Revell Hawker Hunter FGA.9

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May 2, 2019
For OOTB there is some nice detail included. The seat belts some of the best. Tricky to paint at this scale but worth a shot.
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May 2, 2019
With a first coat on the detail still cuts through nicely. The relief on the instrument panel is very good.
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May 2, 2019
Seriously thought about not using the decals for the instruments.
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May 2, 2019
With the decals on,...well not bad but they dont seem to line up with the relief underneath at all
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May 2, 2019
Probably would have been better to scrape off the relief. This looks ok but odd that the decals dont line up.
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May 2, 2019
A little gunk and pretty much it for the bang seat and cockpit.
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May 2, 2019
All together.
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May 2, 2019
Joining up the fuselage. Very good only needing a little tape. Worth checking the cockpit is sitting properly in its runners from the front wheel bay.
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May 6, 2019
Bit of a seam along the top edge. There is a bit of flashing on most parts of the kit.
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May 6, 2019
The lower seam needs a bit more work. Sanded down pretty well without any real need for filler.
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May 6, 2019
An odd place to start painting inside the air vents. Have to do so to get the straight painted intake lines.
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May 6, 2019
See what i mean ?
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May 6, 2019
Getting some paint on. Used the suggested colour (Dusty Grey Matt 77) which looks very dark.
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May 6, 2019
Packing in the fairly hefty 5g nose weight.
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May 6, 2019
Adding in the green(Bronze green matt 65). It does rather all look a bit too dark. Reference shot is actually fairly close. A good starting point for weathering.
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May 6, 2019
Glossed up ready for weathering and lightening up a bit.It looks rather nice with the high gloss finish. I have seen a few highly polished like this but I will probably opt for a duller matt in the end.
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May 25, 2019
A very wet white enamel/thinner wash applied. Aloud to dry a bit then panel lines lifted out with neat thinner.
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May 25, 2019
Re-glossed for panel lining. Really dulls off the white staining allowing the under colour to come back through.
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May 25, 2019
Starting the underside. Some very nice detail surprising in a budget kit. Landing flaps are an unexpected bonus. All Email 99 Aluminium. Its a bit grainy but i like it.
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May 25, 2019
More nice detail. Unusual to see hydraulics in the mould. Nice one!
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May 25, 2019
Some rather heavy handed panel lining. Just diluted Email Black.
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May 25, 2019
That turned out alright really. The panel lines are not that deep so I expected some loss after two layers paint/varnish.
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May 25, 2019
The lower fuselage panel lines were a doddle. Actually got a little capillary action!! Perhaps a bit dark?
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May 25, 2019
This was a fun bit! Gotta cut up the decals to match the FOUR parts of the lowered undercarrige. Please Revell - do this for us.
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May 25, 2019
Yes, that was a bit tricky involving a lot of guess work.Oh well, nobody will notice if they are a bit out.
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May 25, 2019
So after slicing up the decals a few bits went astray. Not a bad fit but some painting in will be needed.
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May 25, 2019
Adding a light grey wash.
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May 25, 2019
After the grey wash and redoing the panel lines the surface pitting is looking a bit more effective.
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May 25, 2019
On with a matt varnish and everthing is starting to blend together
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May 25, 2019
Finishing off the panel lining. Looks great. Pleased with it.
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May 25, 2019
Painting in some wheel bay details.
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Comments

2 2 May 2019, 09:46

Mike Daniels
Thats the office done.

2 May 2019, 15:36

Stephan Ryll
Looking very nice Mike 👍

2 May 2019, 18:10

Martin Oostrom
Impressive Mike. There was/is an old Hunter in front of the af base near the camping I used to go on summer holidays.

2 May 2019, 18:14

Christian Bruer
Looking really good 👍

2 May 2019, 18:22

Cuajete
Nice start, Mike. Following!

2 May 2019, 19:05

Mike Daniels
Thanks Stephan, Martin and Christian. Yes, its not bad that for OOTB. In retrospect I would probably have painted up the instruments rather than use the decals. Overall very impressed with this little kit so far. There is some very nice detail included for a budget kit.

2 May 2019, 19:08

David Funke
Nice, I´m following, too.

2 May 2019, 19:27

Guy Rump
Looking good Mike, following.

2 May 2019, 19:47

Mike Daniels
Thanks David and Guy.

3 May 2019, 10:55

Mike Daniels
Used the suggested Revell colours for this build. I think they are rather too dark? But then again Hunters were rather a darkish scheme. Some highlighting should lift things up a bit.

6 May 2019, 13:30

Mike Daniels
Hi Hans. A work in progress! I used the green suggested by Revell - Email 65 Bronze green matt. Yes it is very dark by comparison. However, it is probably a fair match for an 'as new' scheme. They had a pretty dark scheme originally. Most recent(er)pics of Hunters show them pretty faded etc. I am working on that now. A few more pics to add yet!

25 May 2019, 22:56

Mike Daniels
Thats it Hans! Just playing around really on this relatively cheap kit. I must say it is a rather good cheap kit.

25 May 2019, 23:09

Martin Oostrom
Don't forget to fade the tail! Rest looks good 👍

25 May 2019, 23:49

Mike Daniels
Well spotted Martin! Left that till I got something that worked. Its done now, well nearly. Thanks mate.

25 May 2019, 23:53

Neuling
Heavy weathering, looks good though!

1 June 2019, 15:39

Slavo Hazucha
This Hunter has been in the wild for a while it seems... 🙂 top job in 1:72!

1 June 2019, 19:38

Mike Daniels
Thank you Neuling and Slavo. Yes heavy weathering. Was aiming at about ten years out in the rain. A bit of an experiment really using dilute enamel hand brushed washes. Its a bit hit and miss!

1 June 2019, 21:58

Martien Lourens
Very nice build. I like this heavy weathering. Your experiment was successful

2 June 2019, 01:38

Gordon Sørensen
Interesting weathering, Mike. It looks like it has been 10 years in the sun, rather than in the rain...

2 June 2019, 02:30

Guy Rump
Lovely build Mike, the weathering looks quite a bit like the "dummy" aircraft that used to be left out on airfields during the Cold War.

2 June 2019, 06:55

Mike Daniels
Thanks Martien, Gordan and Guy. Yes Gordan I see what you mean. Bleached rather than stained. A subtle difference and one to explore further! Yes Guy I used some pics for reference. Very pleased it resembles that look. What I was aiming for(ish).

2 June 2019, 11:32

Cuajete
Well done, Mike. Congrats!

8 June 2019, 18:42

Mike Daniels
Thanks very much Cuajete.

8 June 2019, 19:49

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Nice little budget kit with some unexpected bonuses for the price. Notably the drop wing flaps and rocket packs.

I will be building pretty much OOTB but if you want too add a few extra details then have a look at Rogério "Rato" Marczak excellent site. It has a wealth of possible enhancements.

ratomodeling.com/finished/hunter_mk6_72/

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