Kinetic 1/48 Sea Harrier FA.2 “SHAR”
This build have been a WIP for nearly 9 months, going back and forth between the workbench and a storagebox. I had an idea to build a superdetailed SHAR with a lots of aftermarket, 3d printed parts and scratchbuilding. But due to poor engineering and fit issues with the kit, it totally drained my mojo and I ran out of steam halfways through the build...
But now it's finished and even if I didn't make all the modifications that I have planned and some things didn't turn out exactly like I have planned it - I'm still happy with end result (and to get if off my bench) 😀
Excellent work, Tommy. The SHAR looks pretty nice, to me.
Thanks!
Looks great! Where did you have issues? I built the TAV-8A and really liked it.
Thanks!
It was all across the board - from air intake subassembly, fuselage, main wing. Even the smallest stuff needed dryfitting and adjustment. The lack of precise location tabs and positive fit made the build really slow.
There is a build-thread here:
https://intscalemodeller.com/viewtopic.php?f=699&t=27903
Thanks!
It's still way better than the alternatives.
Very good result, I like it a lot.
"Liked"
Thank you, Tom 🙂
Regardless of the problems, the model came out awesome, Tommy. (@killboxscalemodelling) I have a couple Kinetic kits, but have not started them due to the many problems reported. One day when I am in the right frame of mind I will jump in.
Thanks, George 🙂
The kit is not "unbuildable", it's just that I wasn't prepared for spending most of the buildtime dealing with issues. My plan was to spend the majority of the effort into detailing, painting and weathering - but unfortunately it didn't turn out that way.
It's just not Tamiya "shake-n-bake" 🙂
During a built, those issues can indeed drain all your energy.
However, when you have finally achieved a built with results like yours, you can for sure be proud.
Very nice looking Harrier, Tommy.
Thanks, John 🙂
Looks great, worth all the effort!
Thanks, Robert 🙂
That's a great Harrier, Tommy. I am not familiar with the Kinetic kit, only with the ancient Airfix, but I can see a lot of quality detailed work put by you in that build!
A big like!
Thank you very much, Spiros! 🙂
Good that you got it done in spite of lack of mojo and all. I really like the final result, like the positioning of the small intakes, especially after reading you started out wanting more stuff added. That sort of detailing just shows it is a labour of love after all. Great stuff.
Thanks Erik!
It sure was a labour of love; I think the Harrier is fantastic aircraft.
At some point I will build a FRS.1 too I think.
...and if there isn't any better kit on the market than the Kinetic I will have to use that 😉
Lovely work Tommy - it looks pretty good to me.
Well done for picking it up again and completing it !
Thanks David!
Yeah, I just couldn't let it sit in a box after all the work I had done
Looks fantastic
Thanks Pedro!
Great end result and looks really good
Thanks Anthony!
That is a fantastic model - love the paint and weathering work. Well done!
Thank you very much Greg 🙂
🙂 ... Greetings ... 🙂 :
This build turned out great Tommy !
Nice work on the paint scheme and the subtle weathering.
Thank you DE4EVER 😀