basic which is why I couldn't justify an open canopy, but, saying that I think a closed canopy retains those distinctive Hunter lines. However once the aftermarket boys get to grips with it it'll be fine. The clear parts themselves tho' are very crisp. The wheel wells too need busying up a little too particularly the main doors and legs. I didn't bother but hopefully by the time I do another one we'll have some nice aftermarket goodies in all departments. The Porton tanks were modified from a set of Academy's 230 gallon tanks (as were the real ones apparently) but I just couldn't get the noses to look right so the first 12mm are the noses of some P51D paper fuel tanks which fitted almost perfectly and I feel capture the correct shape. The length of them I determined was about 14 feet using various photos and scaling them against the fuselage length and the smaller tanks.. The rear tubing was a simple addition with some plastic tube. The other parts and mods not from the kit are the squared off lower fuselage modification where the gun packs should be ( I'm not quite sure what that actually was), rescibing of the cutout on the main flaps, the pitot tube which was from Master and the small bulges on the upper wings on the roundels. Decals of course were from the kit and one of the new Xtradecal sheets. Thanks for looking and I hope you approve.... IMG_0107 IMG_0109 IMG_0110 IMG_0114 IMG_0112 55 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Fantastic hunter - that must be quite a quick build for a new kit Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Great work there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwitrogg Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Very nice Cheers Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Very nice indeed and quick off the mark too! I`ve been sprayed by this baby or one like it,.....on the Porton Battle Run,...... which isn`t the nicest experience I have ever had! Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spad Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Very nice clean build and really good to see '610 in the older scheme, not the more commonly modelled Ripple scheme. Good work on those tanks as well! Thanks for showing. ATB Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Well done colorful Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Very nice indeed! Nicely restrained detail wash as well. Looks just like a Hunter to me . Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Very nicely done Hunter Keith. Cheers malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Very much concur on the Blenheim comparison. Great work on the Hunter, mines just at the pre decaling stage and so far no build issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rui Silva Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Congrats for the first RFI Airfix Hunter and very nice model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Really nice Hunter there, looks great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ-WobblyHands Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 A very nice Hunter , lovely looking scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Melo Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Nice work Keith. Like Tony, I've seen this very aircraft in action whilst on exercise on Salisbury Plain but fortunately never suffered from its work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 That's very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrritableRabbit Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 All Hunter builds are good! But nice Hunter builds are greater still. This is definitely greater still! 😎 Those Porton tanks are interesting as I've neither seen nor heard of them (in my admittedly limited knowledge). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattheCat Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Nice colour scheme. The Hunter is such a sexy plane. Great job you did here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 great job! like it a lot!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 Niiiiiice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger331 Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 On 2/6/2019 at 8:24 PM, IrritableRabbit said: All Hunter builds are good! But nice Hunter builds are greater still. This is definitely greater still! 😎 Those Porton tanks are interesting as I've neither seen nor heard of them (in my admittedly limited knowledge). Forgive me if this has been covered elsewhere, but by way of explanation, the Boscombe Down Hunter/s fitted with the 'Porton' Tank were used to simulate the dispersal of chemical agents over troop concentrations. During the Cold War, The Soviet and Warsaw Pact Air Forces possessed a sizeable force of aircraft and helicopters capable of dispensing these products across the battlefields of the Central Front. I am sure the reference to Porton Tanks is directly related to the Defence Research Establishment at Porton Down which specializes in developing defensive measures against Chemical and Biological threats, work which featured in the news last year for its support during the Skripal incidents in Salisbury. To train the British Army and the Royal Air Force in countering NBC threats, the low flying Hunters would dispense a clear or coloured mist spray over troops engaged in tactical exercises or at RAF air stations engaged in National or NATO Tacevals ......Like Tony and others, I was their 'target' once or twice....not a pleasant experience Keithjs Nice Model, BTW Well Done, Sir ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarlet Posted February 10, 2019 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Nice build. Got soaked a couple of times by this jet while on exercise at Binbrook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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