Harrier gr7 1/144

First try at the cockpit 

For size... 

 

Thinning the borders or replace with pe... 

Scraped to make thinner 

Before and after 

 

 

Filled the seam between the wing parts 

Cockpit installed 

Opened up the airbrake 

Took the contours by putting some paper over it an rub it with a pencil 

What I want 

To adjust a bit 

Finished 

Dryfit 

Was trying to add the ribs, but sanded through the hull... so added a new backing with paper. 

Had to make a hole to be able to push the backing down. 

Adding some antennas 

Adding some antennas 

took a start on the landing gear... 

1 down, 1 to go... 

And his brother... difference in fin position is 0.5mm... damn 

Retrokit inlets... some difference 

Glued some extra meat 

And refueling probe 

After some cutting 

And extra meat sanded 😉 , refueling probe minus the tube installed 

 

Some dimensions of the LAU-5003 rocket launcher  

Makeshift lathe 

Makeshift lathe, paper is to prevent dents from the clamping mechanism 

Lining could be better 

Kit canopy 

Wooden mold 

Just heat a piece of plastic packing (now one of revells packaging of kit and paint) and it over the "mold" 

Result 

Canopy in two parts, but I tend to keep bending it despite the blutack in the last steps while adapting the rear of the main part... 

Finally... 

First color 

Taping 

More tape 

Second color 

Untaped, on to the next color 

 

Next color 

Next color 

Leading edges handpainted 

Leading edges handpainted 

Another maskingsession 

Another masking session 

And unwrapped 

And unwrapped 

Missiles taped in 

And brushpainted 

For size 

On it's own feet for the first time... 

Lost the decals for these... so tried with the AB 

Lost and found... pull handle 

Bang seat mounted 

And installed 

Decals... 

And some more... not that much 

Overview 

Tried it with CA, but got foggy after filling the gaps... 

 

 

Now with PVA glue 

Some slight sanding to do, but... happy 

Rearview mirrors installed 

Done... 

Done.. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finished