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    GUTERSLOH Airfix’s splendid 1/48 Hunter returns in FGA.9/FR.0/GA. guise and Dean Large gives this pre-production Offering an in-depth examination ‘A Aifcs cockpits wo detaled straight rom the box. even incding a separate ‘ring hana or with te fourpartejecton seat, especialy since most ofthe Interior be black here's an ole aviation J encincering adage tat says "fit ooks right, I ty right” and itean be argued that Sir Sidney Cam's Hawker Hunter design is tving proof ofits accuracy. When Airfix announced it was amending its 2019 148 kit to allow a FGA.9, FR.10 or a GAA version to be bul, this author put ine request to the editor to be the one to build the new offering, The kit appears well Upto Airfix’ latest standards ‘of moulding, and the fit of the main parts was such that it ‘was anticipated this might be a project where no filler was required. Net quite, but not far off. This pre-production sample had one or two teething troubles withthe instructions, whieh should hopefully be sorted before the kitts the shelves. One point to note, the suggested assembly sequence Is one that should be adhered 10, as Airfix has adopted a highly ‘sequential approach ~ jumping ahead fas modellers are wont to do) can have unforeseen consequences a few steps further along, Unsurprisingly, the pilot's ‘office was first in ine. Being a test shot, no decals were available, so the opportunity was taken to spruce up the interior using one of Eduard’ pre-painted photo. etched (PE) metal sets (491083), Given that the Hunters cockpit, Is the proverbial coal hole, being matt black from edge to edge, very lie can be seen once the fuselage is closed, so this probably would not have presented a problem anyway. The cockpit tub and nosewnee! undercarriage bay form a single component, so masking was required when painting the former black and the later with AK Interactive's AKA7S Xtreme Metal Aluminium (www.akcinteractive.com). This tensemble goes together well ‘and fits snugly between the fuselage halves when the time ‘comes, The ejection seat can be constructed with either a plain seat cushion or with integrally 56 Airfix Model World KeyModetior.com EXCLUSIVE BUILD | Hawker Hunter FR10 7 “The kit appears well up to Airfix’s latest standards of moulding” Eduaa's PE added greatly to the cockpit. partly the nsbument panel — ‘a idea station given te lack of avouable decals moulded hamesses. As the latter can appear ‘underdone’ and the editor had thoughtfully provided {an Eduard (wovw-eduard.com) pre-painted PE seatbelt set (E1084), the aftermarket items were duly employed, By The ful-tength air intakes were ‘nother example ofhow well this The ful depth anaes wore a snap 0 isassombly afer tot ing was kitcomes together. The top and iett Te interior srtaces were atrushed wih AK eects ere Meta bottom halves ofthe trunking K879 Aluminium have locating tabs that act more FETE lie spring-loaded clips ~ once : 7 snapped together during dry | fiting, they have to be levered was decided to use aftermarket Propaintes sat straps as those were Seemed superior to te integaly apart for internal painting. As moulded styrene lems. with the undercarriage bay, {AKA79 Aluminium was used, this MODEL SPEC also being airbrushed onto the face of the compressor fan (Part Howker Hunter FGASIFRAOIGAN 15 Te Yecision was taken to ee oo ‘mesk the intake openings while aa they were stil accessible, as this Price: £4599 would have been much wckler if ‘Aalble rom: winnsixcom _otlempted later. As with most modern Jets, this kitneeds nose weight adding ifthe dreaded ‘tall-siting’ isto be avoiced. Airfix suggests 209 4 The only way t effectively mask the itales wes add the tape before they Just aft ofthe rear cockpit ‘were istaed Blo Tack acted nea ‘ile In whward comers, KeyModeWoridcom Alrfx Mode! World 57 EXCLUSIVE BUILD "¥ Used ar gun pales provided the lead for nose weight Hal ofthe 30g use is ¥ The inset forthe talppe root Part AYO} was not mentioned inthe instructions. ret wns fed in the other zelage se Lucy funtion was realised Before the halves were glued together. bulkhead, there being ne room {or any further forward. Just to be sure, approximately 30g was ‘added in the shape of spent ‘airgun pellets, secured in position with cyanoacrylate Once the balast was in place, fuselage assembly could begin. ‘The cockpit