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Hawker Hunter; Revell 1/32
Topic Started: Apr 13 2013, 10:22 PM (1,251 Views)
PhilJ
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Hi guys,

Got most of the cockpit done this weekend, and picked up some decals for a Singapore Air Force aircraft at the Cosford show last weekend.

Watch this space!

The cockpit. Tamiya XF-1 with a bit of drybrushing and then Johnson's Klear on the faces of the instruments.
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... and the bits I have stuck together so far!
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Cheers,
Phil.
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Phreak
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Got to watch this! :popcorn:
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Mentalguru
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Owned by Jen
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:thumbsup:
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peebeep
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Lots Of Trouble Usually Serious
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The cockpit looks great. Who needs resin?

peebeep
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Bill Clark
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You can't have enough Billy-Bunters!! This is one of my all-time favourite kits. The F6 was even better, correcting a few 'issues' with the FGA9 kit. As for the cockpit and seat - as good as any you'll find in a plastic kit IMHO!!

Well done Revell and well done Phil for starting it......
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foxy
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Will be watching this build.

Nice going Phil :thumbsup:
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Acky190
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NATO, why dig in when you can check in!!
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I'm in for this one! Keep the updates coming please!
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PhilJ
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Hi guys,

Revived this one after a bit of a mojo loss over the summer months. The good news is that it's coming back more and more.

Got the main construction done and on Sunday I did the priming with Alclad white primer. I was going to use Alclad grey primer but the screw cap has stuck shut on my bottle! Lucky I had some white in another bottle that I was using for my Airbus A319 build.

Anyway...

Primer done, pre-shade done (is that becoming a bit of a modelling faux pas these days?), and I've done the underside colour for the Republic of Singapore Air Force scheme. I have little more than "light grey" as a colour reference. But I came across a 1/72 build online, where the builder had used white, with a drop or two of grey, mixed by eye.

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More soon I hope - not long to complete it for Telford!
Phil.
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Brews
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Good start!
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Floyd
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Looking cracking, great to see you on this again.
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Phreak
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Looking good Phil!
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PhilJ
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Thanks for the comments guys.

A bit of an update on the paintwork this evening.

Generally going well. The brown is Xtracrylix dark earth adjusted with a bit of white. The green is Gunze, mix of RAF dark green, interior green and white. The missing colour will be straight RAF dark green, Gunze.

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Had a bit of lifting of the Xtracrylix, so that will have to be re-done. Going to avoid Xtracrylix if at all possible from now on I think. It clogs and doesn't spray as nicely as Tamiya acrylic and certainly not as good as Gunze.

Cheers,
Phil.
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Seamus
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Looking good mate, three colour camo is always a winner. Shame about the paint lift, one of my pet hates!
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PhilJ
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Also got the dark green done after dinner this evening so I am a step ahead of where I thought I'd be for today :biggrin:

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Cheers,
Phil.
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foxy
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:popcorn: :popcorn: :clap:

Cheers foxy :coolio:
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PhilJ
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Another update, getting closer to the finish line and to Telford at the weekend!

A couple of pretty monotonous decalling sessions (doing the stencils) and here we are...
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Cheers,
Phil.
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Combat Wombat
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Wow, that looks amazing. The tri-colour scheme is fantastic! :clap:
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