neilg Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 (edited) A change of subject for me, but I really do like the Hunter's classic sweeping lines and curves. I found this old kit online, and the plastic is dated 1983. The box doesn't have a date on it, but it was fairly battered and yellowed. The kit actually went together well, but it's from the era of raised panel lines. This meant that a lot of the panel line detail has now gone, from sessions of filling and sanding. It also has blanked engine intakes and exhaust. I don't know if the Revell kit is more detailed in this area. I was more concerned about the decals, although the sheet looked new and had no yellowing. However, they were very brittle and I lost a couple of the stencil markings as they folded over themselves or disintegrated when I tried to move them in position. Some of the roundels are out of register, which is evident on the white sliver on the wings. It's not a result of my misplacement. Edited July 17, 2021 by neilg 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Nice job what a little beauty.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Great job ....have you considered some aftermarket roundels....they are not that pricy on line 🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallBlondJohn Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Very nice - just the right amount of gloss too. I've built the same kit, same boxing and it was a bit of a battle, not helped by blue-tack masking pulling off the Xtracrylic paint. The tooling is ancient, 1960. Maybe they tweaked it in 1983. My decals had better register but were just as bad. Still, its a Hunter. The Revell kit is much better I hear - so little chance of Airfix retooling anytime soon . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Properjob56 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Good job on a v old and basic kit. I bought it, or my Dad did, when I was v young as the suggested scheme was all black and, with the kit being made of black plastic, it meant I didn't have to paint it. Can I suggest you now buy the Revell kit to see how the industry has come on in the past 60 years. Its a very pleasant eye opener. Compare and contrast! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 I think it looks wonderful. You have done a great job on that. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Beautiful build of a very beautiful airplane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilg Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 On 17/07/2021 at 09:53, junglierating said: Great job ....have you considered some aftermarket roundels....they are not that pricy on line 🤔 I haven't looked for any aftermarket decals for this kit - I wanted to see how well it went together straight out of the box. They weren't too bad, I just had to be very gentle with them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilg Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 On 17/07/2021 at 11:55, Properjob56 said: Good job on a v old and basic kit. I bought it, or my Dad did, when I was v young as the suggested scheme was all black and, with the kit being made of black plastic, it meant I didn't have to paint it. Can I suggest you now buy the Revell kit to see how the industry has come on in the past 60 years. Its a very pleasant eye opener. Compare and contrast! I will keep an eye out for it - I'm sure I saw one in Hobbycraft but I was looking for something else at the time. I have the Airfix and Revell Eurofighter Typhoon - it's interesting seeing the two offerings side-by-side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerotechi Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Nicely done for an old kit still looking good. And just in time for the 70th anniversary of the hunter first flight on the 20th too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Very nicely done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 You've done a brilliant job of the old kit. And despite it being surpassed by more modern Revell offerings the shape still looks pretty bang on to me👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 Very nice build, it was a limited retool in 1983. Basically some changes to the fuselage to give a Mk9 rear end and delete the gun pack. A new undercarriage was also tooled. According to Trevor Snowden it was intended to do a completely new kit, but it was a time when the owners of Airfix gave only a small amount of money for new products. It was about the time the Canberra B(I)6 was irrevocably changed to a B57. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephLalor Posted July 19, 2021 Share Posted July 19, 2021 23 hours ago, neilg said: I will keep an eye out for it - I'm sure I saw one in Hobbycraft but I was looking for something else at the time. I have the Airfix and Revell Eurofighter Typhoon - it's interesting seeing the two offerings side-by-side. Might be worth having a look at kingkit.co.uk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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