DenPhill Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Well finished the Airfix 1/48 F.6, at last, to a Hunter made for two. Took pictures of the final ‘T’ bird only to notice that I’d forgotten to add the wing pitot, added a pic with the paint still wet. The only issues I had was sourcing the ‘WC’ decal that goes on the rear tail near the fin flash. Fantasy Printshop make a sheet for the XL573 Hunter, but I wasn't going to pay £20+for the 'WC' motif, had the other decals needed to hand. Thanks for looking. Greg. 45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phone Phixer Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 (edited) Beautiful work, a great model of the Hunter T bird. You are OK without the "WC". That was its tail code on 237 OCU between 1984-86. (The OCU had codes ending in C, 12 Sqn F and 208 Sqn S) You have it later, when in the hands of 12 Sqn, the tail codes changed to the last 3 of the serial number in a pale blue. But there are pictures of XL573 with the foxes head and no tail code. So you are perfect as you are. https://www.flickr.com/photos/emdjt42/4247543197/in/photostream/ Edited March 15, 2019 by Phone Phixer Wrong link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Very neat Hunter! The ladder sets if off nicely, too. Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyPG Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Perfect. Andy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habu12 Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 What conversion was used? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Great looking Hunter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Very very smart looking Hunter Greg. I saw this aircraft a couple of times and you have got the weathering about right - it was always very clean and smart looking. Cheers Malcolm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Lovley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Bob Posted March 15, 2019 Share Posted March 15, 2019 Superb T bird Hunter, excellent build and paint job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenPhill Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 On 3/15/2019 at 4:31 PM, Phone Phixer said: Beautiful work, a great model of the Hunter T bird. You are OK without the "WC". That was its tail code on 237 OCU between 1984-86. (The OCU had codes ending in C, 12 Sqn F and 208 Sqn S) You have it later, when in the hands of 12 Sqn, the tail codes changed to the last 3 of the serial number in a pale blue. But there are pictures of XL573 with the foxes head and no tail code. So you are perfect as you are. https://www.flickr.com/photos/emdjt42/4247543197/in/photostream/ Thanks for that nice to know. I did see a picture with the number 573 in white on the tail, seems XL573 has had many guises over its history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenPhill Posted March 16, 2019 Author Share Posted March 16, 2019 23 hours ago, Habu12 said: What conversion was used? I've scratch built the parts, nose and spine in balsa wood, then used them to cast the parts in resin. It's a very nose heavy Hunter.😁 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenMG Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 This is excellent work! That nose/spine conversion is outstanding. What did you do for the tailcone? Did you make a 'small bore' one or just use the kit parts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 That is one neat scratch built conversion - very nice paint job too CJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Really nice ! great job on the conversion too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenPhill Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 On 3/16/2019 at 7:43 PM, StephenMG said: This is excellent work! That nose/spine conversion is outstanding. What did you do for the tailcone? Did you make a 'small bore' one or just use the kit parts? I've just used the Airfix parts with the chute housing on, larger hole I know. Also, the kit's engine inner exhaust should have been modified to reach further forward, about 10 to 15 mm approx. Although it would have been the wrong diameter anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 That is absolutely lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 She's an absolue stunner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingTiger435 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 looks absolutely brilliant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 Absolutely incredible conversion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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