PhilB Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 (edited) This has been rather a long build with a break for Christmas, the New year, School holidays, the weather, bad karma and Brian keeping me off the build by chatting all day instead of working at his job like he should be. Original thread here: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=36400 The real thing was a very clean showbird and I've finished to be as close as I can to this picture: (Sorry about having to put in a link but Airliners.net have a very strict policy about copyright) http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK---Air/Hawker-Hunter-T7/1927868/L/&sid=b061e72e5ac5dc8a1178a5365c8b2cae Anyway I used the Fisher T7 conversion which had some issues for me. I had to do some considerable work to get a good fit but thats modelling!!!! I'm very happy to get a good result on the intakes which don't need fod guards. Just taking time and patience will pay off in the end. The base kit was the very good Revell F6. Paints were white from Model Master, red and blue were White Ensign. The rest were Humbrol enamels and clear coats were Model Master Gloss. All roundels, codes and serials were Ad Astra masks which were the usual superb quality. White stencils and crests were Ad Astra decals, the crest being a tricky two part job, but Ian's decals were some of the easiest I've ever used and that includes the big decal people. I added a few stencils from the kit sheet. Enough talk, on with the picture fest! Top and bottom views: I got fed up waiting for a bright but overcast day so its bright sunshine pictures! Bit of a walkround: Back in a minute with some more. Edited April 1, 2012 by PhilB Chris1811, Bill Cross, MikeC and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 More: Some close-ups: Back shortly with comparison pictures with its "baby brother". red baron, Chris1811, Bill Cross and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilB Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 I built an F6 Trainer a few years ago using the Xtradecal sheet. Interesting to see how so much better masks look instead of decals for roundels and finflashes. The F6 is more of an "in service workhorse" so its a bit worn and weary. Well thats me done on this one. The Revell Hunter is a very good kit, well-fitting and very finely molded. The Hunter itself is a very pretty aircraft. The trainer is a bit ungainly around the nose imho but still a beautiful airframe. The "raspberry ripple" scheme is really nice and makes it a rather pretty bird! Thanks for looking in. Phil MikeC, Chris1811, red baron and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Very, very nice work Phil! Those RR schemes are very colorful indeed and you pulled it off brilliantly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Wow Phil, super clean build, very crisp, congrats, you did a very good job on that one. cheers, Jack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honza Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Wow, this is one great looking Hunter Makes me want to get me one of those... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Spiffing, absolutely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark31 Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Nice hunters and i love the colours to. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phantomdriver Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougN Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Nice looking Hunter Phil! Makes an excellent companion to it's "baby brother" Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KOTR Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Very lovely model. The Hunter is certainly one of the most elegant aircraft ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 Sunny England. Has a nice ring to it. Love your work, Phil. Times 2! Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Spiffy! Looks great man.............colors really pop and the masks made the diff. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pfuf Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Great looking build and those colors very nice sharp as a razor. Johan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 Beautiful build Phil. The two Hunters look spectacular together. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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