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I built this
model in one day while on vacation in England in 2006. Every time we
visit England (my birthplace) my wife spends a day shopping with my aunt.
I decided to build a model on this 'day off', so I picked up a Revell
Hunter since I knew this was an easy kit to build with just a few tools.
I also picked
up a Revell/Italeri Red Arrows Hawk with the intention of bringing it
home, but as I looked at the Hunter I wondered how the Reds decals would
fit. Amazingly well, it turned out!
So the Red
Arrows of the late 70s gained a slightly more impressive machine than the
diminutive Hawk.
I built this
using a hobby knife, superglue, the Revell glue that came with the kit,
the Revell brush, a roll of tape, a 4-way nail file/polisher a can of
Tamiya gloss red, a can of Tamiya silver, three pots of Revell acrylic,
and a bottle of Johnsons Kleer (Future). With careful sanding and
dry-fitting it went together with no filler whatsoever. The gloss
finish is entirely from the Tamiya paint, with Future only being used to
get the decals to settle nicely with a gloss finish.
Nick
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