CliffB Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 I'm just catching up with this and it's good to see that you're managing to resolve all the issues. Touch wood, I've never had any kits damaged in the post and it's hard to image how yours could have been damaged so badly! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 20 minutes ago, CliffB said: I'm just catching up with this and it's good to see that you're managing to resolve all the issues. Touch wood, I've never had any kits damaged in the post and it's hard to image how yours could have been damaged so badly! Having briefly worked for a certain national mail delivery service and seen how some of the semi-tame apes they employed treated other people's stuff nothing would surprise me 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share Posted December 6, 2020 Thanks for the kind words, as mentioned before the difficulty is due to the damage, the kit itself is nice, 100% better than the KittyHawk Jaguar I was 'fortunate' enough to build last year! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 Sometimes this site is pure gold. This is one of those moments. It is also the moment in the build when it becomes 'more than a model'. https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/637253-sea-harrier-sidewinder-firing-order.html 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 Back on dry land for Christmas, and threw some paint at the Shar. Given where this started I’m delighted it looks this good. Ready for decals & a wash. Early Christmas present to myself was waiting for me too, should be inspirational. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Jobs a good un, 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Tidy paintwork See you've got sorted with raised undercarriage outriggers as well; was that replacement parts or the kit ones modified to suit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 I got a set of Airfix ones but they looked like jelly sweets compared to the Kinetic parts. Lots of hacking and shaping to make the retracted out riggers longer & flush. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 Sorry for the lack of updates, Sherry trifles, port & cheese got in the way! On the home stretch now, kept the weathering light, these aircraft were newly painted and although they lived outside the had plenty of salt water, rain water, WD40 and clean air flow. I used MigAmmo Starship Filth, picked up every panel line & wiped it all off. This left a oily sheen but no dirt. Exhaust staining was the only place I went to town on, Starship Filth & then some black eye shadow while it was still wet. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 Sherry trifles! Nutella glass jars repurposed! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 10 hours ago, At Sea said: Sherry trifles! Nutella glass jars repurposed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Looks tasty. As do the trifles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 FINISHED! As with my Javelin I did not get time to make a display base and will show in RFI for those that are interested once I get back from Sea on the 10th March. In the mean time here is my tribute to the Harrier Pilots of the Falklands war, Lt. David Smith's XZ499: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Lovely 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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