aerotechi Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Latest off my production line my first Academy model a Hawker Hunter F6 of 4FTS 1979. Having never made an academy kit before it was nice to find the kit went together quite well (wings to fuselage being the only real problem area) and quite a nice moulding with very little trimming needed. Downside of the kit being and if anybody has one to be aware of is the decal placements are wrong in places (fortunately I have a revell kit guide) and also that all the pics of XF526 I could find in 4FTS show her without guns or sabrinas fitted so a little filling etc required. Overall a nice kit and something a little different to add to the collection with the 4FTS colours. Incidentally if using humbrol red 19 I found it took 3 days to be tack free and a week in the airing cupboard to be dry enough not to pick up any dust or paint flakes around! And one of her 4FTS sisters at the museum. 26 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 That's an absolute stunner! One of the nicest Hunter colour schemes and you've managed to pull it off superbly. Great work 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Your Hunter looks very nice. Display it proudly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Very nice, with that colourful scheme! Maybe it would have been worth your while to spend a li'l bit more TLC on the air intakes, where those joint cracks tend to "spoil the ship for a ha'port o' tar" 😉 Very nice work overall! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerotechi Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 17 minutes ago, Spitfire31 said: Very nice, with that colourful scheme! Maybe it would have been worth your while to spend a li'l bit more TLC on the air intakes, where those joint cracks tend to "spoil the ship for a ha'port o' tar" 😉 Very nice work overall! Kind regards, Joachim Thanks Joachim and all above. You’re right the fit around the intake is a devil. I did fill the fuse gap but neglected the wing to intake gap. I may tweak that bit later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo Raider Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Lovely Model and what a beautiful Airplane! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey-1980 Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Great build! I've built this kit myself and its a tad tricky in places but a rewarding build. It is a shame that the cockpit is not to scale, but hey ho. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerotechi Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 14 minutes ago, Mikey-1980 said: Great build! I've built this kit myself and its a tad tricky in places but a rewarding build. It is a shame that the cockpit is not to scale, but hey ho. Thanks mikey. I did think the seat looked a little shall we say lost but as you said hey ho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dov Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 My british jet favorite! Bravo! Perfect done. Happy modelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerotechi Posted September 8, 2021 Author Share Posted September 8, 2021 3 minutes ago, dov said: My british jet favorite! Bravo! Perfect done. Happy modelling Thanks Dov. You’ll be pleased to know then that I have a 1:32 in the stash too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish 251 Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 Very nice - I'm lucky enough to have seen these, and the 4 FTS T.7s, operating from Valley circa 1979 before they were replaced by Hawks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted September 8, 2021 Share Posted September 8, 2021 What a cracking model love the scheme and coupled with it being one of the best looking jet aircraft ever designed too. Splendid. Great work Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerotechi Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 14 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: What a cracking model love the scheme and coupled with it being one of the best looking jet aircraft ever designed too. Splendid. Great work Chris Thanks Chris. A win on 2 fronts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 Beautiful Hunter, and that paint scheme looks great. Always tough to paint red and white like this but it looks perfect here. Excellent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerotechi Posted September 9, 2021 Author Share Posted September 9, 2021 48 minutes ago, Lord Riot said: Beautiful Hunter, and that paint scheme looks great. Always tough to paint red and white like this but it looks perfect here. Excellent. Thanks. Don’t look too closely then! The white is one I used to use on real aircraft unfortunately on models it’s chips easily. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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