1/48 Hasegawa AV-8B Harrier II

by Phil Vorvis

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This is kit PT34.  For this kit I used an Aires cockpit set.  I like Aires over BlackBox because it has the right balance between PE parts and resin.  I used the kit decals but I didn't like the hi-vis black tail. I wanted it in the low-vis gray. This meant that I had to mix and match the decals. 

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There were a few problems with the kit.  There are a few open parts in the intake where the cockpit section meets with the fan blade that need to filled in with putty or sheet plastic.  Also the kit comes with no wheel wells.  The wheel well doors are closed when they probably shouldn't be.  It would be a great improvement if the doors are cut open and wells built from scratch.

Phil 

 

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Photos and text © by Phil Vorvis