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Shane's Desert Hunter ** Finished**

Posted: February 4th, 2018, 11:47 pm
by shangos70
I've a few Hunter kits in the pile so I bought the Xtradecal sheet for overseas users.

Rather than using one of my Revell F.6/ FGA .9 kits which I'm going to do in the box art schemes I've dug out this old blueprint boxing of Airfix's FGA.9. It comes with RAF and Kuwait markings but other than the stencils I'm going to use the Xtradecal ones.
Following my usual methods I won't be adding any extra detail other than a bit of card in the wheel wells to stop the see thru into the fuselage.

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Re: Shane's Desert Hunter

Posted: February 5th, 2018, 12:09 am
by DavidWomby
Will be nice to see this CBK built in exotic colours.

David

Re: Shane's Desert Hunter

Posted: February 5th, 2018, 12:37 am
by Gregers
Nice. Looking forward to seeing this one Shane.

All the best

Greg

Re: Shane's Desert Hunter

Posted: February 5th, 2018, 12:30 pm
by JamesPerrin
Should be look good in those colours.

Re: Shane's Desert Hunter

Posted: February 6th, 2018, 4:32 pm
by TimJ
Nice choice of colour scheme.

Re: Shane's Desert Hunter

Posted: February 15th, 2018, 10:58 pm
by shangos70
Some progress has been made. Blocked off the wheel wells with card and a paper I.P ( for a Hawk backseater but don't let on) .Some minor filler work along the usual places. I bought some Mr Surfacer 1500 at Hudds so I will give it a whirl as a primer.
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Re: Shane's Desert Hunter

Posted: February 18th, 2018, 9:07 pm
by shangos70
I got some more work done on the Hunter, gave it a primer coat of Mr Surfacer 1500. A learning curve there. Some odd spatters which needed flatting back and on the whole it takes about ten times as long as a rattle can but it does dry very quickly and doesn't hide any surface detail, also shows up any areas needing further attention. After that a bosh over with Xtracrylix Azure blue as quoted on the decal sheet. I have Mr Bradley's lovely book and he notes that the paints were ICI colours with no exact match in BS/FS /RAL so for the purpose of this build I'll go with the recommended callouts on the decal sheet.

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Re: Shane's Desert Hunter

Posted: February 19th, 2018, 6:04 am
by skypirate
Oh! Such nostalgia! Looks great in black!

David

Re: Shane's Desert Hunter

Posted: February 19th, 2018, 10:06 am
by JamesPerrin
Looks like mr surfaced has given you a nice smooth finish

Re: Shane's Desert Hunter

Posted: February 20th, 2018, 7:57 pm
by Gregers
Great work Shane. That's looking superb.

All the best.

Greg.

Re: Shane's Desert Hunter

Posted: February 25th, 2018, 3:37 pm
by shangos70
A temporary halt has been called on this as decorating my bedroom has taken precedence and the modelling room is full of furniture etc. I should be able to continue from midweek.

Re: Shane's Desert Hunter

Posted: February 25th, 2018, 3:43 pm
by 59North
shangos70 wrote:A temporary halt has been called on this as decorating my bedroom has taken precedence and the modelling room is full of furniture etc. I should be able to continue from midweek.
I know what it's like! Our bathroom reno is cutting deep into modelling joy! Guess the wife don't want to go outside in the snow.

Re: Shane's Desert Hunter

Posted: February 27th, 2018, 7:38 pm
by TimJ
Looking good so far.

Re: Shane's Desert Hunter

Posted: March 1st, 2018, 4:22 pm
by shangos70
After finishing chucking paint around my bedroom,I've manged to chuck some more at the Hunter. Johnny Pilot, on loan to the Kuwati Airforce has had a splash of colour and popped in his office. Touch ups to the underside have been done and masking commenced for the top colours.

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Re: Shane's Desert Hunter

Posted: March 4th, 2018, 5:29 pm
by shangos70
I've given the Hunter it's first topcoat. I've noticed a gap has reopened at the wing root so that will have a smear of vallejo putty and another squirt of paint.
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