Alan P Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Hi again, Quarantine Queen #2 is finished! Rescued from the Shelf of Doom after a two-year wait, here's Revell's wonderful 1/32 Hunter without any extras other than seatbelts made from Tamiya tape. Painted with Xtracrylix Dark Green and Dark Sea Grey with the underside in AK Extreme Metal Steel. The original application of AK metaliser is the reason this build was originally abandoned - when I masked it to apply the camouflage, the adhesive from the tape merged with the paint to create a sticky horrible mess that wouldn't come off. When I resurrected it a couple of weeks ago, I managed to remove it using cellulose thinners and cotton buds without damaging the underlying plastic. After that, I was able to finish it. All the decals were from the kit (including the many, many stencils) and a Revell first for me - they reacted very well to MicroSet/Sol and didn't silver. This was by miles the best Revell big scale jet I've made, and I've tried most of them. Amazing value at just £14.99 in a sale. It went together beautifully, very nice surface details, and really captures the sleek shape of this iconic British fighter. The second build I've finished since the flu began, should think there's a couple more before normal life returns... Thanks for looking in, Alan 37 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Lovely Hunter!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Very nice indeed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Love it, medicine in itself😷 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gareth Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Lovely Hunter ! I've got one myself on the go at the moment, can you remember what colour you used on the "Humps" that go on top of the upper wing roundel ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Beautiful model of a beautiful aircraft - great work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 That's a great build of the Revell beast 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob K. Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Nice paint work. Like the detail on the canopy.👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Beautiful model of a beautiful aeroplane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 Thanks everyone 👍 gotta love a Hunter 😇 5 hours ago, gareth said: can you remember what colour you used on the "Humps" that go on top of the upper wing roundel ? I mixed it using whatever blues I had, they were brush painted. Thanks again, guys 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkSH Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Excellent result. I think I paid the same for mine in a sale, as you say very good value for money. I may have to dig it out of the stash now though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 I too have that kit and your wonderful build is all the encouragement I need to get on with building it. Many thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky Keg Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Well done Alan and a great way to make use of all of your free time!!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Great rescue of your Hunter! - very nice paint job too CJP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Beautiful job Alan, a scheme I hope to replicate but some what smaller. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Lovely work, got one in the stash that I might dig out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Simply gorgeous Hunter! You'd never know it had been a shelf of doomer, it's immaculate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Lovely paint finish on that beauty 😍 And I agree with you, it is an absolute superb kit, one of my favourite ever. Gorgeous subject, great fit, good detail, and at a dirt cheap price. All it needs is a resin bang seat and you're good to go. Alas, mine has been trashed 3 times, once by a house move and twice by two different cats. I haven't the heart to restore it again..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 Thanks very much, high praise indeed from some of my modelling heroes 😉 5 hours ago, F-32 said: Lovely work, got one in the stash that I might dig out! Do it! 17 minutes ago, Nev said: Alas, mine has been trashed 3 times, once by a house move and twice by two different cats. I haven't the heart to restore it again..... Do it! 😁 Cheers, Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 38 minutes ago, Alan P said: Do it! 😁 Cheers, Alan I don't think I've got all bits for it anymore after the most recent feline intervention. Flaps, wheels, canopy, legs.....everything was broken off, even the wings, and I was unable to retrieve all the wreckage from the crash site..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 Wow, that's really bad. I had kids to do that for me earlier in life but generally I trash all my models by either sending them through the post or moving house... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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