rainstel109 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Finally got this one finished. It wasn't a difficult build, it just needed a fair bit of correction work done on it. I've read that trumpy just took an AV8-B, made up few different parts, bunged' em in the box and called it a GR.7.I decided to do a Nato green versh as I hadn't seen one done in this scale before and most people tend to go for a grey version as you at least get a fair decal sheet for one I suppose, although a GR.5 has since appeared while I was building this one, and very nice it is too.Heres a brief spiel of what I used:The kit itself obviously.Eduard p/e set in the cockpit.Decals were a mixture of the "model alliance" final Harrier flight (deffo worth getting if anyone fancies doing on of these).Custom mixed paints, exclusively Mr Color (the old Gunze Sangyo)Wolfpack bang seat.Heres what I did:Scratchbuilt aerials, yaw vane, heavily modified upper beacon (it was round not triangular), hand painted "no step" stencils, heavily modified ordnance pylons check out my build thread for details here, scratchbuilt chaff/flare dispenser, scratchbuilt GPS antenna (white disc on top of fuselage), extensively post shaded (awkward 'cos the green is fairly dark) washed in Flory black wash.A quick note about the yellow arrows on the nose below the cockpit, these were cobbled together from a 1/48 FGR phantom as these had the words "rettung" and "rescue" which the Nato green harriers had also, rather than just the word rescue. Then also solid yellow, not just the outline. I've still got to fit the pylon sway braces btw. Heres the pics: Bill Cross, Magic Mike, Kagemusha and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Excellent build, Terry! May I publish it on the website? Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Beautiful Terry, looking very good.....pitty they don't appear "life" anymore....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainstel109 Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 Excellent build, Terry! May I publish it on the website? Kev Certainly can if you like to mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironwing Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Lovely job... Geoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zero77 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Great ! You just proved that single color aircraft are definitely not plain. Il love your paint job. And it's nice to see some Harriers, quite rare in 1/32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 (edited) Very well done Terry! Don't know why you don't see this kit built... .Harv Edited February 10, 2016 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Very well done Terry! Don't know why you don't see this kit built... .Harv I think the two main reasons you don't see many of the harriers built up is because of the relative lack of aftermarket decals for the kits, combined with the errors in the kits (they do look like Harriers, but there is a lot wrong with them too). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Great work for sure, on a model and scheme you dont often see built! Nice job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Bettencourt Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 I dig that!!!! Rod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simmo.b Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Love it, really nice. Cheers Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Wow! Really nice bird!! Outstanding work mate! Cheers Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendzior Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Very nice indeed One of my favorite aircraft and in my opinion one of the biggest milestones in the history of aviation. Computer-controlled F-35 isn't that cool at all, I think. Best Hubert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennismcc Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 A rare build in 1/32 scale of a fine subject, beautifully built and finished, nice one. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Very nicely done and it's always a pleasure to a Harrier cross the finish line :thumbsup: Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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