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general rocket · Post by **general rocket** » October 2nd, 2016, 9:08 pm

Starting to look very purposeful.

Post by **JamesPerrin** » October 2nd, 2016, 10:50 pm

Shape looks excellent, like something that could have flown and not just made up

celt · Post by **celt** » October 3rd, 2016, 8:23 pm

A supersonic Hunter,well bodged sir.

Martin R · Post by **Martin R** » October 3rd, 2016, 11:29 pm

Agree with the above comments. Nice work, sir.

DavidWomby · Post by **DavidWomby** » October 3rd, 2016, 11:56 pm

Thanks, gentlemen.

No progress today. Stymied by the canopy. I feel the Hunter one is too upright but haven't worked out an alternative yet.

David

DavidWomby · Post by **DavidWomby** » October 4th, 2016, 6:07 pm

OK, after lots of messing about, it looks like I will be able to make this work to make a more sloped windscreen than the Hunter had. It needs a bit more fettling but

It's the back half of the canopy of the old Airfix Typhoon.

Kind of sweet that it's from another Hawker design!

David

celt · Post by **celt** » October 5th, 2016, 1:54 am

Nice to have two of Hawkers finest in one aircraft.

DavidWomby · Post by **DavidWomby** » October 10th, 2016, 12:10 am

OK, back at work on this after three days lost to preparing for, watching it pass, and then cleaning up after, Hurricane Matthew.

I just used the Frog pilot but replaced the ejection seat with a spare resin one and I added a radar scope on the top of the instrument panel for the air to air radar.

Canopy on but will need a bit of filling along the joint between the top and the windscreen. Tailplanes are standard Hunter but, for my Huntress backstory, they are the all-moving slab type. Pitot and exhaust are brass. Pylons are Frog Hunter but with rails for missiles. I decided she would only carry two cannons so I drilled out those ports and added the Sabrinas.

I'm not happy with some of the filling - there's still a few rough spots but I think I'll mask the canopy then shoot the whole thing with primer and see how she looks.

As to colours and markings - I think she will have to be from one of the squadrons that got Lightnings in the early 60s and use one of their serials. I'll see what I've got in the spare decals box(es).

David

gnomemeansgnome · Post by **gnomemeansgnome** » October 10th, 2016, 12:18 am

Overall this is looking like a very mean Huntress. Cool.

iggie · Post by **iggie** » October 10th, 2016, 9:21 am

This is looking very smart indeed!

DavidWomby · Post by **DavidWomby** » October 10th, 2016, 8:33 pm

Don't know if it was the black plastic but those Hunter Sabrinas didn't look right to me for the faster Huntress.

Now she has nice sleek supersonic Sabrinas (drop tank halves from the old Skyhawk that donated the fin).

David

Zen · Post by **Zen** » October 10th, 2016, 10:08 pm

She's looking so good... and i agree with the change, those Sabrinas look much better. Can't wait to see it finished!

fredk · Post by **fredk** » October 11th, 2016, 12:02 am

That is looking very good indeedy

DavidWomby · Post by **DavidWomby** » October 11th, 2016, 11:29 pm

First coat of paint on.

Trying to decide on which squadron.............................

David

celt · Post by **celt** » October 12th, 2016, 12:16 am

Very nice work.

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