1/72 Revell BAe Harrier GR7 |
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Gallery Article by Shaun Bowman-Davies
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Sept 6 2003 |
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This
model was built from the 1/72nd Revell kit. The
model was built OOB with additional stores from the spare weapons box.
The kit went together quite well, with only the air intakes needing a bit of
sanding and filling.
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The kit's canopy has
got a large mold line down its center line, which I removed with some sanding
and repolishing, Why do some kits have this time consuming problem?
Otherwise
the kit was fun to build.
I painted the aircraft in Xtracolour paints and I used the kit
decals, which are in good register and print. The marking are for a Harrier of 4
Sqn, RAF Cottesmore.
The model was weathered with a gray pastel wash sealed with a flat varnish overall coat. Harrier's get very dirty on the lower rear fuselage, so I applied a nice bit of black wash in this area to try and capture the look of the real aircraft.