Habu12 Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 OOB, Xtradecals. 59 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shashman Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Very clean paint work, nice job. What highlighting technique did you use for the green? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 I just got mine from my LMS and if mine is a s good as yours I'd realy happy. I like the shading effects on the main camouflage colours 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Beautifully subtle finish - well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habu12 Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 6 hours ago, Shashman said: Very clean paint work, nice job. What highlighting technique did you use for the green? Added some black to my dark green and post shaded. 👍🏼 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Beautiful model of a handsome aircraft! 😀 Your model really shows off the great lines of the Hunter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Very nice! The subtle weathering underneath is really well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unfinished project Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Beautiful reproduction of this classic British aircraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Lovley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Lovely neat work - cant have too many Hawker Hunter models CJP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YK GOH Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Very nice model and nice markings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Lovely. A beautiful finish. Good choice with 4 Squadron's markings. One of the most eye-catching. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Nice build. Is it just me though? The more I look at the Airfix Hunter (& I have an F6 on the shelf), the nose/front canopy area just look, well, wrong. Especially compared to the Academy Hunter (also one on the shelf), which looks just right! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 4 minutes ago, Graham T said: Nice build. Is it just me though? The more I look at the Airfix Hunter (& I have an F6 on the shelf), the nose/front canopy area just look, well, wrong. Especially compared to the Academy Hunter (also one on the shelf), which looks just right! It’s you: the Academy Hunter is dimensionally inaccurate in a number of areas, not least the canopy and windscreen shapes to the extent that all of my Academy Hunters have been built using the now long out of production Aeroclub upgrade sets. That said, no kit is 100% accurate, not even those from the much-vaunted Tamiya. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcanicity Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Glorious...love the Hunter and this is a pristine build as it should be! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Great work there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Super build of a real classic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habu12 Posted March 16, 2020 Author Share Posted March 16, 2020 My come at about this kit are nondoffeeent from the F.6, really. Except for the leading edge. It does take some work. It’s not a drop in, but that does somewhat depend on the cut you make. Even a perfect cut out will still take a little work. But nothing most of can’t handle. I did have to add thin shims to it, and it turned out alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Looks good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 23 hours ago, Habu12 said: My come at about this kit are nondoffeeent from the F.6, really. Except for the leading edge. It does take some work. It’s not a drop in, but that does somewhat depend on the cut you make. Even a perfect cut out will still take a little work. But nothing most of can’t handle. I did have to add thin shims to it, and it turned out alright. I've deviated from the instructions here by cutting the wings as required but adding each of the four replacement leading edge halves to the SEPARATE upper & lower wings (rather than assembling the replacement leading edges & adding them to assembled wings). Suspected I'll get a better, trouble free fit. Time will tell in a few days when I continue the build! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Fox Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 39 minutes ago, Graham T said: I've deviated from the instructions here by cutting the wings as required but adding each of the four replacement leading edge halves to the SEPARATE upper & lower wings (rather than assembling the replacement leading edges & adding them to assembled wings). Suspected I'll get a better, trouble free fit. Time will tell in a few days when I continue the build! Let us know how it goes I'm at that stage myself 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 That looks great. Duncan B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 11 hours ago, Graham T said: I've deviated from the instructions here by cutting the wings as required but adding each of the four replacement leading edge halves to the SEPARATE upper & lower wings (rather than assembling the replacement leading edges & adding them to assembled wings). Suspected I'll get a better, trouble free fit. Time will tell in a few days when I continue the build! Am I reading this correctly? You have to cut the wings to change the parts to the earlier smooth L/E? So I am guessing that Airfix haven't moulded a new wing or engineered it so that the L/E was separate? Hmm. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 1 minute ago, Duncan B said: Am I reading this correctly? You have to cut the wings to change the parts to the earlier smooth L/E? So I am guessing that Airfix haven't moulded a new wing or engineered it so that the L/E was separate? Hmm. Duncan B Correct. There are deep grooves on the inside surfaces where the cuts are required. The replacement parts are on a separate sprue with I presume the small bore exhaust. Trevor 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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