Does look a lovely kit. It's strange about the missing mess on the cones, its almost like they just thought the aftermarket guys will do it much better, so why bother, which is a bit disappointing. Just a comment on the sound quality of your videos. When you are in the chair, the sound quality isn't great - the louder (?) parts of your speech are rather hash/start to break up, and it makes it a bit unpleasant to listen to. When you are at the bench, we dont get this and it much nicer to listen to. Hopefully you can make some tweeks to improve this.

I’ve just finished mine and absolutely loved it. The only real issue for me were the intake cones and lack of mesh representation. What makes it a real head scratcher is that on the pylon itself they’ve used both moulded and decal details to represent mesh, either would have been good for the intakes. I cut some masking tape templates to make some brass mesh to glue on but it was an unnecessary faff. Also agree that the IP decals are rancid 😂. That said there’s a lot of thought gone into this one with the modeller in mind and general fit is excellent - good job. One note on the original list, I believe the fuel points are moulded recessed so the decals should bed down into them.

Airfix kits have steadily improved over the last 10 years, but they seem to have made a big leap forward in the last 24 months.

Very interesting project. Immaculate result post sanding.

What clamps are you using in the video @ 3:20?

Great job on a difficult conversion Jamie. The belt job you did looks well in the pit. Having used the HGW sets now myself, I just cannot not use them as most other options don't measure up if visible enough in the pit.

Drastic surgery on that - thing is you make it look so damn easy and now I think - I could NOT do that! I shall stick to my "fall together" Tamiya Kits and improving my skills

Love this build! However, I've noticed you haven't removed MG-151/20 motor-cannon shroud inside the cockpit. Do you have an info about Buchon to have any cannon between engine cylinder heads?

55 / 5.000 The vinyl reinforcing strip is a great tip. Thanks.

Hi Jamie once again a very inspirational video from you , can I also complement you on a absolutely pin sharpe video quality , thank you for these amazing videos 🙏👍

That was epic! Really like how you showed the process from design to finale. Like others have said, truly impressed with the layers of color and vegetation you applied here. The end result is amazing and inspiring.

Hi Jamie I've made a few of the Kinetic Harrier family...Rewarding in the end! 😅. I noticed from the photos of the intakes, specifically the 'doors', that they hinge from the front not the rear...😬

Hi Jamie, great work on the harrier looking like you got the best of it. I was interested in when do you decide to add aftermarket I have a euro fighter and rafale I want to do but stuck on if to go down the aftermarket route and wonder what you consider when you choose to add an aftermarket cockpit etc

I have been struggling with a Hasegawa AV8B , I don’t remember their GR7 being this much of an enthusiasm drain . I have paused the project for a dual Eduard P51B build . I’m hoping the sight of the Spanish AV8B at RIAT will help elevate mine back into production. *In other news , the GWH A10C has landed in model shops in the U.K. at long last, let’s see if us Hog fans get a truly decent A10 model after all these years, apparently they have sorted the engine fans . If it’s any good I’ll pray for an earlier A10A release from GWH to use up the stash of European 1 Hog decals I have saved for a truly deserving kit !😂 Good luck wrangling the SHAR , loving the channel 👍🏻

Oh dear Jamie....does one have an exorcist waiting on call, just in case? 😉😆😂

Now you are fighting the Kinetic SHar into shape, my money is on Airfix's surprise announcement being one! 😂

I always wonder how a company let's a kit that bad out of the door?

Good luck on the Harrier kit Jamie. 🍀 You’re the second modeller on KZfaq whom I follow that has flown into a sh*tstorm with the kit. I like a challenge but this one looks way beyond my skill and patience at this time - I’ll wait for a better kit of this aircraft to come along (want to do a Sharkey Ward ride). But I’m sure you will do an awesome job on it and I will be tempted by that. 😅

Clive Caldwell’s aircraft is another great potential scheme for the Mk.VIII, although it’s often modeled in that scheme. There are also the Med. Sea Grey over PRU Blue aircraft with extended pointy wingtips that served in Italy.

Hi Jamie, am I seeing things or are your intake blow-in (suck-in? as they open when the main intake can’t provide enough air) doors modeled as being hinged at the back instead of at the front? I looked at the images you put up and maybe (hopefully) I’m misinterpreting them.

