Hawker Sea Hunter, 1960

rickshaw · August 28, 2010, 01:27:03 AM

The Admiralty, impressed by the performance of the Hawker Hunter in RAF service commissioned Hawker to produce a trials aircraft, converted for carrier use in 1958. Hawker's added wing folding, an arrester hook and catapult stays. The first squadron of Hawker Sea Hunters went to sea on HMS EAGLE in 1960.

Apologies for the poor quality of the pictures. This is my first WHIF in plastic in over 30 years. I'll take better pictures once I find my real camera, these were taken with my webcam. Special thanks to Narses2 who supplied the decals.

NARSES2 · August 28, 2010, 02:49:59 AM

Well I'm glad the transfers found a really good home

Stunning stuff

kitbasher · August 28, 2010, 05:44:56 AM

Very nice indeed. what was the basic model, Revell?

Quote from: rickshaw on August 28, 2010, 01:27:03 AM
Special thanks to Narses2 who supplied the decals.

Quote from: NARSES2 on August 28, 2010, 02:49:59 AM
Well I'm glad the transfers found a really good home

Ah, the decals/transfers debate rages on!

rickshaw · August 28, 2010, 06:16:28 AM

Quote from: kitbasher on August 28, 2010, 05:44:56 AM
Very nice indeed. what was the basic model, Revell?

No, its the venerable Airfix one. It scrubbed up surprisingly well considering.

thedarkmaster · August 28, 2010, 07:46:48 AM

Like the Sea Hunter, may have to do one of my 16 stashed Hunters like it

beowulf · August 28, 2010, 11:06:37 AM

i like that..........somehow it just looks right

Cliffy B · August 28, 2010, 11:38:32 AM

VERY NICE!!!

Hunters just look at home on a carrier.

GTX · August 28, 2010, 01:02:23 PM

Nice work.

Regards,

Greg

NARSES2 · August 29, 2010, 02:20:13 AM

Quote from: kitbasher on August 28, 2010, 05:44:56 AM
Ah, the decals/transfers debate rages on!

No debate as far as I'm concerned Dave, when you know you are right you don't have to get involved in one

I could use the word "stickers" which I know one or two of our more senior members use occasionally but I'm not that old

Besides "transfers" is the English word whilst "Decals" (especially with the emphasis on the CALs) is "Amerienglish"

rickshaw · August 29, 2010, 03:13:22 AM

Quote from: NARSES2 on August 29, 2010, 02:20:13 AM
Quote from: kitbasher on August 28, 2010, 05:44:56 AM
Ah, the decals/transfers debate rages on!

No debate as far as I'm concerned Dave, when you know you are right you don't have to get involved in one I could use the word "stickers" which I know one or two of our more senior members use occasionally but I'm not that old

Besides "transfers" is the English word whilst "Decals" (especially with the emphasis on the CALs) is "Amerienglish"

Oh, then I suppose I'd better use the proper Queen's English. Damned creeping American cultural imperialism!*

*Speaking of which I am increasingly becoming annoyed that all the automated telephone messaging systems I interact with more and more, have American voices. I mean how hard is it for a company to record Australian voices? Mmmm?

rickshaw · August 29, 2010, 04:59:14 AM

More pictures as threatened/promised with a better camera

Dork the kit slayer · August 29, 2010, 06:08:15 AM

Nice build and the Airfix kit makes for a good WIF. Nobody can tell you the wheel wells are wrong.(not that I gave a toss)
A "seahunter" mmmmmmmmmm.all those different markings...................and all those old unwanted Airfix kits.
Nice one.

NARSES2 · August 30, 2010, 02:04:46 AM

Thanks for the "better" pictures - shows her off to her best advantage

Still find it hard to believe it's the old Airfix kit.

As for automated phone lines. In the UK it's the same lady who does all the announcments on the trains as you are coming into, at and leaving stations. Busy girl, very English

nev · August 30, 2010, 02:17:55 AM

That does look nice

rickshaw · August 30, 2010, 05:28:00 AM

Quote from: NARSES2 on August 30, 2010, 02:04:46 AM
Thanks for the "better" pictures - shows her off to her best advantage Still find it hard to believe it's the old Airfix kit.

The only addition to it is an old Pavla MB Ejector seat made of metal which I picked up from a models disposals place in Las Vegas via the internet. I had to saw about 2.5mm off the bottom to make it fit but it helped with the weight in the nose!

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As for automated phone lines. In the UK it's the same lady who does all the announcments on the trains as you are coming into, at and leaving stations. Busy girl, very English

Oh, we have that but I'm talking about the various government departments I've worked for recently which use American supplied phone systems. Instead of Australianising the automated voices - which are afterall just recorded - they've simply left in place the American ones. Very annoying when they keep saying "please press the pound sign on your phone"! Sorry, I can't find any of these "£". Oh, you mean these? "#" Bloody Cisco.