srkirad Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 Second kit I will try to build in this GB is another Revell cute tiny piece of plastic - legendary Harrier in II+ version. I will work US example, as it has a bit more complex and interesting cammo than Spanish one... Cheers, S. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted August 3, 2021 Share Posted August 3, 2021 It's nice to see a Harrier in the mix S. I look forward to seeing another of your small scale masterpieces . Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted August 4, 2021 Share Posted August 4, 2021 Welcome aboard sir. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted August 23, 2021 Author Share Posted August 23, 2021 Harrier also got its first steps - cockpit has been painted and assembled with fuselage halves, as well as engine intake fan blades... Cheers, S. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted August 24, 2021 Share Posted August 24, 2021 Hi S, this kit is extremely well engineered. Years ago I got the older AV-8B Revell kit in 1/144, and it was a far cry from the tooling you are working with. Far less details obviously and a lot of errors as far as shape was concerned. Bottom line that kit landed unfinished in my spares' box! Not an enjoyable foray in the 1/144 and one I do not feel like trying again. So enjoy your state of the art model! Have fun. JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted September 7, 2021 Author Share Posted September 7, 2021 Small update - build was going very quick, so I didn't make assembly photos before primering. Preshading is next, and camouflage is approaching soon Cheers, S. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 That's looking very neat S., especially those prominent wing-to-fuselage joints Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted September 26, 2021 Author Share Posted September 26, 2021 During last two weeks, I did the preshading and painting, so I waited till finished to present photo update... I am not satisfied with upper ("darkest") patch of grey - I am painting with Gunze acrylics, but it seems that their Gunship Grey is a pretty lighter shade than it should be, so it almost blended into middle grey painted areas I am not willing to mask whole kit again in order to spray some other shade of Grey, so I'll just leave it as it is - I just want to finish this one and put it into display shelf.... Cheers, S. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted September 29, 2021 Share Posted September 29, 2021 Lovely work so far S. Perhaps having a lesser contrast between the two greys works well in such a small scale as it doesn't look too stark and these colours tend to fade and blend with age and sun effect 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 @Col. I agree, but if I made that contrast a bit more stronger it would be much better, however, now it is like it is, so we'll see how it turns out after gloss coat and decals Cheers, S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted October 10, 2021 Author Share Posted October 10, 2021 Decals finally came to their place - not so bad - decals on vertical stabilizer were a bit bigger than kit part, so sign "Ace of Spades" went over the leading edge a bit - it couldn't be positioned backward because of that little number 01 on the rear top of tail .... Somehow I've managed to paint lightened Gunze Dark Ghost Grey (per instructions) at the EXACTLY THE SAME shade of grey on USAF roundel on bottom part of the wing You see what I mean... ehm.. or NOT see.... After decals and gloss coat I think that camouflage actually do not look so bad as I thought... not quite good, but not terrible either... Managed to match VMA-231 two-greys shaded decal to the cammo pattern... Next weekend I plan to do the wash, and hopefully not so long until the end of work on this one... Cheers, S. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 It's looking very nice S., and I'm particularly impressed by the disappearing decals Cheers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hewy Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Super job S, it looks a good sight bigger than 1/144 too 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srkirad Posted October 30, 2021 Author Share Posted October 30, 2021 And we're done - one down, one still to go! Cheers, S. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 A super little Harrier . Congratulations! Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Excellent Jump jet sir. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andwil Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Fantastic! Could easily pass for a much larger scale. AW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 That looks quite excellent! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now