Colin M's Sea Harrier FRS1

[Guest]

Hi Colin, nice painting.

The added details make a nice touch.

[Ian M]

Moving along nicely.

Office looks good with the added details.

Ian M

[papa 695]

Great work Colin not even got mine out the box yet

[Guest]

Nice start Colin.

[flyjoe180]

Super work Colin, that cockpit and pilot look very good.

[rickoshea52]

I like the grime in the cockpit around the panels.

[BarryW]

She is coming along nicely....

[colin m]

Thanks for looking in everyone. Now time for major surgery. Airfix do give some guide to cutting the GR3 nose off, but nevertheless, it's not to precise. So, a glass or two and go for it. That gives us this.

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GR3 below, removed. SHAR above, to be fitted.

[Guest]

I thought you were joking! You actually have to cut the nose off?!?! They didn't have two noses to mount to the same section of the fuselage?!?!?!?!?!?

[Guest]

Very clean cut, colin

[colin m]

Yes Mike, and it's not a straight cut either. On top of the fuselage, behind the seat, the cut curves backwards. It's all a bit of a guess really.

And the real good news is, after spraying a bit of primer on the fuselage, those Bl@#dy rivets are still visible. Even more filling to do.

[colin m]

Such fun. The Sea Harrier nose is now well and truly fixed in place. Talk about filler, and more filler. There seems to be a light dusting of green all around the house at the moment. The rivets have had another going over, third time in some places, will they ever vanish ?

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I'm currently sticking other bits together ready for installation on the model. Lots of parts don't quite fit. Just a bit out, but every piece that doesn't fit has to be persuaded, which of course all takes time. Next job is to fit the air intakes properly, again, which don't quite fit. However, a major plus point is that, all these bits that don't fit means more filling and sanding - thus causing more rivets to die !

The engine is just fitted loosely at the moment. I'm not dressing the engine up for display as the wing is such a bad fit, and anyway, I want this in flight, just like on the box art.

[flyjoe180]

Good to see you are enjoying yourself there Colin

[papa 695]

I've still got to start mine Colin dreading filling the rivets

Great work so far mate I will watch a little more before I start

[Ian M]

nice nose job!

Pity those rivets are giving you grief but I'm sure you'll get them sorted.