Airfix Hunter is going home.

[NutLoose]

Sold by Airfix to Fort Paul, bought by Airfix Chief Exec from auction and donated back to Airfix

https://uk.airfix.com/community/blog...-hawker-hunter

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Lets hope they bin that truly awful 20 Sqn scheme

[MPN11]

Originally Posted by NutLoose

Lets hope they bin that truly awful 20 Sqn scheme

Which 20 Sqn scheme would that be? The 1 Sqn Suez one? Or the rather odd 151 Sqn one?

[ETOPS]

The repaint is going to take thousands of those tiny tins of paint...

[morton]

Nutloose, ref XF 509 - maybe it’s a trial paint scheme if First Minister Nicola gets her way with Independence and we want a Scottish Air Force?

[ex82watcher]

I note 'you can follow the journey back to it's former glory,via our social medias'.Media already being a plural.

[Less Hair]

Why not repaint it in grey raw plastic color including odd stains from gluing it?
Hunter scale model kit

[ex82watcher]

My Airfix Hunter,the very first kit I built,nearly 60 years ago,was in black plastic.

[treadigraph]

Originally Posted by Less Hair

Why not repaint it in grey raw plastic color including odd stains from gluing it?
Hunter scale model kit

Odd stains? Oi, those are my dabs, mate!

[NutLoose]

If you want a kit the best is the Revell one in my eyes at 1/32 scale, big enough for aged eyes and fingers and still available at affordable prices online.

http://bowemodels.********.com/2014/...er-hunter.html

[BEagle]

My Airfix Hunter,the very first kit I built,nearly 60 years ago,was in black plastic.

Ah yes, I remember that! It came in a poly bag and had either RAF or Swiss transfers. But before that came out (which must have been around 1960?), there was rather a poor Frog model which came in silver grey plastic. My late father made one for my brother, but our Hunter-flying family friend 'Farmer' Steele said it wasn't very accurate as it didn't have the saw tooth leading edge. As an A1 QFI, he could explain aerodynamics in terms which I understood as an 8 year old!

[SLXOwft]

Originally Posted by ex82watcher

My Airfix Hunter,the very first kit I built,nearly 60 years ago,was in black plastic.

My first jet kit. I always assumed it was in black as they hoped you would buy another 21 to have standing by it.



The original kit - photo borrowed from Scalemates.

[ExAscoteer2]

Originally Posted by BEagle

But before that came out (which must have been around 1960?), there was rather a poor Frog model which came in silver grey plastic. My late father made one for my brother, but our Hunter-flying family friend 'Farmer' Steele said it wasn't very accurate as it didn't have the saw tooth leading edge.

Suely the dog-tooth leading edge first appeared on the FMk6?

The original Frog Hunter was an FMk1!

[Martin the Martian]

Originally Posted by ETOPS

The repaint is going to take thousands of those tiny tins of paint...

And the argument as to whether Humbrol no.30 or no.163 is the best match for B.S. 381C-241 RAF Dark Green, and whether enamel or acrylic is the best option, will drag on for months before a drop gets anywhere near a brush.

[Cat Techie]

Originally Posted by Martin the Martian

And the argument as to whether Humbrol no.30 or no.163 is the best match for B.S. 381C-241 RAF Dark Green, and whether enamel or acrylic is the best option, will drag on for months before a drop gets anywhere near a brush.

Never heard of an airbrush? 😂
Last things I sprayed was a set of Jaguar pylons and two 1200 Ltr external tanks. IThe one true scale .. Full size.

[NutLoose]

Originally Posted by Martin the Martian

And the argument as to whether Humbrol no.30 or no.163 is the best match for B.S. 381C-241 RAF Dark Green, and whether enamel or acrylic is the best option, will drag on for months before a drop gets anywhere near a brush.

A mate of mine used to use a hairy stick and those little pots to touch up the paint on a real Spit.