Airfix 1:72 Hawker Hunter FGA.9
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Well it's finally finished.
Was given the kit for something like my 15th Birthday (22 years ago!), started it in December 2008 during a few weeks off sick from work then a few bits here and there until finally cracking on with it late last year.
Must say I'm very happy with the result and it was a lovely kit to build even though it is quite basic
Airfix 1:72 Hawker Hunter FGA.9 by Ian, on Flickr
Airfix 1:72 Hawker Hunter FGA.9 by Ian, on Flickr
Airfix 1:72 Hawker Hunter FGA.9 by Ian, on Flickr
Airfix 1:72 Hawker Hunter FGA.9 by Ian, on Flickr
Edited as I made myself older than I am!
Was given the kit for something like my 15th Birthday (22 years ago!), started it in December 2008 during a few weeks off sick from work then a few bits here and there until finally cracking on with it late last year.
Must say I'm very happy with the result and it was a lovely kit to build even though it is quite basic
Airfix 1:72 Hawker Hunter FGA.9 by Ian, on Flickr
Airfix 1:72 Hawker Hunter FGA.9 by Ian, on Flickr
Airfix 1:72 Hawker Hunter FGA.9 by Ian, on Flickr
Airfix 1:72 Hawker Hunter FGA.9 by Ian, on Flickr
Edited as I made myself older than I am!
Edited by spitfire-ian on Wednesday 29th July 16:24
spitfire-ian said:
Painting instructions did say gloss varnish on the upper surfaces, maybe I did go a little mad though
Many aircraft were gloss in reality, but a high gloss finish at small scales tends to highlight the inevitable compromises in a kit, such as raised panel lines and any slight discontinuity along joints or whatever. It's usually called "scale effect", which can apply to a multitude of modelling techniques. I'd have gone for matt (which most in-service aircraft would probably have ended up looking like eventually) or satin. Again that's personal preference, not a criticism.Theoretically, the finish on RAF fighters in the 1950s and 1960s was "gloss". However, if you look at pictures of actual aircraft from that period you will see that at best the surface tended to be more of a satin finish - often tending towards matt.
Revell released some lovely Hunter models not that long ago -
Revell released some lovely Hunter models not that long ago -
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