USMC Hawker Hunter Finished!!!!

[FAR148]

What a tidy workplace!
That Hunter is a thing of beauty! Err, wait, of course it is. All Hunters are! But this one even more so....

Canadian Spey-engined Phantom, but with a six-shooter or Weasel nose?

Thanks Moritz,
I like to keep my workspace fairly clean. In the past, I had a messing workplace and had one too many spills, lost parts....  It was a real killjoy. About the Canadian Spey powered Phantom, it's going to have a weasel nose. A buddy of mine at work with thinning his stash and I got a F-4G! The paint scheme will be based on one Gekko_1's Canadian FGR.2 

Awwww, not a Rafale then  - Great work on that Hunter, Steven. I'm working on a real world one just now aswell as the Ta183. Love that workspace, I have a similar layout ('L' shaped - really efficient way to model

Yeah.... I know I have started and stopped a few projects but after moving, getting settled in, I just didn't feel like playing with that masking. I'll come back to them.  I have always wanted a workspace like this, just never had the room or the money. Your right, it is great for modeling .

Steven, that Hunter is amazing. The scheme looks just right on it.

Thanks James. Here's another shot of her. Decaling is almost finish.



Until later,
Steven L 

[KiwiZac]

Beautiful! I don't know what else to say.

[FAR148]

Thanks Zac 
Well here's another small update, hadn't have time to work on her due to a $hit ton of overtime at work. I did manage to wash to panel line on her top side, paint the flap area and finished up her rockets. Thinking about adding two new hardpoints  , as of now just glued in place with some white glue.





until next time,
Steven L 

[tc2324]

Lovely work and really enjoying the updates.

Just to add to your comment about the new hard points and I don`t doubt you already know this, but what ever goes on them wil have to be well forward to avoid the u/c. Rocket pods perhaps?

[FAR148]

Thanks tc2324 
I was thinking about putting a 250 pounder on them, a 500 looks too big.

Steven 

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

Agreed Steven, 250 pounders would make more sense, as 8 HVAR's and a pair of 230 gallon drop-tanks weigh a fair bit... looking at a mile-and-a-half stomp down the runway to get airborne... however there's NOTHING to stop you attaching a couple of RATO bottles from a passing Tamiya F-84 

I'll leave that with you 

Ian

[Cliffy B]

I was wondering what happened to this build.  My God she's a beaut!!!!  Heads will surely turn when she's done; can't wait!  

[tc2324]

Just as long as this gets finished by the 31st December........,

..... I have my finger on a whiffie nomination on standby....

[Pablo1965]

An authentic dream. I wait to see it on the Carrier desk.

[FAR148]

The End is Near......Two more parts, two more decals than she will be finished!




Until later,
Steven L  

[Gondor]

Thinking about adding two new hardpoints  , as of now just glued in place with some white glue.

Is the hardpoints in the above picture the same hardpoints in the recent picture below that have been used for the fuel tanks.

If so you better move them as the main undercarriage will not rectact into the wheel wells with the tanks in the way 

Gondor

[FAR148]

Is the hardpoints in the above picture the same hardpoints in the recent picture below that have been used for the fuel tanks.

Nope, the drop tanks are good and the gear will rectact into the wheel wells.



Steven L    

[Gondor]

Nope, the drop tanks are good and the gear will rectact into the wheel wells.

I didnt think you had made such a basic mistake as that but the photograph was very dark in that area so it was difficult to make out where the tanks were fitted.

Great looking model and one hell of a great level of workmanship.

Gondor

[Martin H]

The End is Near......Two more parts, two more decals than she will be finished!




Until later,
Steven L    

Now that is one hell of a model. built by one hell of a modeler

[Old Wombat]

Still one of the sweetest builds I have ever seen!