Andrew's Firestreak Hunter *Finished*

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Purplethistle wrote:That's looking damn good Andrew.
Stinky cold today is reducing my modelling time to almost nothing. In between blowing my nose, I've tried another grey panel wash on the twin seat Hunter.

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There are a few fiddly decals to put on, including the serials from individual letters and numbers. I do not feel up to that task at the moment. :roll:

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The wheels and undercarriage were primed last night.
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Another decal session, lots of stencils added, mostly on the undersides.

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That will do for stencils. There are a few more decals to put on the undercarriage doors. These have now been painted.

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Then I have to attach the underwing pylons. These have mounting pins, but they forgot to put corresponding holes under the wings. :roll:
Why am I not surprised at this revelation?
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Very nice.
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A very attractive scheme. Looks very nice.

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The alignment of the orange wing panels has been bugging me, but now I see they align with the main wing LE, not the sawtooth. I'm slow.
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jRatz wrote:The alignment of the orange wing panels has been bugging me, but now I see they align with the main wing LE, not the sawtooth. I'm slow.
Yep, I did align with panel lines, just for an easy life. The dayglo panels on the real FRADU Hunters didn't seem to, but as this is a hypothetical case, I can ignore that :-D
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I thought I'd lost the sprue with the undercarriage parts on it :roll:

Fortunately I'd got it mixed up with undercarriage sprues from another kit... :omg
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Looks terrific, Andrew!
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AndrewR wrote:I thought I'd lost the sprue with the undercarriage parts on it :roll:

Fortunately I'd got it mixed up with undercarriage sprues from another kit... :omg
Cool, a Hunter with the gear from an HP 0/400 :lol:
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jRatz wrote:
AndrewR wrote:I thought I'd lost the sprue with the undercarriage parts on it :roll:

Fortunately I'd got it mixed up with undercarriage sprues from another kit... :omg
Cool, a Hunter with the gear from an HP 0/400 :lol:
That might be an improvement with this kit :ha:

Actually it was the Airfix Eurofighter...
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Wheely wealistic wheels

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No undercarriage doors yet. Confound that wascally wabbit.
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Andrew,

Nearly there now.

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Martin R wrote:Andrew,

Nearly there now.

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Undercarriage doors, pylons, drop tanks and Firestreaks still to come. Plus pitot tube.
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AndrewR wrote:
Martin R wrote:Andrew,

Nearly there now.

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Martin R wrote:
AndrewR wrote:
Martin R wrote:Andrew,

Nearly there now.

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Undercarriage doors, pylons, drop tanks and Firestreaks still to come. Plus pitot tube.
Pah! A mere bagatelle.
The bagatelle was only fitted to the FGA.9 :lol:
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