Peterpools

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

Wonderful work on the Spit ... surely looking real good Keep 'em comin Peter

Mike Right with ya for sure Peter

Jeroen Just catching up and am thoroughly amazed at the brilliant detail PW work and detailing throughout. Following with great interest. Keep 'em comin Peter

Very nice start on the SH Tempest, front office is looking good and the subtle paint fading looks excellent Keep 'em comin Peter

MIke Very nice progress on the Hasegawa 190. Front office and the big radial do look mighty good and knowing you went the extra mile is all that counts. The 190 looks mighty good in primer and and I'm glad I caught up to watch the color coats and markings going on. I've never tried the HGW rivets as there seemed to be a mixed reaction of plus and minus to how they worked. I've switched over to MR Surfacer 1200, thinned out with Mr Color Leveling Thinner - awesome primer and shoots smooth as silk Keep 'em comin Peter

Thanks John So far a fun and relaxing build Peter

Right with ya Buddy Peter

Hi John Nice to see you're underway with the Trumpeter Avenger. Of course, I'll be following with great interest and be along for the journey as always. I'm still working on my 48th scale Harrier and started a build thread in the Non LSM forum. Keep 'em comin Peter

Eduard 1/48 Harrier GR.7/9 Limited Edition Harrier GR.7 ZD 464/54, 20 (R) Squadron RAF RAF Wittering Air base, 2002 For the most part I'm a large scale builder but starting working in 48th scale as a change of pace for a variety of reasons: subject, time and space. So before tackling my next 32nd scale subject, I've wanted to add Harrier to the collection and with the Eduard kit in the stash, it was a no brainer. I normally start build threads with the customary photos and what ever AM will be added. For the Harrier, I just dove in and didn't take any photographs until the fuselage was assembled, as I wasn't really sure I was actually going to do a build thread. My apologies for being so indecisive. The value of the Eduard Edition as compared the Hasegawa kit, which is the backbone of this edition is all the PE, some resin and beautiful Cartograf decals included to bring the kit closer to today's kits. When it comes to the actual plastic: Hasegawa's is my favorite! Please excuse the photography as I'm not use to photographing kits smaller then 32nd scale. . As per the instructions, all the raised details for the front office were removed and everything was replaced with Eduard's color PE. The IP was done with Micro Krystal Kleer instead of CCA as the rest of the office PE. The ejection seat is the resin replaced version, with some PE for the belts and placard: quite nice indeed. The seat was dry brushed with Apple Barrel Dove Gray Acrylic paint I've had for close to 30 years and does the job so very well. Assembly to this point has been straight forward with the fit pretty good with only a bit of sanding and filler needed. Being a newbie to the Harrier, some of the part placement was a bit strange and a lot of external PE will be added just before priming, as I know I'll knock off most of it if added sooner. The giant air intake and compressor fan was a very delicate fit and took a few tries to get it right and required removing the 'glued in fan assembly ducting' twice a tricky bit of work. Paints used to this point: The front Office: Mr Color Flat Black Ejection seat and cushions: hand mixed Model Air colors to period photos Intake ducting and compressor blade: Primer: AK Gray Primer and Micro Filler Primer Mr Color Gloss White The intake gloss white is perfectly smooth with no need for any clear gloss or polishing. The main fuselage was a strange assembly and needed a bit of tweaking. The tail assembly was also a lot of small parts, allowing for different Harrier versions to be offered and needed some sanding to get the fit right. At this point, I replaced all the panel lines that were lost sanding the seams smooth. The upper wing and LEX is just resting in place and needs to be tweaked a bit. The entire front portion of the harrier is also just resting in places for the photos and then I'll do the final glue ups tomorrow. Next up: Adding the wings, tail planes and starting the gear. Thanks for checking in Peter