Hawker Hunter FGA.9 Revell 2005 tool, 2018 box

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Made a start on the Hunter with the cockpit completed and the internals of the fuselage airbrushed. 🙂

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Cockpit glued in and fuselage put together. The instructions state 5 g of load at the front. I had to put my weight just under and behind the cockpit and some blutack in the nose. Hopefully, it will stand correctly! 🙂

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Wings and tail now added. 🙂

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Canopy masked and fixed on. Primer and pre-shading added. 🙂

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Upper base camouflage colour Hataka BS Dark Sea Grey added. 🙂

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Upper camouflage Hataka Dark Green added. 🙂

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Underside painted Vallejo Model Air aluminium. Decals for underside added. 🙂

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Now completed, the Hunter denoted was with 8 Sqn based in Aden. The finish is a satin varnish. 🙂

As No. 8 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) it was formed at Brooklands, Surrey on 1 January 1915, equipped with the Royal Aircraft Factory BE2C. The squadron moved to Gosport later in January for further training and crossed to France on 15 April 1915. The Sqn disbanded on 20 January 1920. 8 Squadron reformed at Helwan, near Cairo, Egypt, as a day-bomber squadron equipped with the Airco DH9 E on 18 October 1920. In February 1927, in response to unrest in Aden, 8 Squadron was deployed to RAF Khormaksar.
On 10 June 1940, Italy declared war on Britain and France. No 8 Squadron flew its first combat missions of the war on 12 June, when nine Blenheims bombed an airfield at Assab in Italian-occupied Eritrea, across the Red Sea from Aden. The squadron's long association with the Middle East gave rise to the adoption of the Arabian Khunjah as the unit's badge. The unit continued to be based at RAF Khormaksar in Aden equipped with Bristol Blenheims, Vickers Wellington XIIIs were flown from December 1943 until May 1945.
On 15 May 1945 No. 8 Squadron was reformed by renumbering 200 Sqn at RAF Jessore in India. Consolidated Liberator VIs were flown. The squadron again disbanded on 15 November 1945.
The unit was reformed at Khormaksar on 1 September 1946 by renumbering No. 114 Squadron and the role of fighter bomber was adopted, initially with de Havilland Mosquito FB.6 aircraft. These were replaced by the Hawker Tempest and the Bristol Brigand. Jet equipment was received in 1953 with the de Havilland Vampire FB.9. Continued updating of equipment brought the de Havilland Venom FB.1 and FB.4 and the Hawker Hunter, flown from 1960 until 1967.
The pilot denoted was born in 1933 and joined the RAF in 1951, Sqn Ldr LA Jones was Officer Commanding 8 Sqn from 1961 until 1963. He retired from the RAF as an Air Marshall in 1990. In 1990 he was appointed as Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man and died in 1995.

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J35J
Great work, really nice weathering!👍🏻

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Many thanks for the nice comment J35J, I appreciate it. 👍

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Mirko Römer
Well deserved! 🙂 This came out very nice!

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Thanks Mirko for your very kind comment, most appreciated! 👍

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Bernd Grün
A very nice Hunter, Guy. 👍👌👍 Congrats, mate!

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Many thanks for your kind comment Bernd, it's greatly appreciated! 👍

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