Airfix 1/48 Hawker Hunter Question

[Brad-M]

Hello Hunter fans, can this kit be built as a F.5, or is it strictly a F.6?

TIA

Brad

[StephenMG]

F.6 only or, at a push, F.6A or FGA.9. To turn it into a Mk.5 you'd need to modify the fuselage vents to match the Sapphire engine, remove the leading edge extensions, reshape the wingtips and replace the tailcone with the 'small bore' version. It's been done though, there's a build on here somewhere I think.

 

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[Brad-M]

Ok, thanks.

Brad

[71chally]

The good news though is that Airfix will be releasing the Hunter F.4 so most of the above mods will have been done.  The illustrations for this kit also show a Suez Conflict F.5 option.

Strictly speaking there are still the vent differences that Mark mentions above between an F.4 & 5.

[Lord Riot]

That is good news! Hopefully there'll be some cracking decal options too, they wore some pretty gaudy markings in those days. I like the 34 squadron one with the dog and the big chequerboard arrowhead. Anyone know when that kit is due for release?

[kingcanberra]

Hannants suggest November 2019 (presumably UK availabilty, other parts of the world may differ!) - As do Airfix on their website

Edited April 20, 2019 by kingcanberra
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[Calum]

On 4/19/2019 at 4:30 AM, StephenMG said:

F.6 only or, at a push, F.6A or FGA.9. To turn it into a Mk.5 you'd need to modify the fuselage vents to match the Sapphire engine, remove the leading edge extensions, reshape the wingtips and replace the tailcone with the 'small bore' version. It's been done though, there's a build on here somewhere I think.

 

M

Stephen or anyone 

 

what would be needed to make it a FGA 9 or Singaporean FGA 74?

 

Thanks in advance 

 

 

 

[StephenMG]

All that's really missing to make an FGA.9 are 230 Gallon tanks (along with their bracing struts) and flaps with the cut-outs to clear them. There are some minor detail changes (antennas/aerials mainly) but that's about it.

[Calum]

4 hours ago, StephenMG said:

All that's really missing to make an FGA.9 are 230 Gallon tanks (along with their bracing struts) and flaps with the cut-outs to clear them. There are some minor detail changes (antennas/aerials mainly) but that's about it.

Thanks.

 

[StephenMG]

The kit includes two tailcones, one with and one without the brake 'chute housing suggesting that an FGA.9 (or an F.6A) is on the cards at some point. Chuck an extra sprue with the big tanks and cut-out flaps in the box and the job's a good 'un. There's a lot more effort required to produce the F.4 that they've already announced so I'd imagine an FGA.9/F.6A is inevitable in due course.

 

The airframe Airifx LIDAR scanned at Duxford is an F.6A so they have the data they need, although that Hunter has no tanks or pylons fitted which might explain why they made a bit of a mess of the latter. 🙄

Edited June 7, 2019 by StephenMG