discussion Airfix 1/48 BAe Harrier GR3

[Alan 45]

Not one of my best tbh but the kit is devoid of any real detail so I did my best to give it some depth with oils (not sure that worked )

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[Guest]

Nice tidy build Alan.

 

[Guest]

It's a nice build Alan, another bit of quality from your model production line!

Don't you ever sleep?!

I fancy doing a Harrier - I guess you wouldn't recommend this kit?

 

[eddiesolo]

Nice job Al, looks okay to me.

Si

 

[Guest]

Looks good to my eyes Alan

 

[spanner570]

Looks fine to me Al'....Just you be patient and wait a couple of days for the postie to bring you a nicely detailed G7 / 9 version!!

 

[Alan 45]

Cheers guys I'm glad you like it

It's a nice build Alan, another bit of quality from your model production line!Don't you ever sleep?!

I fancy doing a Harrier - I guess you wouldn't recommend this kit?

I do sleep but I'm a bit of an insomniac

On the kit it's fine goes together well it's the detail that lets it down , to make a really good build on this though you would need a fare amount of skill in scratch building and quite a bit aftermarket stuff , cockpit, undercarriage, weapons pylons, rocket pods would all have to be replaced I'm afraid

I might get the tamiya sea harrier and buy the aftermarket nose for this it just seems much less hassle

 

[Alan 45]

Looks fine to me Al'....Just you be patient and wait a couple of days for the postie to bring you a nicely detailed G7 / 9 version!!

I am waiting with anticipation of this kit , in the meantime I have a 1/72 one to have a crack at

 

[eddiesolo]

in the meantime I have a 1/72 one to have a crack at

Just you be patient

Sleep and patience seem to be the two things you are lacking Al

Si

 

[Alan 45]

Sleep and patience seem to be the two things you are lacking Al Si

Itchy finders mate , I've nearly finished the cockpit for the 1/72 I only came on to find out what a colour was

 

[flyjoe180]

Nice job Alan, the kit itself may lack detail but I think your paint job and the wash has brought it to life. It isn't the easiest of paint schemes to do either, that wrap-around is hard enough without the wing and tail plane anhedral and pointy features of the Harrier to complicate it. Nice one, great build.

 

[Guest]

Looking grand Alan! top work

Looks like i'll be watching your multiple Harrier builds..... ( I have a feeling i'm getting the 1/24 scale one for christmas lol )

 

[Alan 45]

Nice job Alan, the kit itself may lack detail but I think your paint job and the wash has brought it to life. It isn't the easiest of paint schemes to do either, that wrap-around is hard enough without the wing and tail plane anhedral and pointy features of the Harrier to complicate it. Nice one, great build.

Cheers joe I appreciate that it is a difficult kit to master and I'm not sure I've done that how I wanted but it seems maybe I'm being a bit hard on myself cheers

 

[Alan 45]

Looking grand Alan! top work Looks like i'll be watching your multiple Harrier builds..... ( I have a feeling i'm getting the 1/24 scale one for christmas lol )

Cheers tone yeah I've gone a bit mad on the old harrier this last week lol , if you do get the 1/24 be prepared for a long slog , ive got it and ive dry fitted the fuselage and it's not a great fit so have lots of filler and patience my friend this could be a bugger

 

[Guest]

Nice one Alan

 

[yak face]

Cheers guys I'm glad you like itI do sleep but I'm a bit of an insomniac

On the kit it's fine goes together well it's the detail that lets it down , to make a really good build on this though you would need a fare amount of skill in scratch building and quite a bit aftermarket stuff , cockpit, undercarriage, weapons pylons, rocket pods would all have to be replaced I'm afraid

I might get the tamiya sea harrier and buy the aftermarket nose for this it just seems much less hassle

Great job Alan , it looks fine to me. I think your oil highlights worked , the panel lines on the wings are nicely shaded. Word of warning regarding the Tamiya Sea Harrier - its a very old tooling and nowhere near what most people expect of Tamiya ,the detail is very basic ,you'd be better off with the Airfix version, cheers tony

 

[Guest]

Cheers tone yeah I've gone a bit mad on the old harrier this last week lol , if you do get the 1/24 be prepared for a long slog , ive got it and ive dry fitted the fuselage and it's not a great fit so have lots of filler and patience my friend this could be a bugger

Haha, i did have a feeling they're cheapish for a reason

 

[papa 695]

It looks very nice indeed Alan

 

[Alan 45]

Haha, i did have a feeling they're cheapish for a reason

Seen one today for £25 bargain it's does make a nice kit it's just classic airfix

 

[Guest]

Good job on this GR3.

Francesco