JJ2016 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 1:48 Tamiya Sea Harrier Gday to my BM mates !! I've been looking forward to this one, the mighty RN Sea Harrier.... After the Falklands conflict this jet had us all in awe, and I was fortunate to see the HMS Invincible as a young boy when she came into Fremantle, Western Australia in 84 or so. We were actually there because she was in company with HMAS Aurora, which was one of the my Dad's ships he served on... Please bear with me, I'll show you a few pics... This is my Dad standing the awesome Sea Harrier: Here's the big girl, I'm at the bottom centre of the pic...... And my Dad's old ship !! Okay back to the build..... If you have one in the stash or are thinking to buy this one, my only advice would be, DON'T WATCH THE REVIEWS !!! Well each to their own, I probably don't have as high standards than others, but this is another kit that I built as a young boy. I didn't have any big issues, I added a Big Ed PE kit (for Kinetic) and I had fun building it, and thought it turned out okay... Build is here: Here's the RFI... Thanks for stopping by, hope you liked it.... Cheers JJ 47 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Your Sea Harrier looks quite impressive to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby No Mac Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 If history had played out differently you'd have seen a lot more of Invincible down your way! You've done a good job, you're certainly a brave soul for tackling a notorious kit, certainly a rare Tamiya stinker. I remember my dad - a harrier nut (a gene that I've inherited!) - started making it in 80s but he soon lost interest in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 You've done a cracking job on this oldkit,looks wonderful and some great photos too. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Hartmann Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 Like many on the forum….I’ve got this in the stash! Yours just might be the inspiration I need to get it done 😎 Excellent job! Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solvent Parrot Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 (edited) Looks great to me. Does anyone remember the UK magazine Take Off that launched probably around the mid to late 80s? One of the earliest articles in that was with a Falklands Sea Harrier pilot. Edit Google says it was actually 1993, issue 2. Edited September 4, 2021 by Solvent Parrot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Hartmann Posted September 4, 2021 Share Posted September 4, 2021 6 minutes ago, Solvent Parrot said: Looks great to me. Does anyone remember the UK magazine Take Off that launched probably around the mid to late 80s? One of the earliest articles in that was with a Falklands Sea Harrier pilot. Edit Google says it was actually 1993, issue 2. Sharkey Ward? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ2016 Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 22 hours ago, SAT69 said: Your Sea Harrier looks quite impressive to me. Thanks mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ2016 Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 17 hours ago, Bobby No Mac said: If history had played out Thanks Bob 17 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: You've done a cracking job Cheers Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ2016 Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 15 hours ago, Ben Hartmann said: Like many on the forum Thanks Ben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ2016 Posted September 5, 2021 Author Share Posted September 5, 2021 13 hours ago, Solvent Parrot said: Looks great to me. Cheers mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 It turned out OK, or very OK! Thanks for these historical pics, great!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 Super good job BZ to you. But maybe a bit heavy on the underside weathering.....a fair bit of ardrox required to scrub that...on a Friday afternoon before early chops...(finish work early).Mind you id give the fin a good scrub too get rid of that 800 rubbish....801 the only squadron (shar) for me 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiseca Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 On 9/4/2021 at 11:18 PM, Solvent Parrot said: Looks great to me. Does anyone remember the UK magazine Take Off that launched probably around the mid to late 80s? One of the earliest articles in that was with a Falklands Sea Harrier pilot. Edit Google says it was actually 1993, issue 2. On 9/4/2021 at 11:25 PM, Ben Hartmann said: Sharkey Ward? The Take Off articles weren't by Sharkey. The Sea Harrier articles appeared in issues 2 and 3 and are credited to Flt Lt Dave Morgan. I believe they are extracts from a book called Harrier At War by Alfred Price. I built this same kit some time ago, one of the first ones I built since returning to the hobby. I didn't find it a particularly difficult kit to build. It had some tricky moments and by the time the engine was in the fuselage, the mechanism connecting the four nozzles had stopped functioning, but overall it wasn't a demanding build. I know it's not a well regarded kit but for the price it gives a model that looks like a SHAR. I was happy with the result... yours is better though, JJ2016, and a lovely backstory too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ2016 Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 On 9/7/2021 at 2:23 PM, exdraken said: It turned out OK Cheers mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ2016 Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 On 9/7/2021 at 3:06 PM, junglierating said: Super good job BZ to you. Thanks mate, you've hit the nail on the head with the weathering.. This is one my my development areas as I'm either too much covering over the pre-shading, or too little. In this case, it was too little but its certainly one of the fun bits for me as the variations have endless possibility ! Cheers JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ2016 Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 22 hours ago, kiseca said: I built this same kit some time ago Cheers mate, my main lesson was not to drink wine and apply the nozzles as I had the the wrong way around and very nearly wedged them in place too. Turns out there is a front and a rear... so ended up having a little paint rework/hangover the contend with !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh G Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 On 9/5/2021 at 4:02 AM, Bobby No Mac said: If history had played out differently you'd have seen a lot more of Invincible down your way! You've done a good job, you're certainly a brave soul for tackling a notorious kit, certainly a rare Tamiya stinker. I remember my dad - a harrier nut (a gene that I've inherited!) - started making it in 80s but he soon lost interest in it. If I remember right, the jet nozzles were hard to put in 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiseca Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Josh G said: If I remember right, the jet nozzles were hard to put in Yeah now you mention it, they were press fit weren't they? Quite a challenge to get in, worried about taking half the paint off them at the time, and I think that's probably the point where I broke the nozzle linking mechanism. Now they can all turn individually. That would be fun for the pilot! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallyho Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Interesting pictures, thanks for sharing mate. Great job on the build and finish of the Harrier too, always been one of my favourites that variant and scheme! Cheers, Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ2016 Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 2 hours ago, Tallyho said: Interesting pictures Cheers Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paramedic Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 It certainly turned out more than okay! Thanks for the other pictures too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ2016 Posted September 10, 2021 Author Share Posted September 10, 2021 16 hours ago, Flight Line Media said: Nice work! Thanks mate 15 hours ago, Paramedic said: It certainly turned out more than okay Cheers mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ-WobblyHands Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Looks great .. 'BZ' , I have always been put off by the reviews of the kit. You have done a cracking job My models always seem to look like they have just come out of the paint shop - no matter which method I use 'black basing' , 'pre-shading' etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiseca Posted September 12, 2021 Share Posted September 12, 2021 On 9/10/2021 at 10:27 PM, RJ-WobblyHands said: Looks great .. 'BZ' , I have always been put off by the reviews of the kit. You have done a cracking job My models always seem to look like they have just come out of the paint shop - no matter which method I use 'black basing' , 'pre-shading' etc You aren't alone! I really struggle with weathering. I tried pre-shading on the underside of my Sea Harrier, much like the OP has done. When I put the first coats of white on top, it looked like exactly what it was. Some white paint over the top of some black painted lines. Didn't look dirty or weathered at all, just looked like a terrible paintjob. So I put more white paint on, and by the time I was satisfied, the pre-shading isn't visible at all 😐 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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