Hasegawa AV-8B Harrier II
Checking size and general fit.
Seat trimmed for PE.
Seat PE-ed.
Seat PE-ed
Office getting its basic shape...
Instrument panel.
Instrument panel an my little helpers.
Side consoles.
Some work on the stick.
The stick.
Turbine blades sprayed.
Cockpit works done. Painting pending...
Cockpit works done. Painting pending...
A shot of One Shot...
Ironing with True Metal.
Seat almost done...
Instrument panel finished.
Seat ready.
Cockpit ready for closing.
Cockpit mostly done.
Cockpit ready for closing.
Airbrake positioned and some more wash added.
Little helpers in action.
Little helpers closing the body.
Drilling rear nozzles.
Done-ish...
Splitters on place.
Checking the se ms with primer.
Ordnance.
Front nozzles set.
More on ordnance.
Getting his wings...
Wings secured.
Ordnance primed and masked.
Yellow lines...
Few touch-ups nedded, but that's much better then decals.
Few touch-ups nedded, but that's much better then decals.
Got his first tooth...
Blackened from above...
Blackened from below...
Pylons placed.
Damn, I like him black...
Air scoops.
Diamonds and pears...
Landing reflector...
Intakes on place.
Some more putty/sanding yet to come...
Some more putty/sanding yet to come...
Intakes finished, however there will be some more paintwork on turbine...
Base paint.
Base paint.
Nev color. Switched to Hataka.
Preparing for the cammo.
Some camo from above...
While contemplating paintwork, workin on the ordnance...
Upper side camo mostly done.
Lower side in progress.
Comments
11 2 September 2018, 21:37
PierreNice pick of a subject.
I had no major fit problems on the II Plus. If I had to do it again I'd thin down the intake near the open inlet doors though, because these don't look too good once built. I would open the airbrake as well.
5 September 2018, 08:46
TreehuggerOoh. Photo 27. Nice tip, adding the thin bits in the movable exhaust ports. I think I will be doing that to my 1:48 Kinetic FRS1 Sea Harrier kit.
13 April 2020, 16:09
Tomislav MartanTreehugger, it surely gives that something to the kit. Especially when there is flat panel as Hasegawa does that.
13 April 2020, 19:27
Dave FlittonHow did you go from black instrument panel to all the knobs and switches painted? With your white pencil?
27 May 2020, 17:35
Tomislav MartanDave, dials are Mike Grant decals and all other is painted with the fine brush.
27 May 2020, 20:19
Album info
MDD AV-8B HArrier II "Venom", Shank 01, Bu.No. 163662, VMA-231 "The Ace of Spades"
Lt Col W. R. "Rusty" Jones
King Abdul Aziz Naval Base, Saudi Arabia, January 1991
