Robthepom Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 (edited) I opened this box with my eyes wide open as to what to expect, what will I fix.....hummmmmm probably only the LERX underside and I'm unsure what to do with the load out But really i have no plan yet, but hey that wont stop me making a start, right!! ........Note to self buy a riveting wheel, the fuselage is a bit bland I have to say the Aries cockpit is beautiful, what a piece of engineering in one little package. So here goes for my first ever Trumpeter kit, of my favorite aircraft Edited March 14, 2020 by Robthepom Trak-Tor, Kagemusha, Uilleann and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Looking forward to seeing your progress Rob. I have the RAF version with lots of bits to add so I will be watching with interest. Have fun with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Love the Harrier, so will be eagerly following along. Just a FYI, AMS produced some wheels, and Flying Leathernecks have some pylons on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 21 hours ago, Robthepom said: I opened this box with my eyes wide open as to what to expect, what will I fix.....hummmmmm probably only the LERX underside and I'm unsure what to do with the load out But really i have no plan yet, but hey that wont stop me making a start, right!! ........Note to self buy a riveting wheel, the fuselage is a bit bland I have to say the Aries cockpit is beautiful, what a piece of engineering in one little package. So here goes for my first ever Trumpeter kit, of my favorite aircraft Not sure how this got linked to Rob's article but I'm happy to see it brought back up. Masters are still in progress but I was made aware of somebody else putting some new AV 8 Stuff out so I stopped for now until I see their offerings and started another project. They are totally build-able kits and a lot of fun. They just some flaws that make it challenging if you want more accuracy beyond adding rivets. etc. Shape issues with the nose shape, proportions and length, length of the tail scoop fairing, Chaff flare launchers are useless in the kit.. Pylons misshapen, Wing angles are odd etc.. If you dont know anything other than it looks like a Harrier, and it does to most folks on the planet, a wonderful OOB model can be built. There certainly hasn't been any nasty Trumpeter induced fit issues on my examples Best of luck on yours =-) Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robthepom Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 Hey Paul, i added the link into my post for the great references that are in the thread and thanks for the advice. I will only be doing very minor changes, more rivits and panel lines, just the simple stuff Would love to see more info and details of extras being done for the pylons and load out, its the only thing really bothering me at the moment, but I'll stick my head in the sand until i get to that stage LSP_Paul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subodai Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Oh sweet, I've got this kit (sans Resin at this point). Will definitely follow along and take some inspiration from this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robthepom Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 Cockpit progress, still ongoing, i have fitted the pit into the fuselage halves once but dont seem to be able to get it to fit anymore, funny I used MrSurfacer 1500 for the primer and came out really good, i have never used it before and was really easy Subodai, Alain Gadbois, Marcel111 and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Man Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 Like said. How do you get such smooth color on micro cm2? Robert Jan, fighting with his air brushes today, 2 down, one to go.... Regards... Landrotten Highlander 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landrotten Highlander Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 2 hours ago, Dutch Man said: Like said. How do you get such smooth color on micro cm2? Me too would like to know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robthepom Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 20 hours ago, Dutch Man said: Like said. How do you get such smooth color on micro cm2? Robert Jan, fighting with his air brushes today, 2 down, one to go.... Regards... I use an Australian made ready to spray lacquer acrylic, which is such a great product and i highly recommend https://www.scalemodeller.com.au/ The highlights are done with Tamiya acrylics LSP_Kevin, Uncarina, Lothar and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Man Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Thanks for the reply. Little chance I get that stuff in a plane to Thailand. (If it's a lacquer... you can make a firebomb out of it policy), at least it's not Covid-19, so will check It looks just very good. See what my LHS in online Thailand can do with this information. Kind regards, Robert Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robthepom Posted March 27, 2020 Author Share Posted March 27, 2020 (edited) more cockpit work, still few bits and bobs to be added, i need to look at the headsup display frame as hit hits the windscreen, shouldnt be to hard to correct, right stay safe modelers Edited March 27, 2020 by Robthepom Uncarina, Brett M, F`s are my favs and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew Dog Posted March 27, 2020 Share Posted March 27, 2020 Pulling up a chair to learn for when I get around to mine (will be doing the NA variant.) Interesting point that I just noticed, the box art seems to omit the leading edge kink. Is it modeled on the actual molding of the wings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robthepom Posted April 6, 2020 Author Share Posted April 6, 2020 On 3/27/2020 at 8:28 PM, Crew Dog said: Pulling up a chair to learn for when I get around to mine (will be doing the NA variant.) Interesting point that I just noticed, the box art seems to omit the leading edge kink. Is it modeled on the actual molding of the wings? no there is no kink in the actual parts, I wont be fixing the issue for me its hardly noticeable so i wont be changing the wings i did a bit of dry fitting and all the fits are acceptable, so not bad from trumpeter, i also completed and weathered the landing gear, which i have made removable make the masking easier when i do the camo scheme thanks for looking Subodai, AlbertD, F`s are my favs and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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