"If you're a fan of Aircraft that look like dead Pigeon's!"....😂😂😂

Thanks for the 'down to earth review''. Could you ever envisage, seeing Eduard special edition release off the Airfix kit under their brand name, with after market goodies....Hmmmmm??🤔??🤔

Hi Jamie, Just watched this and feel your pain with those Harrier intake doors, and I hate to say this, but have you got them the right way round? The photo's in the video appear to show the open doors hinged from the aft edge, whereas they should be hinged on their forward edge? fft-keymodelworld.b-cdn.net/sites/keymodelworld/files/styles/article_body/public/inline-images/9a%20crop%20%28KMW%20700%29.jpg?itok=AzS_2pDM

I used to work on the Harrier GR3 in the RAF and I can say the main undercarriage doors were always closed when the engine was not running, but you're right, they did have a slight droop so didn't look completely shut. The airbrake door was half open and the nose undercarriage doors were closed with hydraulic pressure after the engine shutdown. I'm sure you know this already , so just for reference. Keep up the great work!😀

Dead Pigeons indeed 😉- some aircraft look nice with wings/tails folded - I would like to do partially folded / unfolded subjects ( E-2C / C-1 / S-3 / A-6 / EA-6 / A-7) - It would be very cool to have automated kits but that is way beyond me. I was hoping to do the FRS.1 but you are putting me off at the moment. ( You are not the only Kinetic detractor )

Hi Jamie.. didnt realise yoy started that kinetic hoorror stoty Lol

Hi Jamie - goodness you have your hands full with the sea harrier, keep going and good luck buddy

Yep, very nice, great vid, just too damn expensive, over $100+ down here. I'll stick with the original Airfix "J".

It would be nice of companies who didn’t want to rivet their models to include a diagram for people who did

Just me who notest the massive guff at 16.10 ? Lol . We all do it ......

At least they remembered the pitot tubes, unlike on the B-17

Might have my turrets confused, but wasn't access from underneath (whilst deployed) the only way of getting in and out of a ball turret? EDIT: ignore - could be done from inside or outside (when on the ground!).

Cheers

I think in this case is a good idea to put weight even in the engine nacelles. All the weight in front of the rear undercarriage help to put the front down. Resin engines probabily are heavier than the plasic ones.

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Similar to small engines under thick engine cowl panels.

Just a quick comment. I read somewhere that the reason the rear turret guns where moulded with the clear parts was to ensure the pitch between the guns was correct after assembly. Using traditional methods of thick transparency and moulded plastic would result in gun barrels too close together.

Hi Jamie have made the kit only problem getting correct weight in nose sorted after a scratch built box added in front of cockpit did not want rear steps holding kit up that is cheating

Do we or are we taking Airfix as a grown up models company? or do we admit that even when they produce something good its soft and lacking a certain something compared to the actual modern standard of plastic kits...?

Like the video. I am really wanting to do the 1/48 scale.

I've built that spitfire mk.1a and it is very nice indeed, so I bought their mk.1 early to build over the long canadian winter this year.

Can you use xylene in place of butyl acetate? Thank you for the vid

opposite to your disappointment, I'm looking at the contents of a Meng 1/72nd Harkonnen ornithopter and being rather impressed, the only thing wrong is it should be 1/48th. really well moulded and appears to mostly be a push fit deal like the didi ones they did...

Disappointment is an understatement IMHO when you shell out a fair chunk of money for something that makes your build that much more complicated, on the other hand it does make for excellent internet content, looking forward to it Jamie

Hi Jamie! Some thoughts during I watched the video: 1 - The second guys you bought conversion set from were right choosing Tamiya kit over Eduard cause Tamiya has the most shape and size accurate kit of Bf. 109G-6 from the modern new tooled ones. 2 - Buchons (reads as Bukhon in Spanish) had 2 types of engines: the early ones (K. 1L) had Hispano Swise 14RDY and the late ones had Merlin-XX. 3 - That light green-gray color for overall painting is nothing else like RLM-02, just like on S-199. 4 - Rockets from the first set seem right in size, those were not HVAR as on US planes but Hispano Swise made in Switzerland, you an find more info and photos of them from Swiss Mustangs website

After watching Mr Flory with the Halifax now you and Hispano (and the forthcoming spitfire conversion) I am looking forward to seeing some serious modelling ( way above my pay grade) BUT hoping to pick up some hints & tips!

Hi Jamie - so much for an easy route back to the bench, you’ve your hands full with that 109 😂cheers Liam

A new variant to me with an Hispano Suiza engine, apparently, but results in a much more elegant aeroplane than the Merlin version which pretty much buggers up the lines (IMHO) 😀. Looking forward to this build, Jamie,

Porqué no muestras el modelo ??? o el modelito eres tu ???,

Welcome to 99 percent. Never met anyone who has a clean work area 😂