exdraken Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 not sure what I originally promised to build here, but...here we go: another build in the build stash... No 4 to be precise... This, hopefully a strait forward build, being a Hasegawa AV-8B Harrier II kit in 1/48 , together with an Aires cockpit and nozzles, and some not standard decals in the shape of Series Españolas so what you will get here: Hasegawa Harrier II Plus (the one with the radar nose and the radar from the early Hornets ...) some resin and PE from Aires Spanish Navy AV-8B Plus scheme: AV-8B Harrier II Plus - 9ª Escuadrilla Aeronaves, basados en la Base Naval de Rota in the south west of the peninsula or on the LHD “Juan Carlos I” L-61 "aircraft carrier" http://www.armada.mde.es/ArmadaPortal/ShowBinaryServlet?nodePath=/BEA Repository/Desktops/Portal/ArmadaEspannola/Pages/buquesaeronaves/01flotilla-aeronaves-aviones/029-escuadrilla-aeronaves-av-8-b-harrier-ii-plus/019-escuadrilla-aeronaves-av-8-b-harrier-es/img01escudo//imagen&scale=none load out? Lightning pod tanks, Winders else?? that is what I have for now sprues, many of them cockpit parts: I would say they are an improvement over the kit parts... and the decals: not very spectacular, but different... and the only scheme in decal form out there.... last year or so a nicely painted tail pair was in GB for airshows, but they did not yet materialize in decal form unfortunately 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Yay a harrier! Nice choice, very glad this has turned up and it’s Spanish... exotic Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ-WobblyHands Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 (edited) This looks like lots of fun , I will be taking notes - I will be building the Eduard reboxing of Hasegawas GR7/GR9 in a future GB , chair , crisps and scotch ready for your updates - though it could have been built in this GB Edited February 14, 2020 by RJ-WobblyHands 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 An excellent choice Werner, can't beat a Harrier and having it in Spanish Navy markings is even better in my book. Loved seeing them at RIAT last year, one of the best displays of the show, and it looks like they might be coming back again this year! Here's a couple of my pics of them from last year ( I will remove them if you want Werner ). Really looking forward to this one Werner! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 22 hours ago, modelling minion said: An excellent choice Werner, can't beat a Harrier and having it in Spanish Navy markings is even better in my book. Loved seeing them at RIAT last year, one of the best displays of the show, and it looks like they might be coming back again this year! Here's a couple of my pics of them from last year ( I will remove them if you want Werner ). Please do not remove them!! they are great! I think we are are allowed to start, no? Aires pits can be hit and miss in respect to fit... this one looks more than ok to me! that will not difficult! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 That is a nice looking cockpit Werner, and as you say a surprisingly good fit for an Aries one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Nice choice Werner. I have the same kit, decals and cockpit and I’m contemplating building it in either this or the VSTOL/choppers GB so will be following 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted February 20, 2020 Author Share Posted February 20, 2020 (edited) for those of you who wanna know how a Harrier in test fitting stage looks like I tell you, strange, and some of it will not change the 100% LERX has interesting fit attitude by the way... Edited February 20, 2020 by exdraken 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ale85 Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 I have the same kit in the stash, i'll follow your build ciao Ale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostbase Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Just discovered this entry in this interesting GB, great choice and will be really good to see a Harrier in Spanish markings. Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 A great choice, and a nice collection of am werner 👍, the lerx area is a challenging fit on this kit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Always enjoy seeing a Harrier kit getting built and a Spanish one is a rare treat Does this kit suffer from the same slightly nose-high fit as the GR. versions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 (edited) On 2/22/2020 at 1:46 PM, Col. said: Does this kit suffer from the same slightly nose-high fit as the GR. versions? It is the same kit... yes, just the very front is different. It also has the kinked wing.... I will see how to improve its stand... Edited April 27, 2020 by exdraken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 (edited) hmmmm... somehow no progress sorry! but .. it is not all lost lets see, in the meantime a CMK flap set turned up, and I did some basic painting of the pit.... major surgery already done - just now will be hard to finish on time if we do not get a Corona? extensions? Edited June 1, 2020 by exdraken 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 some cockpit work 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Nice work, hope you get a bit more time on this now there’s and extra week 😃 Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share Posted June 4, 2020 not that easy to close actually!, quite tricky in places! some of the steps: here we go! some recent and interesting images... TER with GBU-38s! https://www.gacetaeronautica.com/gaceta/wp-101/?p=34274 https://www.infodefensa.com/es/2018/04/19/noticia-harrier-espanoles-aumentan-capacidad-lanzar-armamento.html 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 cockpit work, meaning spending some time doing a HUD.... was it worth it? and it even fits beneath the windscreen 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted June 9, 2020 Author Share Posted June 9, 2020 so, lets update again if anyone needs a great book on especially the Spanish Harriers, here is the recently released and today delivered perfect reference (in English of course) det cord outer, in bad lightning PE det cord inner, better light ready for paint? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex77 Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Nice one, looking very good this far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 colleagues, help! where do I quickly get a TER-7 I suppose form? which kit?? thanks for pointers! edit: Hase weapons set A it seems I only thought about the D first... I put instead some painting progress! bottom: Revell 371 top:Revell 374 pre-shading with black 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 A-6, A-7, or A-10 would likely have them. Maybe even an F-16 in certain boxings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, helios16v said: A-6, A-7, or A-10 would likely have them. Maybe even an F-16 in certain boxings. thanks a lot, I just edited my post above ... I need a Navy style TER, and the Hasegawa weapons set A seems to have what I need! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 On course for completion and looking good Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 looks like one already: Radom is Revell 75 , and the AMK GBU-38 and Hasegawa TER-7 (representing a DITER here ;)) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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