Bedders Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Finally finished my Hunter T7 in 1/72. It's the well-known Revell FGA9 mated to a PJ Productions nose and tailpipe. Not an inconsiderable amount of work but enjoyable for the most part. A moment of slight frustration came when I dropped it whilst priming, and the port wing came off as well as the tailpipe. But no harm done and it went back together OK. I thought that the PJ Productions nose was a tad short so I lenghthened it a by about 1.5mm, which added to the workload. The hardest bit was getting the windscreen to fit but it looks OK I think. This was helped by raising the sill line around the cockpit a touch as I felt it looked too low in profile. Other chores included changing the vents in the fuselage to F4/T7 standard, and doing the same with the airbrake. One error that you might see in the photos: the script below the cockpit canopy "cut here for emergency rescue" was a three line stencil on the single seaters but only two lines for the T-bird. So I sliced up the Revell decal and reassembled it. I was quite proud of that, but only after it had dried did I notice that the word "emergency" is upside down. My eyesight must be failing...! I wanted to depict a Brawdy T7 from the early 1980s as I have fond memories of spending a week on the base in the last summer of Hunter operations, 1984. XL595 had the 79 Sqn markings which I remember well from that time, so I chose that as my reference. Some nice photos of the original can be found at: https://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=19868 Hope you like it: And here she is with her sister, my recently completed FR10: Justin 50 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Great job! Looks fantastic 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phone Phixer Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Fantastic work and a great conversion. I'm not familiar with the kit or the conversion bits, but I notice the extra details you seem to have added. All the aerials & windscreen wipers for example add that something special, especially in 1/72nd. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Wow, that looks good. Am I right in thinking that you added the fuselage extension between the Revell fuselage and the resin nose? I have the PJ T7 parts to use with a Revell F6, hence the enquiry. Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Wonderful build Justin, inspiring as always. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolphin38 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Very good looking Twin Seat Hunter, very nice finish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share Posted May 1, 2020 54 minutes ago, klubman01 said: Wow, that looks good. Am I right in thinking that you added the fuselage extension between the Revell fuselage and the resin nose? I have the PJ T7 parts to use with a Revell F6, hence the enquiry. Trevor Trevor, thanks, I've sent you a PM. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindan Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Superb, lovely paint all super neat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Beautiful build; really like the cockpit and the paint work. Come on Airfix, give us one in 1/48 and Revell, give us one in 1/32! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Great Hunter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Like that a lot. you could have kept quiet about the upside down Emergency decal, and see if anyone spotted it, I only did because you said so, interesting about you thinking that the PJ conversion is too short. I started this a long time ago, but found I stupidly put the 2 halves together with the Cannons, so theoretically I can only do a Swiss one, when I wanted to do an RAF one, still thinking about cutting the Cannon off, but not got there yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwitrogg Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Nice conversion, very well executed. Love the paint finish. And it's a Brawdy kite as well Cheers Gaz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 A handsome Hunter ! Great modelling . Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 That is an outstanding Hunter you have done. Regards Robert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Superb build and conversion - lovely touch with the added details, very smart. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 I am on the same position as klubman01 as having the Revell kit and the PJ nose. Where was the 1.5mm added? Super job, by the way. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 That's a great looking build 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 On 5/2/2020 at 3:59 PM, John R said: I am on the same position as klubman01 as having the Revell kit and the PJ nose. Where was the 1.5mm added? Super job, by the way. John Thanks for all the kind comments folks. John - on lengthening the nose I added a couple of thin slices of plastic card before attaching the nose cap, an also added some just in front of the front wheel well. Of course I lost a bit in the sawing/sanding process so the overall increase isn't huge. Also I made the changes based on analysis of (many) photos rather than matching to various sets of plans, which I found to be quite inconsistent. Adding styrene within a resin nose is a slight pain but overall I think it was just about worth it. Justin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 The two seat Hunters have a beauty of their own. Wonderful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Nice build, love the two seat Hunters..i think this aircraft was the only one to carry any Squadron markings at Brawdy.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Beautifully finished!! It really looks great, well done. Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Must have missed this one earlier. Beautiful Hunter, well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Gorgeous,.... and I love the FR.10 too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty84 Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Hi Justin, nice work on the conversion and the additional nose lenght. Cleanly built and gorgeous result Cheers Markus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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