and nesewhee! Undercarriage bay were secured first, followed by the right-hand intake and fan. Locating points forthe last two tems were very positive. The opposite fuselage ‘A Confusing the in holes tobe died or he wing pylons are of two types: ‘imped and collared, Dring the wrong ones leds to unnecessary fling ans {anaing the corect tems are shown ele, >The main ea half was then snapped into bays re wel position, and a bead of liquid ae win ‘cement was worked into the a ‘seam an inch or so at atime, ‘pening as per squeezing the motten plastic evenlorcoh ‘out to act as its own filer. This However 0 worked well, and the only place Sovrete barre requiring any more then minimal ‘thewing is scraping was an area directly installed as they ‘ahead ofthe windscreen, which approach. The upper win insole ey, head of the windscreen, which approach. The upper wing required more aggressive section fits over the fuselage tke sanding to deal with alight __a saddle and isa very precise misalignment. Next the left-hand fit; consequent, attaching the intake trunking was inserted into wheel well walls must be done the fuselage and secured ater this step or their locating ‘While this was drying, and tabs foul the join, meaning in search of something tode, _ there's na way to locate the top the author nearly blundered. wing halt. Remember the earlier quote about folowing the instuctons? Holey trials The main undercarriage bays After the undercarriage bays have three walls that attach to had received a coat of AKA79 the underside of the upper wing Aluminium, the wing was haf, and these were again found attached, iting neatly to snap-fitinto their recesses. it against he fuselage. ‘was tempting to un liquid glue Impressive for such @ ‘round them and secure them large join lin, with permanently but luckily another no discernible {The sectional nature ofthe fuselage is evident fom this preprimer photo. "ead through the instructions _step between ‘Amoringy al secs signed wel wth ro ase nope Setweon he par, revealed an issue with this the parts. Liquid 58 Airfix Model World KeyModetWorid.com EXCLUSIVE BUILD | Hawker Hunter FR10 ‘¥ One try short shot was found onthe wing waning edge approximately mm Zouore kos col Goat wit by sp styrene, which was tinmed to sope "¥ The fs interiors have na deal, Here, ane le shown ae supplied, the other {hit representative serch bulk acdtions from ol PE and psi sheet clue was run into the seam and, once dry no filler was needed, Next, the undercarriage bays on the stores carried. The Editor bracing strut. It was at this point had requested this airframe that it was realised the “dimples carty the full complement of __ forthe last thvee holes were not fuel tanks and the instructions in the correct pasitions = Alrfix were fitted, along with the > highlight the position of has added tive new ‘colarea! lower wing halves. Again five blind holes on the recesses (looking very much like everything mated snugly Inside of the wings that locating holes) and these are the and even the intake trunking sat flush with the Intake is, ‘One potential gotcha’ for the unwary modeller concerns the need to drill holes of various The inner ones to open. So a warning to pylon dimples’ were criled the good: there are two styles of Successfully, and the same __blind holes, so i's worth double- approach used forthe checking which ones to open. ‘outer pylons and Once the correct holes had been diameter from inside the lower wing halves, depending the fuel tank —illed, the offending openings were plugged with styrene rod “a and sended! / >. AHunter’s (jet)pipe + The rer section ofthe fuselage and tailpipe is where assembiy ‘began to get complicated, as there are several different types ‘and the correct combination must be chosen depending on which version is being assembled. ‘The appropriate parts for the FR10 were selected and, ater Joining the jet pipe halves, some fairly energetic sanding was required to remove the longitudinal seams, after which EL ‘The decision was taken to mask the intake ‘openings while they were still accessible” Airfix Mode! World 59 Surprising, the Pot sing pt tbe! “Once the ballast itseton es 2 was in place, poor ft espe fuselage assembly trimming ane sanding ofthe contact faces Potion to be sanded to shape and polished back to ear could begin”

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