BAe Sea Harrier FRS Mk.1, peacetime paint scheme

J35J
Great Looking SHAR! 👍🏻

Sergio Ordonez
Thank you so much, mate. I Hope It will be the first of many. I want to recreate all the Shar innthe HMS Hermes, as well as the GR.3.

Cuajete
Fantastic job, Sergio.
Enhorabuena!

Sergio Ordonez
Thank you so much, Cuajete. Just out of the box and a Hasegawa old model that is still astounding. Let me see what Will happen with the Airfix FA.2.
Gracias ,amigo!

Mr D
Well done Sergio 😁👍👍
Look's great👌
Interesting aircraft to build, l did the Tamiya one few months back and enjoyed doing it.
Make a great display piece,
Enjoy 👍

Sergio Ordonez
Thank you, Mr D. Japanese kits for SHARS are very accurate in my experience. Both Fujimi and Hasegawa, even being old kits will be the backbone of my future Harrier wing. Now I am working on Airfix SHAR FA.2 and I found the assembly better (in some points) but with some features (as canopy and cockpit assembly) worse that older kits. Italeri ones seem better than Airfix, but I think some details are missing.
Tamiya is a 1:48 nice model I only saw once in my life (a 'rara avis' in m local shops) but, apart from the fact that has the usual Tamiya high quality standard, seems to be a kit for the experienced modeler.
Yours looks awesome.

J35J
Great to follow your SHAR builds Sergio! Really inspiring👍🏻
Friendly advice on the Tamiya 1:48 SHAR kit. This kit is not even close to the usual Tam standard & quality we all are used to. It is a really poor kit.
I didn't do my homework, bought the kit & was badly suprised by the quality. I took the approach to build the model to improve my modeling skills. Put in some scrachwork and a lot of aftermarket stuff to get it to a decent level.
Sea Harrier FRS.1 | Album by J35J (1:48)

Mr D
Thanks Sergio 😃👍
As J35 said the Tamiya kit has it's short falls and requires extra work it doesn't have the side air intakes on the engine inlets.
It was a gift l was given so l built it best l could.
Like the Museum SHAR photo..... Good one for reference 👍

Sergio Ordonez
No exactly the same at FAA Museum: the SHAR at the Museum is XZ493, that has been always a FRS.1, while my model is the XZ495, that underwent reconstruction in the 90s to become a FA.2., being tranferred to 899 NAS. Now, as far a I know, XZ495 is under restoration to become a Museum piece.

Sergio Ordonez
Needless to say, I am not really sure about the fact that FRS.1 has been always a FRS.1, as I found some photos of a 899NAS indicating this was XZ493: as indicator cannot be seen in photos, I could not assure the truth of these asseverations.

Mr D
Hi Sergio, probably..? often Musium examples can be inaccurate.... XZ493 has a good story and probably good for publicity for Musium??
I wanted to do a Sharky Ward tribute as he recently passed away I'm British and have vague childhood memories of the events in the Falklands.
So it's a nice model for me to have, l know the Tamiya kit isn't the best on the market...but l enjoyed building it, the kits are very cheap too.
Sergio would you mind uploading some photos of the underside please.
Thanks 😃👍

Sergio Ordonez
Mr D: I did not know about the death of Sharkey Wars. As far as I know, he was living in Grenada, right?
Well, I have to say that XZ493 innthe Museum is totally accurate for the epoch they want to represent. Even the equipment in the cockpit is complete and original.
I am only 1/16 British, but the Falklands War was my first memory in color of the TV (I was 6 yo), as my father was able to but a New set in April '82 (after a win in the football quiniela). Only two decades later I knew that News of the conflict innthe Spanish Telediario were two Months old...

Sergio Ordonez
Mr D: I will try to get you some underside photos, probably, tomorrow Night, is It ok?

Mr D
Great 😃👍

Alberto
Looking good!

Mr D
Thanks Sergio 👍
You used the belly tanks and have missiles, the underside light is slightly offset compared to Tamiya.
Nice to see the difference between kits n builds.
Very smart..👌👍

Sergio Ordonez
I am afraid I need the drop tanks for a Falklands Gr.3...
And, as photos evidences show, XZ493 and XZ495 were used as testbeds for the adoption of the Sea Eagle missile, the first Air portable antiship missile in the RN equipped with a turbine engine instead a rocket engine. Was a impressive technology back in the 70-80s.
By the way, glad to be helpful toyou. Even as bad example.