1/48 Hasegawa AV-8B Harrier II Plus

[JET]

hey guys, I picked this kit up recently thought I'd start on it! despite my initials I haven't built a Jet in a very long time, not since i was like 14 or so lol so this will be just out of the box.



so far I made up the cockpit, I only added in some home made seat harness from masking tape and pop can metal
painted with craft acrylics, as will the whole plane!

[chief5437]

Nice work on the cockpit, looks great

[JET]

thanks man!

got some work done today on the landing gear. still working on the nose gear.

[TonyCnyc]

One of my favorite jets. Nice progress. Look forward to rest of build.

[JET]

thanks!
I got the drop tanks painted, I used "craftsmart" acrylics, I wanted the tanks to be a different gray tone than the rest of the plane so I mixed more blue into it.

[Puj]

Nice.... are those weighted wheels ?

[JET]

Nice.... are those weighted wheels ?

I didn't add weight if that's what you mean, just sanded down the main large wheels flat on the bottom.

[JET]

got the canopy painted up today

[corpsman23k2]

Great job on the drop tanks and cockpit. looking forward to the rest of the build

[JET]

thanks, just getting these small bits taken care of lol

got the exhaust painted up today

[UKguyInUSA]

Wow, awesome work weathering the wheel assemblies, drop tanks and cockpit! If this is an indicator to the quality of the rest of the build, I think we're in for a treat! Looking forward to the rest of your updates!

[TheWeasel]

Impressive work!

[JET]

I got the gloss varnish (dupli-color Lacquer) on and its ready for decaling next!
for color, I custom mixed up 3 shades of gray using craft acrylics, and sprayed them on at 8 psi.

all the shading should really pop once it gets its flat varnish

[shortCummins]

I agree with TheWeasel

[qeialto]

impressive work with the weathering and painting. For me to understand, why 8 psi?
Thanks

[JET]

impressive work with the weathering and painting. For me to understand, why 8 psi?
Thanks

I like to work at low pressure with thin paint so I can better control paint coverage in multiple layers.
When you spray at 20 or more psi a lot of paint comes out and you can easily cover up all the pre shading

[Nige201980]

Wow great work so far mate

[qeialto]

impressive work with the weathering and painting. For me to understand, why 8 psi?
Thanks

I like to work at low pressure with thin paint so I can better control paint coverage in multiple layers.
When you spray at 20 or more psi a lot of paint comes out and you can easily cover up all the pre shading

Thanks!

[JET]

Finished!
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