AnonymousAA72 Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 At last! The Revell Hunters arrived in the shop yesterday! Thanks to a down-turn in the economy(!) and the crap weather - trade was slow - so I got cracking.... Here are the two new sprues - pertinent to the FGA9 and the Swiss F58. The Swiss aircraft used a tank somewhere between the 100 gall & 230 Gall tanks provided in the kit- these haven't been produced - which is a shame... Build will be more o less out of the box - though I think maybe a 1970's 45 or 58 Sqn FGA9 based at Wittering... I've applied the upper colours - and cleaned up with micromesh. I'll re-paint the exposed areas in a slightly different shade of Dark Sea Grey to give a prototypical weathered effect (hopefully!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Drewe Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 My four on the way Bill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Nice, Bill. Thanks for the sprue and decal shots and best of luck with the build. Looks like you're off to a great start; I'm keen to see how your weathering turns out, as I've not tried to micromesh the paint finish before. Cheers, Andrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
periklis_sale Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 nice one mate!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Nice work Bill - then again its very hard to mess up those 72nd Revell Hunters (I managed it though!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil @ Flory Models Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Great job Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Wow you're moving almost as fast as Drewe does when he was cranking out his Hunters! Looks real nice so far though Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousAA72 Posted January 18, 2008 Author Share Posted January 18, 2008 My four on the way Bill? Yep! I'll post tonight (though maybe I'll wait until I've got the decals on my FGA9!!! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEZ Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Looking good Bill. Don't forget your 29 squadron FGR 2 though ! Yes it is a shame Revell haven't included the 150 gallon tanks. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Yesterday? You got this yesterday?..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Nice build. Got mine in Salisbury last Saturday although its going to in my stash for a while............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousAA72 Posted January 18, 2008 Author Share Posted January 18, 2008 Yesterday? You got this yesterday?..... I used Acrylic's!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 As someone already said, yesterday??? It's looking great, but do you have the influence to lobby Revell and get them to up-scale thos beauties to 1/48th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted January 18, 2008 Share Posted January 18, 2008 Yaaaaaay! 79 markings!!! (although this means a change of plan on the F6s, as the second one was going to be 79) - last FGA9 in RAF service IIRC Although, even allowing for the visibility trials Red finned one, the RAF markings are a bit uninspiring for what they could have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousAA72 Posted January 19, 2008 Author Share Posted January 19, 2008 Yaaaaaay! 79 markings!!! (although this means a change of plan on the F6s, as the second one was going to be 79) - last FGA9 in RAF service IIRCAlthough, even allowing for the visibility trials Red finned one, the RAF markings are a bit uninspiring for what they could have been. Yep!! But I have soooooo many Mk 9's I need to do - and so many modeldecal and xtradecal sheets to work through!! As someone already said, yesterday??? It's looking great, but do you have the influence to lobby Revell and get them to up-scale thos beauties to 1/48th? Maybe next year!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg B Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Looking good Bill as always mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobs_Buckles Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Bill, You mentioned using micromesh: Was this to sand out imperfections on your first coat? Or did you use it to give tonal difference with your next coat? If so, I like that idea. Cheers. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Instructions sheets for those who want to 'look before they buy' http://www.revell.de/manual/04186.PDF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousAA72 Posted January 22, 2008 Author Share Posted January 22, 2008 Bill, You mentioned using micromesh: Was this to sand out imperfections on your first coat? Or did you use it to give tonal difference with your next coat? If so, I like that idea. Cheers. Bob Hi Bob, Yes! (mostly to the first question, though it does work well for your second question as well.....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamienB Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I'm impressed with the amount of bits they've provided for the Swiss model - wasn't going to bother with an FGA.9 but damn I'm tempted by an F.58 now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Looks beautiful, but it's the "wrong" scale. I love their 1/32 Hunter & this looks similar in quality but I really wish they'd do a 1/48 kit. I've built so many Academy Hunters with more to do but I'm sick of all the hacking required to get a good result with that kit! I know, I know..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Looks great Bill, quick work! I fancy building one in 234 Sqn marking, does anyone make these markings in 1/72nd? Shaun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousAA72 Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 Well, My 58 Sqn Hunter FGA9 is coming along.... managed to get the paint on and some of the decals.....these were from the kit AND a THIRTY+ year old Modeldecal sheet!!! (Don't look too closely at th enose bars though....I originally used a set from the Matchbox kit - but decided that the colours on the MD sheet were better. The seat and undercarriage are Aeroclub white metal ..... I've applied a bit of weathering - particularly underneath..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamienB Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Oooh nice. What's the size difference like between the kit wheels and the Aeroclub replacements? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Looking lovely there Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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