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Luftwaffe Hawker Siddeley-Dornier Harrier GR.1B

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February 02, 2020, 03:04:42 PM Last Edit: February 02, 2020, 03:16:13 PM by KiwiZac
Hi all,
This is a build I've been thinking about for a long time – what if the West Germans had stuck with the Kestrel Tripartite Test Squadron and Dornier had licence-built Harriers for the Luftwaffe?

This build was made possible by the generous gift of an ESCI 1/72 AV-8A from our own Gondor, with decals scrounged from a Heller 1/72 Fouga Magister and a Revell 1/72 Eurofighter (stencils are the original ESCI). The bomb and SNEB pods came from my spares, otherwise it's OOB.

This is the Hawker Siddeley-Dornier Harrier GR.1B, marketed internationally by HS as the Mk.20. I hope you like this little trip into alternate history!

ESCI 1/72 Hawker Siddeley-Dornier Harrier GR.1B by Zac Yates, on Flickr
ESCI 1/72 Hawker Siddeley-Dornier Harrier GR.1B by Zac Yates, on Flickr
ESCI 1/72 Hawker Siddeley-Dornier Harrier GR.1B by Zac Yates, on Flickr
ESCI 1/72 Hawker Siddeley-Dornier Harrier GR.1B by Zac Yates, on Flickr
ESCI 1/72 Hawker Siddeley-Dornier Harrier GR.1B by Zac Yates, on Flickr
ESCI 1/72 Hawker Siddeley-Dornier Harrier GR.1B by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Zac in NZ
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PR19_Kit

#1
February 02, 2020, 03:08:18 PM
Yes Zac, very plausible, and looks great too.  :thumbsup:
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

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The Wooksta!

#2
February 02, 2020, 04:12:50 PM
I've been waiting for someone to do the bleeding obvious for at least twenty years!
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#3
February 02, 2020, 04:52:21 PM
Looks good! :thumbsup:
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Cobra

#4
February 02, 2020, 07:11:51 PM
Superb Build,Zac :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: You Really made it Look Possible. Keep up the Superb Work :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: Dan

Weaver

#5
February 02, 2020, 07:38:58 PM
Splendid job! I've had much the same thought many times... :thumbsup:
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Captain Canada

#6
February 02, 2020, 07:49:33 PM
Quote from: The Wooksta! on February 02, 2020, 04:12:50 PM
I've been waiting for someone to do the bleeding obvious for at least twenty years!

It's funny you say that, as I was thinking " doesn't look any different than any other GAF Harrier ? "  :o
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#7
February 02, 2020, 07:50:38 PM
Looks great Zac. What are the colours/ paints ?
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TheChronicOne

#8
February 02, 2020, 08:00:10 PM
Right on, bud!! I dig.  :mellow: :mellow:
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philp

#10
February 02, 2020, 10:21:17 PM
Love it.
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#13
February 03, 2020, 12:35:23 AM
Did they never have Harriers then?
;)

Good job Zac.
:thumbsup:
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Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

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KiwiZac

#14
February 03, 2020, 01:58:17 AM Last Edit: February 03, 2020, 10:00:17 AM by KiwiZac
Thank you so, so much everyone! For some time I've wanted to build an early Harrier in an Alpha Jet scheme and I'm pleased with how it turned out.

Quote from: Captain Canada on February 02, 2020, 07:50:38 PM
Looks great Zac. What are the colours/ paints ?
I used Tamiya XF-63 German Grey and Gunze Sangyo H303 FS34102, after scanning through several different Alpha Jet instruction booklets for colour refs  :thumbsup:
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