Official Harrier GB

Manstein's revenge

 

VanceCrozier:

 

Mine was more of a "rushing to do something before I had to leave the house" accident, but it still means a mess to clean up!

Pics!

Port side before the glue issue, it looks so happy!! Also before the "mist coat" I applied to dull down the decals which looked too bright for the Falklands planes.

The underside decals, after I sliced & applied the roundels in halves...

The rest are "after the mist coat" . I think I like the effect, maybe took it a little far in places. Note the brass rod replacing the kit pitot tube.

Blade antennas in place...

And the screwed-up port-side roundel - what a mess!

BUT, I think I found the solution sitting in the same box, combining roundel decals from the two other options seems to measure out at the right sizes. I'll try it on a blank piece of styrene first just to make sure, but this is the plan:

 

Hey, is that one of those new-tool Airfix Harriers?  I just bought two and they look cherry in the box...

 

Manny, what are you doing in here, these things were all built after the RLM went out of business!!! Yes, that's the new-tool Airfix kit. The panel lines are a little too wide for my taste but overall it's a very good kit. I bought it for the Falklands option, but the other two decal options provided are making me think I need some more Harriers in my life. (All, I should have my finished pics up before the weekend!)

I bought two of these M0J0's recently---the kit you have and the GR9 (with the sexy nose-art)

...very nice kits.  I also got the Eduard pre-colored cockpit zoom for 'em...very nice.

The ejection seat looks good for a 1/72 jet, but the Eduard cockpit sets would finish these up nicely.

The GR9 looks as nice I'm assuming? Too recent for me though, too gray. (I know, I just finished a dark sea gray Sea Harrier!!!) I'd like to pick up a Harrier GR3 & slap some winter ambush camo on it...

Two questions:

1) How did you get the roundels to lay in the intakes--cut em?

2) What happened that smudged the one in the pic?

Manstein's revenge

1) How did you get the roundels to lay in the intakes--cut em?

I positioned them over the intakes, blotted the water out but didn't add any decal solvent. Let them dry an hour or so to make sure there wouldn't be any slipping around, then cut them & add the decal solvent.

Manstein's revenge

2) What happened that smudged the one in the pic?

ARGHHH! I already had the decals in place with a little (but obviously not enough) clear-coat overspray. Then I began adding those foolish blade antennas. Put a little drop of glue on the antenna, while in tweezers, then drop it into place. Simple right? Then one of the antennas popped out of the tweezers. I picked it up, put it back in the tweezers & dropped it into place.

However, when I picked it up I got a smudge of Tamiya Extra Thin on my thumb, then I put my thumb dead-center on the roundel as I picked up the model again. Smudge-a-palooza!! I had to do a little roundel roundup from the spares on that sheet to replace what I smudged!

VanceCrozier

Manstein's revenge:

1) How did you get the roundels to lay in the intakes--cut em?

 

I positioned them over the intakes, blotted the water out but didn't add any decal solvent. Let them dry an hour or so to make sure there wouldn't be any slipping around, then cut them & add the decal solvent.

 

Manstein's revenge:

2) What happened that smudged the one in the pic?

 

ARGHHH! I already had the decals in place with a little (but obviously not enough) clear-coat overspray. Then I began adding those foolish blade antennas. Put a little drop of glue on the antenna, while in tweezers, then drop it into place. Simple right? Then one of the antennas popped out of the tweezers. I picked it up, put it back in the tweezers & dropped it into place.

However, when I picked it up I got a smudge of Tamiya Extra Thin on my thumb, then I put my thumb dead-center on the roundel as I picked up the model again. Smudge-a-palooza!! I had to do a little roundel roundup from the spares on that sheet to replace what I smudged!

What color grey is that?

The build went fine, just my thumb getting in the way. (And I'm happy with how the repair turned out too) The gray is a mix of Tamiya acrylics, pretty close to RLM 74 though. I wasn't going to get into FS#s and paint chips on this one, every colour photo from the Falklands era seemed to be different,

The gr3 updates

basic camo is on (humbrol 144 grey and 116 green), also re-engraved panels detail

Added the two holes near the wings base, engraved also A.p.u. doors and  other important panels missing on the kit in the above engine zone

Alright, I'm calling my Sea Harrier 98% done. I didn't like how the Sidewinders turned out so I'm re-painting them. And as always after pics are taken, there are a couple of tiny little things that are bugging me, a little touch of paint here & there before moving into the display case....

