RWG686 22,803 Posted December 24, 2021 Report Share Posted December 24, 2021 Eight days before the Maritime build. I can't wait EIGHT days without doing something ! (says he studiously ignoring the twenty-eight on the shelf of doom) Something quick and easy (but not oob) and of a subject that I've never built before. Let's see what the stash throws at me. 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RWG686 22,803 Posted December 24, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2021 OK..ruled out a couple of helicopters and a Zvezda C-130 Hercules, swithered about a Revell C-54 ( but that didn't meet the quick rule) and decided on this: As it's Christmas Eve, I offered to assist Mrs RWG in the kitchen where she is busy doing stuff. Her suggestion that I assist her by staying out of her way was duly taken up. Typical Sword kit needing loads of cleaning up before any real construction starts. No photographs of that of course..you'll just have to use your imagination. 11 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Walrus 9,303 Posted December 24, 2021 Report Share Posted December 24, 2021 3 minutes ago, RWG686 said: No photographs of that of course..you'll just have to use your imagination. Hey, that's my line... for everything I haven't built! Looking forward to this one, Richard. Good luck 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessie_C 8,248 Posted December 24, 2021 Report Share Posted December 24, 2021 That looks so much nicer than the old Heller beast which was the only option back when I was into 1/72th Harriers in a big way... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grunhertz 15,449 Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 Nice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Col. 4,668 Posted December 25, 2021 Report Share Posted December 25, 2021 Oh yes! Nice subject choice Richard Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RWG686 22,803 Posted December 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 A few hours work and many many expletives worse than damn, sees me here Combination of too many wee bits, a plastic which seems to repel liquid poly and cockpit PE which doesn't stick with superglue was somewhat frustrating. The Harrier has very obvious blow in doors on the intakes, some of which are open when everything is shut down. Sword make no provision for this. No worries. Ages ago I bought a set of aftermarket intakes with these doors moulded open. Where are they? Not in the engines spare box,not in the Harrier Gr7 box or in the box with the P1127. Guess they are in the Airfix GR1 kit which of course I sold in the first stash clear out. 🤬 Stay tuned for the next episode when RWG takes a razor saw to the kit intakes. (warning: may contain some blood and bad language) 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grunhertz 15,449 Posted December 26, 2021 Report Share Posted December 26, 2021 Sword kits are by their nature a challenge 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Col. 4,668 Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 Sounds as if you're having fun there 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Miggers 6,311 Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 13 hours ago, RWG686 said: RWG takes a razor saw to the kit intakes Do you want some plastic drinks cups dispatching Northward?,they make superb blow-in doors,cowling gills, stuff like that. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RWG686 22,803 Posted December 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 2 hours ago, Miggers said: Do you want Thanks for the offer but I have a plastic card stash second only to that of @Gorby. Surgery begins. I decided that it would be easier to cut the lot out rather than try and cut individual doors. Note that it is only the top doors which fall oopen. I've deviated from what Sword would have you do with the intake trunking. They would have you attach it to the fan then add the intakes. I think the join at the intake lip is more important so I will join the trunking to the intake first. Of course I have no idea if this will work because you can't dry fit it first. 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RWG686 22,803 Posted December 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 As I suspected there would be a big gap at the front of the intake with Sword's method. There is a gap at the fan side of the port intake which I will fill with PVA just in case it can be seen. The fuselage joins have been rubbed down,filled, rubbed down, primed and filler applied to the bits still needing it.. 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grunhertz 15,449 Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 Looks like your beating it mate 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RWG686 22,803 Posted December 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 I had made a drawing of the intake doors as I knew that any cleaning up of the join would remove any trace of them. Using a good old fashioned dividers and pencil, a start was made to reinstate the main intake part. Little pieces of plastic card were cut and glued into place. The top two are a different thickness so as to try and replicate the spacing of the real thing. Whole lot now being left until tomorrow when hopefully it will be dry and I can start cleaning them up. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grunhertz 15,449 Posted December 27, 2021 Report Share Posted December 27, 2021 Wow 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gorby 11,600 Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 Nice work. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hutch6390 941 Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 Looks like a very fiddly job - nice one. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RWG686 22,803 Posted December 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 In a previous incarnation I was blessed with much patience. I could lie in wait for hours whilst the rain pissed down and the wind whistled around me. In this incarnation I am an impatient so and so. Last night I had every intention of leaving everything to dry but of course I went back and stuck on the tail and ventral fin. By more good luck than anything they do not interfere with the cleaning up of the intakes. First clean up and a brush of primer to show what I still need to clean up. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessie_C 8,248 Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 Isn't that a T.4 tail with the RWR antenna? I thought that the T.2 didn't have that, but it did have the taller fin which was retrofitted to give better directional stability. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RWG686 22,803 Posted December 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 32 minutes ago, Jessie_C said: Isn't that a T.4 tail with the RWR antenna? I thought that the T.2 didn't have that Yes and yes. 32 minutes ago, Jessie_C said: but it did have the taller fin which was retrofitted I don't know enough about Harriers and those tall tails as some appear to have them and others not. Anyway......... Just because I'm using a T2 kit doesn't mean that that is what the end result will be. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RWG686 22,803 Posted December 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 Pressed on and it's now looking more like a Harrier two seater Absolutely, definitely, without any fear of contradiction, impatient or not, leaving it overnight for the filler to dry, 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DC3 3,041 Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 24 minutes ago, RWG686 said: Pressed on and it's now looking more like a Harrier two seater Absolutely, definitely, without any fear of contradiction, impatient or not, leaving it overnight for the filler to dry, If anybody knows about filler it's you. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessie_C 8,248 Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 2 hours ago, RWG686 said: Just because I'm using a T2 kit doesn't mean that that is what the end result will be. Building something that isn't in the box? Shocking! Der maquettenpolizei vill vant to haff a vord mit you. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gorby 11,600 Posted December 29, 2021 Report Share Posted December 29, 2021 Wow that's coming together fast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Miggers 6,311 Posted December 29, 2021 Report Share Posted December 29, 2021 12 hours ago, Jessie_C said: Building something that isn't in the box? Shocking! Der maquettenpolizei vill vant to haff a vord mit you. Bet it's a black'un from way dahn sarf in Skwonky Darb's neighbourhood. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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