Col. Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 There's a distinct lack of Harrier in this GB so far. There's also a distinct shortage of Harrier in my display cabinet. Let's try to rectify both these issues. This is Hasegawa's old but good 72nd scale kit first released in 2000 although this boxing comes from 2003 and gives two decal options for the machine in either the box-art scheme of VMA-231 'Ace of Spades' in the green/grey wraparound or the one I'm aiming for which is VMA-331 'Bumble Bees' which matched the green and grey disruptive camouflage with light grey under-surfaces as the initial service entry scheme. As you can see there'll be a measure of aftermarket goodies involved as well and I've made a soft start to this project by digging out some reference books but will show those later 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Good to have you aboard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 11 hours ago, desert falcon said: Good to have you aboard I like that pun for a Marines aircraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 18 minutes ago, Col. said: I like that pun for a Marines aircraft Not even sure I thought about that when I posted it Have you had time to start yet @Col. or did you like me spend most of your weekend doing irrelevant non-modelling stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 1 hour ago, desert falcon said: Not even sure I thought about that when I posted it Have you had time to start yet @Col. or did you like me spend most of your weekend doing irrelevant non-modelling stuff? Sadly not molested any plastic yet due to a similar weekend but have looked out a couple of good reference books so not entirely wasted. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Anyone else hear Motorhead when Col said "Ace of Spades"? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 5 minutes ago, helios16v said: Anyone else hear Motorhead when Col said "Ace of Spades"? I could tell a story about that song but maybe another time 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 12 hours ago, helios16v said: Anyone else hear Motorhead when Col said "Ace of Spades"? Glad it wasn't just me (and it makes me want to start the Airfix Motorhead Heinkel I have in the stash) Looking forward to what you do with this Col, I rather like the Harrier myself too James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 25, 2022 Author Share Posted January 25, 2022 2 hours ago, 81-er said: Glad it wasn't just me (and it makes me want to start the Airfix Motorhead Heinkel I have in the stash) Looking forward to what you do with this Col, I rather like the Harrier myself too James Thanks for the encouragement James. It'll be a wee while before I can start this one but the enthusiasm is high. Your Motorhead Heinkel would be eligible for this GB as well of course 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Col. said: Thanks for the encouragement James. It'll be a wee while before I can start this one but the enthusiasm is high. Your Motorhead Heinkel would be eligible for this GB as well of course In that case, I feel it may well be rude not to 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings unlevel Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 Oorah! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 1/24/2022 at 8:41 PM, helios16v said: Anyone else hear Motorhead when Col said "Ace of Spades"? Definitely yes and in particular this Young Ones performance! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 On 1/23/2022 at 10:29 PM, Col. said: There's a distinct lack of Harrier in this GB so far. I should be able to help address this shortcoming 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 Finally made a start to this one last night. The bench is full of another project but found a corner to play with some wee bits of plastic in between working on it. Now here I'll make something of a confession - the arrival of four more Harrier kits on Friday inspired me to get going with this as upon opening one of the arrivals I discovered several parts had been taken off and were loose in the box with a bit of damage to the attachment points where they hadn't been separated cleanly. Thus the wing parts you see below are from that boxing rather than the 'Ace of Spades' one but no I won't be doing an Enzo as time is not my own for the most part lately so one at a time sadly. Anyway, on with the show, the inner faces of the three wing parts had required a bit of cleaning up to mate together. Some of the mold release pins have left excess plastic close to the trailing edge that had to be scraped away and that's not something I expected from a Hasegawa kit In reality it was only ten minutes work but we've got to moan about something right? The mounting holes for the extra pylon applicable to RAF variants in front of the outrigger wheel wells was also plugged with some heat-stretched parts tree plastic after thinning down the edge of the wells and their doors to a more scale-appropriate appearance. After gluing the three parts together last night they had the edge seams cleaned up this morning and while I was at it the overly thick wing fence removed at each side to be replaced with thinner material later. So, in summary, finger has been pulled out and a set of wings built up. If all goes well I'll get a little more done this evening as I can see the theme of excessive wall thickness on the parts continues for the fuselage sides around the cockpit area. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Good to see your Harrier underway Col, there can never be too many of them in a GB. I like the very early USMC scheme with the light grey undersides, good choice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickyrich Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 On 1/25/2022 at 7:50 AM, Col. said: I could tell a story about that song but maybe another time in you wild days huh Col??? I started one of these hasegawa models many years ago... and of course never quite finished it. Seem to remember it was a nice model all up. I probably should add one to the stash...or build a proper one (my last attempt was way before I started to take model making seriously..... as if I do now! ). Good luck with her. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helios16v Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 On 1/30/2022 at 11:24 PM, trickyrich said: I started one of these hasegawa models many years ago... and of course never quite finished it. Seem to remember it was a nice model all up. I probably should add one to the stash...or build a proper one (my last attempt was way before I started to take model making seriously..... as if I do now! ). Life's too short to be super cereal. Buy more Phantoms and Tomcats. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 A couple of hacking and scraping sessions got the Brengun cockpit fitted. Oh and a couple of sessions fighting the carpet monster to find a tiny lost quarter console part which, on inspection, I'd have been quicker scratch-building Next task up is to cut out a section of the rear fuselage for the Quickboost airbrake bay and door. With the lack of Harrier in our GB now being addressed by myself and @Hockeyboy76 (although there's always room for more ) the next issue is a lack of food posts so here you go a wee pre-session snack of ice cream with dark chocolate pieces topped with blueberries and banana 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Food pics as well? It's like a Nigel build 😀 James 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 12 minutes ago, 81-er said: Food pics as well? It's like a Nigel build 😀 James A wee tribute to a departed friend 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 Very nice start on your Harrier Col, the replacement cockpit looks very detailed. 1 hour ago, Col. said: A wee tribute to a departed friend I hadn't realised we had lost Nigel, a top modeller who would always share help and advice and a really nice bloke that I had the pleasure of talking to at the IPMS UK Nationals a couple of times. Very sad news indeed. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 4 hours ago, Col. said: I'll be interested to see how much of this is visible at the end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 I didn’t know we had lost Nigel either. A great model builder. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 6 hours ago, Bertie Psmith said: I'll be interested to see how much of this is visible at the end. As am I With a few more of these in the stash this one will lead what detail goes into the others. 8 hours ago, modelling minion said: I hadn't realised we had lost Nigel, a top modeller who would always share help and advice and a really nice bloke that I had the pleasure of talking to at the IPMS UK Nationals a couple of times. Very sad news indeed. 6 hours ago, Hockeyboy76 said: I didn’t know we had lost Nigel either. A great model builder. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news in this manner chaps 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted February 3, 2022 Share Posted February 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, Col. said: As am I With a few more of these in the stash this one will lead what detail goes into the others. It's certainly not the biggest cockpit in the world, even with the blown canopy. It reminds me of the hours I've wasted painting Spitfire instrument panels. 🤪 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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