Jay Pare Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Hello! So, I got a great deal on 4 Revell kits. One was the Harrier. What do you all have to say about it. Any after market for it? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Tigger makes conversion kits to make a Shar or a 2-seater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Aftermarket for the Harrier 1? Close to nothing! Siam decals released a decal sheet with stencils and an Ukrainian company released a photoetched Pegasus face. The main problem is the fact the kit is a pre-production plane that has the completely different bullet-shaped fairing in front of the fore exhaust. This can only be corrected with epoxy putty and a long session of sanding... Correcting shapes, detailing and scribing will consequently have to rely on old fashioned Modelling! Jack and Big Texan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasta 14 addict Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 So time to bring out a new tool Harrier family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunwinglow Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Avfew have said the same. Quite a few, actually!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 So time to bring out a new tool Harrier family Avfew have said the same. Quite a few, actually!!! Indeed, I'm one of them. A GR1/3 and a T2 to start with would be ideal, then take it from there. Naturally I include the AV-8A/TAV-8A in that, but whoever does it must remember to include Stencel seats for the AV-8s, unlike the Kinetic 1:48 Tbird. A P1127/Kestrel/XV-6 would be nice too, but that's probably too much to hope for. scvrobeson and David66 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 So time to bring out a new tool [1/32] Harrier family Go on Kinetic, you know you want to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Pare Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 First, I don't mind doing Old School Modeling. I usually can't afford all the aftermarket goodies. I just ordered the In Detail and Scale Book. I have come to rely on them. What I was looking for was input on it's fit and quality. Cockpit is sparse, but I see an empty canvas. Who has built one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 First, I don't mind doing Old School Modeling. I usually can't afford all the aftermarket goodies. I just ordered the In Detail and Scale Book. I have come to rely on them. What I was looking for was input on it's fit and quality. Cockpit is sparse, but I see an empty canvas. Who has built one? This one?: http://www.largescaleplanes.com/articles/article.php?aid=220 Richard Jay Pare 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Pare Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 YES! That is perfect! Exactly what I needed and wanted to now! Much obliged! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Typical old Revell kit idiosyncrasies regarding the fit. Sanding and putty are required. The exhausts are quite difficult to build to avoid seams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunwinglow Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Difficult? Or a challenge!!?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 It's pretty much an early P.1127(RAF) instead of a Gr.1 like they claim it to be. There is definitely a lot of work that would need to be done to bring it up to modern standards. But, it can definitely be done with enough determination Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 I am quite surprised this iconic plane has not been released by somebody else considering the number of operators, versions and schemes, the fact it was used in anger more than once and more important the relatively small size of the airframe. MikeC and scvrobeson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 TTIUWP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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