Bsyamato looking sharp ,color looks spot on

Vance awesome looking build,nicely done Sir!!

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Wow, I've been gone for a while. Great work so far everyone.

Helo~ You've been add to the group build.

Traveller~ Sounds great. Did you want to add both kits to the GB?

near to the finish

Last pieces on the cockpit

and finally glued the hud and  windscreen

also added another air intake missed on the kit

front gear well modify, the correct space for extracted gear and the new little door scratched

gun pods redrawed and added missed holes

the hard part: nozzles improves, all 4 nozzles was excavated and added first new fins on the pieces

Actually working on gears and canopy, already at good point

Bsyamato its really looking good,nice fix on the gear door and nozzles.

Many thanx Trey for comments

more updates

More i see picture of the real and more details discovered

two hemispheres added on the nose

steal two sidewinders from revell phantom the kit ones was really bad .

some improving on the fuselage protection plates

bending last nozzles fins before to glue 

and all fins up and ready to finish

at the next

Actual gr3

Decals on main body all placed

and thinned gloss coat for washing panel lines and seal decals

nozzles first black

gunpods

that's all ... again forget to take picture of canopy

Traveller~ You've been added to the list.

Vance~ Excellent job. A picture of your build has been added to the first page.

Bsyamato~ Coming along nicely

Looking good bsyamato, it's got a very well-worn look. And the details you've added... most people wouldn't have seen those, let alone try to add them!!

Another quality build in the works Bsyamato,lookin' good!

I'm still convinced he's really working in 1/48 and takes pictures with somebody's extra-large fingers holding the parts...

I think you're right Vance lol

Thanx for comments guys

Vance you're no longer to thruth, i have  an alchemic potion than turn myself into 1/24 scale so i can easy work on these little pieces

btw i'm working on last details on the harrier and soon will be complete.

I'm a little excited about finish the gr3, the one from matchbox (actually owned by a friend) was one of first kits i finished about 20-25 years ago, and plus at the time i've opened the the engine molded with coke can aluminium also one of my favourite modern planes

bsyamato

Vance you're no longer to thruth, i have  an alchemic potion than turn myself into 1/24 scale so i can easy work on these little pieces

I knew it!!!

VanceCrozier

 

bsyamato:

 

Vance you're no longer to thruth, i have  an alchemic potion than turn myself into 1/24 scale so i can easy work on these little pieces

 

 

I knew it!!!

LOL also i use 1/24 scale tools on the detail work from tamiya sets

this afternoon put on all antennas on the gr3 and paainted some ,only the airbrake idraulic support need some work

take the magic potion and heres last updates

copper tube and rods used on the nose probe

others antennas and sensors added here and there

perfect wheels ground touching

and at 3:00 AM the first finished gr3 picture

for obliviously motivations need to waith tomorrow for sun pictures

Bsyamato what a great build and the antenae are over the top. The finsh looks awesome as well,nicely done Sir!

jetmodeler,

I grabbed a Monogram 1/48 AV-8B back in November at a model swap meet and started building it about 2 or 3 weeks ago.  It's about 80% done (it's already painted and I just gloss coated it tonight) but I didn't take any progress pics along the way.  If I had seen this GB earlier I would have taken some pics but its the same as TREYZX10R's Harrier so they'd be similar anyway.

Do you mind if I still join?

~bsyamato~ Nicely done. The antennas look great. Gives it a nice touch especially in that scale. Can't wait to see the finished pics.

~Fly-n-hi~ Sure you can join. I added you to the roster and your ready to go.

Many thanx Trey and Jettmodeler

Heres the final pictures

that's all for the GR3

Now the workbench is almost clear

That's a great finish bsyamato, everything stayed squared-up nicely & the wheels are all on the ground at the same time! Nice job with the nose probe as well,