One of 2 kits i started earlier in the month, thought i better post up before it got 2 late. Time for another Falklands war build, the Airfix 72nd Harrier GR.3. This is one of their newer kits so has some lovely detail.
I am adding a little AM, including an Eduard PE set and Pavla resin seat. So i got the pit painted and the PE fitted. Even though the resin seat has molded on belts, i fitted the pre coloured PE ones other those.
The Harrier has come along nicely. Cockpit fitted and fuselage together.
There was one issue, with the forward undercarrage bay. This is in 2 halves with each being fitted to the intakes and then into each side of the fuselage before thats put together. But i have a gap of about 2mm and i can't see where the issue is, everything else has fitted fine. It won't be visible once on the base but still a bit annoying.
Got all the last bits added including PE.
I found out that this aircraft was one of 4 GR.3's fitted with Blue Eric ECM which was fitted into one of the Aden cannon pobs. So a little bit of scratch building was needed for this though i didn't have much in the way of images to go off, i'm pretty happy with it.
Eveything in the box has been left off to paint. Its now had a primer and the grey coat added.
Airfix 1/72nd harrier GR.3
Airfix 1/72nd harrier GR.3
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Re: Airfix 1/72nd harrier GR.3
That looks great! Would it be worth putting a bit of styrene scrap in that gap?
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
Re: Airfix 1/72nd harrier GR.3
Thanks Lyle. If the underside was visible, then i reckon it would. But as this will be fixed to a base i'm not to worried.
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Re: Airfix 1/72nd harrier GR.3
Very nice! It looks good Bish!
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Cheers Mike.
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Re: Airfix 1/72nd harrier GR.3
The GR.3 was always the ugly stepchild with that nose. Yours looks great
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Thanks TJ. I actually prefer the look of this over the GR.1.
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Re: Airfix 1/72nd harrier GR.3
Nice !
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I've got the Italeri kit on the next to do pile. I wonder how it will compare
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Re: Airfix 1/72nd harrier GR.3
Looking great so far. I agree, I like the look of this one over the GR.1
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"Do you know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I get and beat you with 'till you understand who's in ruttin' command!"
-Jayne Cobb, Firefly Episode 2 "The Train Job"
We are modelers - the same in spirit, in hunger to insanely buy newly released kits, hustlers in hiding our stash from our better halves and experts in using garbage as replacements for after-market parts.