Wafu Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Here's my long term love/hate and hate a bit more Airfix 1/24 scale, Sea Harrier FRS1 of 801 Naval Air Squadron, embarked on HMS Invincible 1984. I have to say I'm not a great Airfix fan at the best of times but needs must when you love the FRS1 and building big planes. This has taken the best part of 6 years and has languished beyond the shelf of doom, in the dark depths beneath my work bench. Overtime I went to spray at my spray booth, it would tap me on my knees, just to say it was still there. The basic kit looks like a FRS1 and so that's good for me, I did add a plethora of Heritage bits and the Flightpath Aftermarket set (lots of this I still have as I'm not totally taken with it) that said its the only one so I picked what I wanted and the rest stays in the box. the kit fought me all the way and without Nick G I would have probably binned it, so thanks Nick and the IPMS UK Harrier SIG, for inspiration at every SMW to get on with it. It isn't my best but its finished... 68 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Glad you persevered, that's a very good result. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Same here , glad you carried on with it, looks great to me too, I have one on ghe go at the mo just finished the filling of most of the rivet detail, this is an on off build too. Great work on yours. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcanicity Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Looks great to me! The little Remove Before Flight tags and your excellent painting of the Sidewinders really add to the realism Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick b Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Great to see you persevered, excellent result Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abandoned Project Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 Love the opening picture. Great Harrier BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted July 24, 2021 Share Posted July 24, 2021 You can display that one proudly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 25, 2021 Share Posted July 25, 2021 Wow, what a stunner! Can you keep it on a shelf? Or is it allowed to roam/hover freely around wherever it finds space? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deano353 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Well despite the love/hate hate relationship you did a great job it turned out brilliantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Wow! This is just superb, cracking looking Harrier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 It's satisfying to see the old kit done so well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 This turned out very well and in such a large scale at that!!!! I know all too well about prolonged projects that stare you in the face. I went through that with my Hasegawa Arado 234 and my Jo-Han Ford Maverick build. My 234 sat for three years before I finally got the motivation to finish it and my Maverick took me one year. After putting a 27 piece shifter assy together for the Maverick that was enough for me for a few months on that. lol. Glad to see you finished it and it turned out beautifully man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 I love it ....bit clean but maybe its come out of SBM. BZ to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatesy64 Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 What a beast, certainly looks the part. Definitely worth the perseverance mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VolkerR. Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Well done, worth the effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 Mee Likee!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spruecutter Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 I really like what you have done and congrats on getting the model to the finishing line. Definitely worth persevering! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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