Vitaliy Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 By the way , yours first Pegasus stage , have 23 blade !!! Greg W, patricksparks, Kirk and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 HOly cow! That canopy looks impossibly good! Gaz patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 Beautiful work Patrick, WOW !! Steve patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 One thing I forgot to mention that might be of help to anyone needing 1/18 scale instrument dials. I went on the internet and found a flat image in color that reprsents the Harrier's panel, I printed and then figured out what size I needed and re-printed. I thought about what to do for clear bezels ? So I ended up spraying a light coat of flat clear on both sides of the printed sheet (this to make sure the ink would'nt start moving from any adhesive that I would be mounting with) I then took regular old clear packing tape and covered the entire printed sheet, next I took the sheet and used my punch set to get the proper diameters. This method worked very good, inexpensive and easy ! LSP_Kevin, Uncarina, Greg W and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncarina Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 An excellent solution! Cheers, Tom patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Are you going to depict "cold and dark" or all lit up Patrick? The MPCD displays show different things depending on a number of factors including aircraft state as do the various warning lights. I may be able to expand further if you intend to show the aircraft powered up. Some functions are also possible under battery or ground power. patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Kirk said: Are you going to depict "cold and dark" or all lit up Patrick? The MPCD displays show different things depending on a number of factors including aircraft state as do the various warning lights. I may be able to expand further if you intend to show the aircraft powered up. Some functions are also possible under battery or ground power. Thank you, I'm doing it shut-down. Out2gtcha, A-10LOADER and Kirk 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 I decided to work on the wings a little bit for a change of scenery, I wanted to remove the leading edge strakes/wing fences I am replacing them with .020 aluminum(I wanted metal for handling strength) I took a razor saw and cut right up against the side of the fences this way I could keep the same line to the wing where the original fences are located. I slipped the aluminum into the slots and traced the fences onto the metal blanks, pulled them out cut them out, piece a cake, right ??? wrong for some stupid reason something told me to look at a photo, sure enough Hobby Boss made the fences the wrong shape...so I made about 8 different ones until I was happy with the shape...I took my sprue cutters and remove as much of the molded fences as I could and then sanded the leading edges out. The really good thing about removing the fence is that you can scrape and sand the entire leading egdes with no obstructions(which needs to be done due to the lack of radius on the kit's leading edges). TorbenD, Out2gtcha, Doctorgaz and 11 others 12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-10LOADER Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Very clever. I'm interested to see the next update, this will be very impressive when completed. Keep up the fantastic job Patrick. Steve patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Hi Patrick I’ve just come across this post and looking through you’ve done an outstanding job so far, I have this kit too and set up a face book page for builds of just this kit. Can I ask the bits that Harold has done for you in resin can you buy them at all, I’m looking forward to seeing more from this build have a great weekend. Clive Harold and patricksparks 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted April 14, 2019 Author Share Posted April 14, 2019 2 hours ago, Fozzie said: Hi Patrick I’ve just come across this post and looking through you’ve done an outstanding job so far, I have this kit too and set up a face book page for builds of just this kit. Can I ask the bits that Harold has done for you in resin can you buy them at all, I’m looking forward to seeing more from this build have a great weekend. Clive Thank you !!! Harold/AMS RESIN makes the ejection seat and wheels. The parts that I made masters for are the cockpit tub(the tub has the seat rails molded in place), left and right consoles, main instrument panel and shroud, the forward windscreen frame and the left and right cockpit walls, also a filler piece to go behind the seat. You'll have to contact Harold directly, he will sell you copies of them. Good luck with the build !!! Harold 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Cheers thank you very much Patrick patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 I spent a little time on the Harrier this week, I installed the auxillery intake doors on one side of the fuselage, the majority of photos that I've looked at shows Harriers sitting on the ground that aren't running have most of the auxillery doors closed with the exception of the top 3 on both sides of the canopy and the 4th down partially open. I have also seen some photos that I think were taken on a windy day where some of the lower doors were partially open on one side of the aircraft and not the other. sandokan, GROWLER 96, 109 and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, patricksparks said: I installed the auxiliary intake doors on one side of the fuselage, the majority of photos that I've looked at shows Harriers sitting on the ground that aren't running have most of the auxiliary doors closed with the exception of the top 3 on both sides of the canopy and the 4th down partially open. I have also seen some photos that I think were taken on a windy day where some of the lower doors were partially open on one side of the aircraft and not the other. This is quite correct. The doors are on simple hinges and move under gravity and/or air pressure. If you see a Harrier pilot doing walkaround checks, they tend to stick a hand in to check that the doors are moving freely. (Likewise, they push in the doors in the inner intake aft of the seat bulkhead to check the springs are intact). Your attention to detail is transforming this kit Patrick. PS/ Are you intending to do anything on the top and bottom of the intake bell-mouth? This is an area in which all kits are light on detail but is quite noticeable to anyone looking down the intake. Edited June 7, 2019 by Kirk patricksparks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patricksparks Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 53 minutes ago, Kirk said: This is quite correct. The doors are on simple hinges and move under gravity and/or air pressure. If you see a Harrier pilot doing walkaround checks, they tend to stick a hand in to check that the doors are moving freely. (Likewise, they push in the doors in the inner intake aft of the seat bulkhead to check the springs are intact). Your attention to detail is transforming this kit Patrick. PS/ Are you intending to do anything on the top and bottom of the intake bell-mouth? This is an area in which all kits are light on detail but is quite noticeable to anyone looking down the intake. I made a new intake to replace the kit part, I'm not sure what is on the top and bottom in there ??? Vitaliy, LSP_Kevin, sandokan and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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