Rick's Airfix 1/72 Harrier GR3 - engine change & crew in

[Guest]

I am following this one looking fantastic so far, keep up the good work.

[rickoshea52]

The Unimog has been transformed from an orange abomination into a NATO potato green & black camouflage scheme. With the decals on a sealing coat of varnish will be applied before some light weathering then reassembly. The decals are spares from JB Models Landrover kits.

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[papa 695]

Nice work Rick

[Guest]

Liking this one Rick, looking good so far matey.

Have fun, John

[rickoshea52]

All back together for the Unimog, next will be some light weathering and some bits to go in the load bed, maybe some wing mirrors.

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[flyjoe180]

I like that Unimog Rick. Harrier is coming along nicely, a good thing you didn't cut the wrong places earlier per the instructions

[yak face]

Excellent work rick , keep the updates coming its great to watch! Cheers tony

[rickoshea52]

I found a pair of resin trailer loads from Kingfisher miniatures that I forgot I had, by good fortune they fit the load bed on the Unimog perfectly. This isn't really what you would find as a load, the limited photos I have seen of Unimogs in the field show them with a water tank - I assume for the Harrier's water aspiration system - but I cannot find a clear photo to scratch build an accurate replica.

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[papa 695]

Well I think the load works a treat Rick.

[Steve Brodie]

looks fine

[col68]

Looks good to me rick. They were also used as A/C tugs in the field

[rickoshea52]

Looks good to me rick. They were also used as A/C tugs in the field

Yes, I've seen footage of them towing aircraft, i have a Flightpath airfield accessories kit that has a tow arm so I have that option to add some interest.

[rickoshea52]

A bit of progress on these over the last week or so. So they are assembled for painting with the cockpit surround and canopies sprayed black then a primer coat, after that the grey followed by the green. Applying the white tack worms was a real drag, twice over! This wrap around camouflage scheme is just horrible to do, I got a bit cross eyed at times. I used foam ear plugs cut length ways for the intake masking blanks, I will try using this to replicate intake blanks on the finished model.
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[papa 695]

Its all coming along very nicely Rick

[rickoshea52]

Now unwrapped. There was a fair bit of touch up required where the maskol didn't cover the grey - this is the first time trying the camouflage this way as I didn't fancy cutting up loads of tiny bits of masking tape for the infills.
You can see some of the add on bits, I applied a lighter shade of green to the top side of the drop tanks and also on the aircraft.

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