Henk Ensing Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Finally took the plunge and after years of visiting and watching your work I'm finally presenting a work in progress of my own. The subject in this case being Revell's 1/32nd scale Hawker Hunter, which will depict a Dutch Hunter when it's completed. Starting this kit signals a new beginning in many ways: getting kids, moving house is a sure way of killing each hobby - so being able to get modeling again is a sign of things getting 'normal again'. From a builders perspective another 'revolution' happened: I've started using acrylics - Vallejo in this case - and boy, what a difference that has made. Switching colors has become a breeze. And it's pretty amazing to be able to thin and clean using basically water. On top of that I've never had so much confidence in using my airbrush. So yeah, I'm more than happy having taken the plunge. Another thing that warrants mentioning is the noticeable absence of the entire house smelling like paint! The Ejection Seat. Waiting for peace of mind and a steady hand to get the yellow and black stripes on the handles just right. Some highlighting and weathering still to be done. And then the biggie: creating some seat belts. For starters, I sanded back the seats original 'belts' and added some homemade seat and rear padding. I found some interesting source material on the net that should give me enough inspiration to create something resembling the real thing. No transfers for the dials on instrument panel are included. So careful highlighting of the instruments is needed. A drop of Humbrol Clear was used to recreate the glass front of the dials. Looking at the images I probably add another one or two drops to get a better result. It's pretty amazing to see the amount of detailing can be achieved in a cockpit that has 'black' as it's default color. This link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/willp/3357485556/in/photostream/ shows the amount of abuse in a real Hawker Hunter cockpit. jgrease 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinuheH Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 'n groot welkom, Henk! Good to see another Revell Hunter - it is a great kit - must be - I have 2 in the stash….. great start - keen to follow your progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderdriver Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 I have had up to 5 in my stash at 1 time, I love the Hunter. Problem is I buy faster then I build and it keeps getting pushed back. I have since sold 3 of them but have Eduard cockpit set and some Aero master decals for a desert camo version. seeing you build may help me to dig one out and finally build it. Your IP is impressive and the seat is looking good also Please keep pictures coming Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azgaron Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Welcome Henk! Nice start on your Hunter! Looks good! HÃ¥kan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Let me join the others in welcoming you aboard Henk. Very nice start to your Hunter too. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henk Ensing Posted December 26, 2013 Author Share Posted December 26, 2013 Thanks everyone for the warm welcome and your words of encouragement - much appreciated! The seat still needed some belts, which I scratched out of various pieces of tape, fashioned the quick release using some metal foil. The belt system on this ejection seat (but probably most others as well) consist of a belt set for the chute (kaki) and a belt set for the seat itself (blue). All things considering Revell really did provide quite a basic representation of these. Oh yeah, I tackled those pesky little black-and-yellow stripes on the ejection handles Still looking for some material to turn into an oxygen hose. Till then, thanks for your attention! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamme Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Welcome to the Forum, Henk. Great start on the Pit. Cheers, Jamme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferry NL Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Welkom Henk, ziet er prima uit (Welcome Henk, looks very nice) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Henk Welcome aboard and nice start on the IP and ejection seat. Looking forward to your Hunter build Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maurice Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Hi Henk, Welcome to the forum, and great way to start with one if the most beautiful postwar jets IMHO. The HH is such a slick design. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loic Posted December 27, 2013 Share Posted December 27, 2013 Welcome ! You are doing good on this Hunter ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderdriver Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Thanks everyone for the warm welcome and your words of encouragement - much appreciated! The seat still needed some belts, which I scratched out of various pieces of tape, fashioned the quick release using some metal foil. The belt system on this ejection seat (but probably most others as well) consist of a belt set for the chute (kaki) and a belt set for the seat itself (blue). All things considering Revell really did provide quite a basic representation of these. Oh yeah, I tackled those pesky little black-and-yellow stripes on the ejection handles Still looking for some material to turn into an oxygen hose. Till then, thanks for your attention! Try wrapping small wire around a sewing needle, put it into the pose you want then coat it in white glue then paint it. Also if the wire is stiff try heating (anneal) it over a flame to soften it. Looking Good Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinuheH Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Good tip Jack! Nice work, Henk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henk Ensing Posted December 31, 2013 Author Share Posted December 31, 2013 (edited) Jack - thanks for the tip: that's more or less what I did! To recreate the oxygen hose I used thin electrical wire consisting of a small diameter plastic tube with multiple copper threads inside - fantastic stuff for modeling! I rapped a few strings of the copper wire around the tube, fixing it with CA glue. Worked a treat! This is how my workstation is looking right now - pretty spotless, but it wasn't like this until a few hours ago. I've started preparing the sub-assemblies that make up the fuselage. Interestingly the fuselage is made up of three main pieces: cockpit with nose, internal intake section and rear fuselage. The internal intake section is a rather nice piece of work. Unfortunately I closed it up before taking a picture. If I did I might have been a bit more careful removing the ejection marks that are inside - grrr... Another thing that crossed my mind is not to forget to airbrush part of the fuselage that will be next to the intakes, which is going to be a pain when everything is fused together. Dryfitting shows a sizable piece of kit being grown out of al these pieces of plastic. And yes, with that nose cap it really starts to look like a Hunter! Thanks for all the comments and until next time: Happy New Year! Henk Edited December 31, 2013 by Henk Ensing jgrease 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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