BAE Sea Harrier F.3 (another revised designation)

[ChernayaAkula]

Nice! 

[PR19_Kit]

Looks just like a mini-Sea Eagle. 

Perhaps a Sea Kite?

[Hobbes]

Yup, that's better.

[kitnut617]

Right then, 8 or 10 more to go ------- 

[Taiidantomcat]

Really great job on take 2 there 

[kitnut617]

cheers everyone ---

[Army of One]

Any more on this............?? I liked the work put in so far...............H

[kitnut617]

It's come to a grinding halt, I got swamped with work which were projects that could have been done last year, but the customers sat on them until now.  Now they want them last month -----

[Taiidantomcat]

It's come to a grinding halt, I got swamped with work which were projects that could have been done last year, but the customers sat on them until now.  Now they want them last month -----

That sounds about right...

[MAD]

I'm very interested in your Sea Harrier F.3 kitnut617!!

I for one think the Harrier design still has some operational give in it!
It's unfortunate that the design as a whole has been dropped like a hot spud for the overly expensive, overly complicated F-35B! It's like the 1960's all over again - supersonic (with the now obsession of Stealth) or nothing thinking!

Looking forward to the end product!!

M.A.D

[kitnut617]

I'll try to get this finished in the New Year but it's not going to be done by the end of the Gb unfortunately

[Army of One]

I for one will wait......I am sure it will be worth it.......I really wanna see the missiles finished,what did you make the scoops out of...?....H

[kitnut617]

what did you make the scoops out of...?....H

Well I started off with a piece of 1/4"x1/8" rectangle hollow section (top pic), which I cut along the 1/4" side to make a channel {second pic) I would have use a channel to begin with but I didn't have any the right size.

next, I cut a series of cuts with the razor saw (five or six would do) about 1/32" apart in the open side of the channel (3rd pic), then just by squeezing the ends you can form a curved section (4th pic) which you then flood with liquid cement.  It's best to just hold this in your fingers while this dries because spring clamps just squash the whole thing into a blob.  While it's drying though, you can manipulate the shape until you get the right looking curve to the outside edge.  Don't worry about the inside edge though (see next post)

[kitnut617]

Here's the result of the glued item (top pic).  Let this thoroughly dry before trimming the sides to match the un-bent side (2nd pic)

I had previously determined that the total length of the scoop would be about 36" long (that's scale inches ---  ) and that the part of the scoop which is part of the missile would be 18", so from there I carefully cut out some shapes in the sides which would eventually be the boundary air slot for the intake (3rd pic)

[kitnut617]

Next stage was to use some flat strip styrene and bend a curve on the end (top pic).  I then glued the scoop to the strip and then once dried cut the strip at the end of the scoop (2nd & 3rd pics).  I flooded the whole thing in liquid cement and now this is drying thoroughly before I go on with the rest of it, later today maybe)