AV8B Harrier II - VMA-311 - Trumpeter 1/32nd

Well the epic build is over - this took forever ( 6 months ), with a 3 month break while I had to source a replacement canopy. Built using the Kit decals (which weren't great being honest), Aires Cockpit which is nice and fits, Eduard External etch set which has some great bits and some pointless bits, Orion vinyl MDC cord which is great if very fiddly and finally HGW Fabric Remove Before Flight tags which are nice.

It's a nice kit, but is very fiddly in parts and a bit of a pain to assemble. It's a nice size for a 1/32nd Jet though, not too big.

Painted with Gunze Aqueous throughout, weathered with oils and true-earth and pigments.

build thread is available here

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Comments welcomed as always 

Peter

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