tomprobert Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Greetings all, An Easter holidays completion from me - Revell's 1/32nd scale Hawker Hunter FGA.9 more or less OOB, other than some aftermarket decals from AeroMaster and some home-made FOD guards. This kit is really under-rated in my humble opinion - it has lots of detail OOB and beautiful surface detailing from a time when Revell were at the top of their game. I had no issues whatsoever with the build - it's about as close as you can get to building Lego - and it went together in a few days. Paints were Xtracolur enamels with a splash of Humbrol Matt Cote to finish it off. Some light weathering was done with Mig pastels. All in all a very enjoyable build - and it only cost me a tenner under the table at a show! All the best, Tom Hawker Hunter FGA.9, XG207, 58 Squadron, RAF Wittering, mid-1970s. Michael931080, denders, mozart and 26 others 27 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Great job Tom. Beautiful model of a beautiful aircraft. tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeC Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 That's a beauty. Not battered and weathered either, which is as it should be, the Wittering Hunter wing was known for having the best-kept Hunters in the RAF during its brief existence. Michael931080 and tomprobert 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 A very clean, stylish build Tom of a truly beautiful aeroplane. tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christa Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 (edited) Single seat Hunters are still the best looking of any military jets, imho. This one is gorgeous. Entirely agree with you about Revell's F9, Tom. It is a very good kit, but did you need to say you got it for peanuts? Edited April 11 by Christa Error tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greif8 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Very attractive build Tom! Ernest tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted April 11 Author Share Posted April 11 7 hours ago, MikeC said: That's a beauty. Not battered and weathered either, which is as it should be, the Wittering Hunter wing was known for having the best-kept Hunters in the RAF during its brief existence. Cheers, Mike - and yes, there’s no point in weathering something for the sake of it. I did a bit of research on 58 Sqn Hunters and they were indeed very clean. In fact most pictures of Hunters in this scheme are very clean so that’s how I did mine. MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael931080 Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 That's a definite looker right there! Nice to see it finished so clean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Love the clean finishes and subtle weathering on your models Tom. Lovely Hunter. Yes, it's a grossly underrated kit. Tony wunwinglow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunwinglow Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 More inspirational fablusness! Nice one Tom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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