Leontuitt1985 Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share Posted October 14, 2018 (edited) Many thanks for the comments gentlemen, she is a beast but it’s been great fun working on her up to this point and a great scale to practice scratchbuilding on. The only issue will be how and where to display. I think there is going to be a long conversation with the missus! when I return home I’ll post pics of my work so far on the wings. Then my next project is the cockpit IP and side consoles. I’d scratch built the throttle but that was eaten by the hoover. Ill try and dig up some shots of my recent ju-88 build to show my external painting techniques. Yes I saw Harold’s awesome wheels! It was those posts that inspired me to share. I think they will be well worth the money and a great addition. Edited October 14, 2018 by Leontuitt1985 Out2gtcha, Uncarina and Harold 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otis252 Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 (edited) Great work so far. Trust me, Harold's wheels are well worth the investment, they are great! Chuck Edited October 14, 2018 by otis252 Harold and Leontuitt1985 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Welcome Leon! A very impressive entrance as well—thanks for sharing your work. Cheers, Tom Leontuitt1985 and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexM Posted October 14, 2018 Share Posted October 14, 2018 Nice surgery with the seat, well done Alex Harold and Leontuitt1985 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Fantastic work so far. I've been tempted to dive into the giant Harrier, but there is a ton of work to do. But it looks like you're more than prepared for it. Can't wait to see more Matt Leontuitt1985 and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Wow great work! Looks like a model for a movie. I going to be following your build for sure! Alain Leontuitt1985 and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfighter Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Looking great so far! Leontuitt1985 and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold Posted October 24, 2018 Share Posted October 24, 2018 Any updates. Leontuitt1985 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leontuitt1985 Posted November 16, 2018 Author Share Posted November 16, 2018 (edited) Good evening Gentlemen and ladies if your reading! My apologies for the delay it seems close protection isn’t as quiet as people would let you think! Any way as promised here are some more images of my progress. It’s been a little slow as I only had a 7 day break before being back on task. Threw some primer on the seat and decided I still wasn’t happy with the dimensions so broke out the milliput. Whilst I was at it I had a play with a prototype for the seat cushions. Primed seat Playing with the seat cushion highlighted to me the back was still to short. I’ve also added a set of seat belt harness mounts (white card) The seat after an extension (pre-sanding) With the prototype back rest With some colour before the highlighting just gave it a quick dry brush so the detail came out in the shot. Going to be a bit of trial and error to get the colours how I want them. Here she is in place in the next few shots and one with the nose installed just to start giving an impression on what a beast of a kit it is! And an an old full view mock up. Couldn’t resist! i am home next week so will start the cockpit side consoles and maybe the ip. Have also just realised I have missed the 1/32 b-24 release which may be a good thing as having this in 1/18 and a 1/18 aggressor f-16 disassembled ready for some serious detail I think I may genuinely need a hanger should I find the b-24! Really happy to see such an icon in an impressive scale! Although being a lover of aircraft and 1/32 scale or larger I’d like a kit of every military aircraft on the planet! Any way I hope you enjoy the pics and I’ll get some more up next week of the wings I’ve re-shaped/butchered. Happy modelling! LT Edited November 17, 2018 by Leontuitt1985 Out2gtcha, patricksparks, Starfighter and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 Wow, that certainly is massive! Great work on the seat, too. Kev Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leontuitt1985 Posted November 16, 2018 Author Share Posted November 16, 2018 Thanks Kev! She certainly is huge, going to be a big bill for the paint! She’s a modellers dream though and a good scale for scratch building, just not for the faint hearted. Displaying it may prove to be a nightmare but I’ll worry about that later! LSP_Kevin and Harold 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Nice! That really is going to be a HUGE model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted November 17, 2018 Share Posted November 17, 2018 Totally cool. :-). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leontuitt1985 Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 (edited) Hi guys, another quick update. Managed to bring a travel build kit and the cockpit so have started adding the layers to the seat. Added some yellow that still needs black striping and also have made a start on the upper harness straps and buckles. just the lap straps to go a gloss, wash then Matt coat and I’ll call this done! Edited November 18, 2018 by Leontuitt1985 Added images Starfighter, Alain Gadbois, A-10LOADER and 7 others 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 Since it looks like you're going all-out with making it accurate, definitely looks like the instrument coaming needs some work. The real Harrier coaming is very angular on that port side, but Trumpeter molded it the same as Hasegawa, smooth all the way around Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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