Subject: Re: Galley Article - Hawker Hunters
From: "Steve Bamford" <[email-masked]>
To: "Aibara Darius @Consult" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 00:00:00 -0500

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From: "Aibara Darius @Consult" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 7:31 AM
Subject: Galley Article - Hawker Hunters

> Steve
>
> Yet another article - this time on the Hawker Hunter:
>
> Hunters home from the hill...part 1
>
> Hawker Hunter T8
>
> This is Aeroclub's vac-formed kit modelled as a T8 of the Royal Navy's
Flag
> Officer Flying Training, i.e. an Admiral's Barge.  The kit contained vac
> formed upper and lower fuselage halves which incorporated the wing upper
and
> lower halves, thus saving an awkward joint at the wing root. Other vac
parts
> include the internal jet intake ducting and the clear canopy. Injection
> moulded components were the cockpit tub and console, the tailplanes and
fin
> and underwing flaps.  The engine intakes, undercarriage, ejection seat
> exhaust and gear doors were in white metal - a typical, well though out
kit
> from Aeroclub.  Construction was fairly straightforward requiring filler
to
> blend in the white metal intakes and exhaust.  Decal options are given for
> an RAF camouflaged aircraft and the blue RN example that I opted for.  I
> raised the canopy and added extra interior bits from the spares box.  Post
> construction damage led to new main gear doors being made from plastic
sheet
> as the originals were consumed by a vacuum cleaner...don't ask!
>
>  <<Hunter T8.zip>>
> Hawker Hunter F6 - 56 Squadron RAF
>
> Until the Academy kit was issued the only 1:48 Hunters available were from
> Aeroclub in vac-form, a Swedish vac-form, and an old 1950s type kit from
> Nichimo which was very crude and relatively expensive.  The Academy kit is
> well moulded but needs a bit of planning in the construction to get a good
> wing to fuselage join.  I assembled the wings separately and joined each
to
> the appropriate fuselage half before finally joining the fuselage halves
> together.  I deepened the kit supplied cockpit tub to enable a non-double
> jointed pilot to be accommodated and installed a resin ejection seat.  The
> model was primed with grey auto primer and the RAF camouflage brush
painted
> on using Humbrol enamels.  Decals are from Xtradecal and represent a 56
> Squadron Aircraft from RAF Waterbeach in 1959.
>
>  <<Hunter F6 56 Sqn.zip>>
>
> Regards
>
>
> Darius Aibara
> TPS Consult
>
> Tel:  020 8256 4090
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>
> www.tpsconsult.co.uk
>
>
>
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