Peterpools

Oliver Holy smokes absolutely amazing work. Just totally immersed int he build since day one. Keep 'em comin Peter

John Awesome work on the front office and the weathering is superb. The seat cushion is my favorite - looks dead on the money Keep 'em comin Peter

Awesome ... perfect work Peter

Brilliant work and finish Peter

WOW Fantastic finish ... Peter

Simply beautiful finish . .perfect Peter

Absolutely gorgeous. Peter

UPDATE: 8/5/18: ALMOST READY FOR PRIMING As I am almost ready to hit the priming stage, I completed the major assemblies and started to add a number of the PE parts and small plastic details that would be a pain after painting to add. As careful as I could be, after numerous test fitting parts and assemblies, I've encountered some nasty fit issue., I'm not sure why and I'm sure somewhere I was off a bit, after also tweaking everything until it looked right. The three piece wing assembly, the LEX and the cockpit turtle deck, fit issues galore. Parts just didn't fit and after a lot of muscle, still required a lot of trimming to fit and that was going to now throw some other assemblies out of wack a bit later on. The forward leading intakes assemblies with the blow-in doors were also off a bit and somehow I had the feeling the troubles started with the main intake fuselage duct and compressor blade assembly and how the assembly went in. I removed it twice, working the fit the best I could at at that stage,as it did look correct. Just seems there weren't enough positive location points and just the slightest of errors and presto zingo: there is trouble in paradise! Next, the forward fuselage assemblies was a struggle to fit and that could only be from intake assembly also slightly off. The refueling boom assembly was a nightmare – the fit was horrendous and I used what seemed like a pound of Milliput to fill in the gaps, that you could have sailed a battleship through. With a lot of sanding, filling, sanding and scribing, I have everything together and looking correct; fingers crossed. The glass is just strating to be fitmin various places but I'm getting there. A small rant is now in order: for what the kit cost, I can't find fault with Hasegawa as it's not a new kit but I certainly can with Eduard. I don't know how clear or accurate Hasegawa;s instructions were but Eduard's leave a lot to be desired. Where parts go at times is a guess and flip the Harrier over and the stores are a mess of uncertainty. I'm sure a combination of of stores can be set up, but how about a loadout diagram to help us poor Yanks unfamiliar with RAF Harriers and stores? I have found some of the PE pieces are a bit to thin to represent the part they are replacing (some antennas but not all). At this pint, I had only one run in with the carpet monster and needed to scratch out a few vents I lost. I also decided to add the four outer wing pylons now and will add the balance after painting and decaling. Next up: Finishing all the glass, wind screen and canopy, then final clean up and it's priming time. Thanks for checking in Peter

Phil Much appreciated. Changed my scheme a bit to a GR.7 ZD 464/54,20 (R) Squadron, RAF Wittering Air base, 2002. Peter

Mirek Outstanding! Just love the finish and realistic weathering. Peter

Rick Congratulations - well earned Peter

Having just recently completed the new Tamiya F-14A Tomcat, all I can say is: simply a briiliant kit. Just upscale it exactly as is to 32nd scale and it surely would be the the best Tomcat available in 32nd scale. Nothing needs to be changed or added. Peter

Way too big for my display case and would pass even in 48th scale Peter

Just catching up and superb work on the crew. Looking forward to following your progress Keep 'em comin Peter

Mike Fantastic ... awesome airbrush work. Keep 'em comin Peter

Oliver Amazing work as always and just sitting back and enjoying the journey. Yup, I'm a member on LSM now and will be keeping tabs from my new seat. Keep 'em comin Peter

Great choice for large scale - just the right look and feel Keep ‘em comin Peter

Hi John Nice work on the resin intetior parts . Sure looks might good keep ‘em comin Peter

Just finished reading through your build thread and some very nice work on the Big Skyraider. So very well done Peter

Super work on the HGW belts - they look great Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks Harv No t really as I do like to work in 48th scale as well. Next up after the Harrier is the Big tamiya F4J with a lot of AM and some mighty nice markings Peter

Gus I know the cushion looks way too livid green; just doesn't look that intense in personal but you're right, still a tad on the bright side.. Way too may watts with the lights when photographing the interior as I wasn't sure how much light I would need without bumping up the exposure and shadows in Lightroom/Photoshop. Sure found out. I also went back and toned it down with Tamiya dark gray panel line wash (a mix)- does look a lot better. Much appreciated for making me take another look Peter

Hi Harv Glad you’re here Enjoy your vacation and talk to you when you’re back Peter

Holy Cow ... simply beautiful work Keep 'em comin Peter