DonH Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 What do you do when you finish one Hunter? Start another, of course. Moving down in scale (or is that up?) this time with this... So, first thing to say is this is a lovely kit, goes together well if you are careful and some nice levels of detail. The usual "Airfix, why did you do that?" bits, but I guess we are used to that and I go into this build with my eyes open and a song in my heart. Cockpit went together quickly, with plenty of black paint and a tickle with a dry brush. The cylinder with the Tamiya tape wrapped round it is the weight to keep it on its nose. I used the spare FGA9 tail-pipe and you would think it was made for this. It fits like a glove, including keying into the cut out notch in the fuselage. I followed some good advice on this forum and stuck the tailpipe parts to each half before joining the fuselage. This works well. Still ned some filler but it creates a very nice joint with the fuselage without any steps. Finally, for today, I thought I would tackle the pylons. Again, great advice on this forum, I decided the pylons were roughly 1mm to short, if you account for the "foot" that is moulded on the actual drop tank. It's close enough for me. So, I got a bit of 1mm plastic strip and glued it to the top of each pylon. Once the glue was dry, I sanded the edges to match the pylon. This retains the shape of the wing and allows a nice fit to the wing without offensive gaps. Good enough for me, others may differ. There's just enough of the locating pins sticking up to locate on the wing, so I am a happy bunny. Hope you enjoy. Cheers Don 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted June 26, 2022 Author Share Posted June 26, 2022 (edited) Nothing to read here, move on, sorry for the inconvenience. Edited June 26, 2022 by DonH Talking complete drivel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winded Penguin Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 These are timely tips for me, as I'm going to start my Airfix Hunter shortly. Thanks for posting 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaWeasel Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 Looks good though, which scheme you going for? The chequered tail looks pretty eye-catching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 On 6/29/2022 at 10:52 PM, TeaWeasel said: Looks good though, which scheme you going for? The chequered tail looks pretty eye-catching. I am doing a 74 squadron aircraft with white tail and wingtips. Taken from an Xtradecal sheet. The markings won’t be totally accurate but I don’t care. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 On 2/20/2022 at 11:05 PM, DonH said: Hope you enjoy. I do, very much! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 I have been slowly getting on with this build while forgetting to take photos. Here is the latest. Technically, it is still WIP because I still have to paint the gun ports (although I am now thinking that is not necessary). The serials and codes are fictional for a 74 sqn Hunter. This was forced on me by a decal mishap, but it really doesn't bother me. The white wing tips and tail are representative of a 74 sqn bird taking part in Exercise Vigilant in May 1957. Probably should have been and F.4 not a F.6, but I am past caring. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 I really like your scheme 👍 rgds John(shortCummins) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gondor44 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Might be an idea to paint the gun ports as the thickness of the metal there would be different. Looks good as it is though. I have one I intend to do as an FGA.9 Gondor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cklasse Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 A very nice build. Now you are getting me itching to get this Hunter. It’s always after reading post here in BM that ended with me buying the kit. I have wanted to build a Hunter with RSAF livery. Roadblocks that I need to get over for this Hunter would be The Wife and RSAF decals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted August 15, 2022 Author Share Posted August 15, 2022 8 hours ago, Cklasse said: A very nice build. Now you are getting me itching to get this Hunter. It’s always after reading post here in BM that ended with me buying the kit. I have wanted to build a Hunter with RSAF livery. Roadblocks that I need to get over for this Hunter would be The Wife and RSAF decals. My next Hunter build (to be started at an unspecified time) will be the 1/32 Revell kit in RSAF markings. I have the decals but I don't know of any sources in 1/48. At least we have a great reference at the RSAF museum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted August 15, 2022 Author Share Posted August 15, 2022 15 hours ago, Gondor44 said: Might be an idea to paint the gun ports as the thickness of the metal there would be different. Looks good as it is though. I have one I intend to do as an FGA.9 Gondor Yes, my original plan was to paint the gun ports but then saw this photo and thought "nah, enough is enough" https://www.reddit.com/r/NoSillySuffix/comments/4kymvj/history_senior_aircraftwoman_una_taylor_a/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cklasse Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 37 minutes ago, DonH said: My next Hunter build (to be started at an unspecified time) will be the 1/32 Revell kit in RSAF markings. I have the decals but I don't know of any sources in 1/48. At least we have a great reference at the RSAF museum! Mmmm…..now you get me thinking of a 1/32 scale too. I took lots of pictures of the Hunter when I was at the museum 2 weeks ago. I have a 1/32 F5E with RSAF livery waiting to build. A 1/32 Hunter would be a nice comparison to the F5. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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