Scott Edwards 2 Posted December 9, 2016 Author Share Posted December 9, 2016 Many thanks to Matt Jones because I ripped off his Pilots Seat design from his Vixen Having had a go with several different paints over the past few years, I am now a complete convert to WarbirdColours from Fighteraces. Here's why: 1) It's water based, so easy cleanup, and minimal odour and spray fumes. 2) It covers really well and dries quickly 3) It has a nice natural satin sheen, it's tough and a quick fine sanding leaves a really nice surface. 4) The colour range is good, and supposedly accurate (even though I darkened it 'cos I like it darker) 5) It goes on beautifully, and is remarkably forgiving. This means that a Gorilla like me can slap it on like Jordans lippy and it still levels off nicely and doesn't run ! 6) The service and advice from the guys at Fighteraces is brilliant. Other points: It's pigment is thick, so needs a lot of stirring. In long standing tins, the pigment forms a golf ball in the bottom of the tin like the Devils own bogey. I couldn't get it to go through my 0.5mm Airbrush (other airbrushes may vary) So I spent £18 on a spraygun from Screwfix with a 0.8mm nozzle. This works great, but you need a big old compressor to drive it, a 3 Litre tank airbrush compressor won't cut it. Overall - highly recommended, I prefer it to Flair Spectrum, Humbrol Enamels, and anything from Halfords Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Edwards 2 Posted December 9, 2016 Author Share Posted December 9, 2016 If anyone's wondering if I painted the pilot - hahahaha I wish ! I sub-contracted that out to my ridiculously talented nephew-in-law. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Twist Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Scott - one word- fantastic! Your Hunter is really coming alive in the camo colour scheme - also the drop tanks, shell case pods and pilot details really make her stand out. Thanks for sharing the info on paints also. Can't wait to see her in the air in 2017! Edited By Harry Twist on 09/12/2016 18:09:01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Bastow Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Scott that is fantastic, looks really great, my all time favorite jet. One small point, hunters capable of having the larger drop tanks fitted had a cut out in the inboard end of the flaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Bastow Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Scott, sorry my mistake, on reading this post again I notice you have not fitted flaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Blackburn Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 That looks good, Scotty - nice colours, they don't look dark on the picture. Any chance of another pic with the roundels on?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Looks great Scott Another lover of the spraygun here, as I've gotten bored of fiddly little airbrushes. Mask it off well, then blast it on - easy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iqon Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Looking good well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barry knight Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Amazing work. One of the sleekest best looking jets IMHO and replicated here so well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Barlow Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Looks excellent Scott. One of my favorite aircraft too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J D 8 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 The best looking jet ever and Scott's model looks great too. In the 60/70's they were overhead all the time,aircraft from the NAVY in the 60's and ones from RAF second tactical weapons squadron in the 70's. By the middle/late 70's some of these aircraft were getting a bit long in the tooth and several crashed in the county and other parts of Wales [ no fatal ones I recall ] Myself and friends would spend time at the airfield fence next to the main runway and would on more than one occasion witness an incident like aircraft landing on just two wheels or brakes failing and running into crash barrier. Airmen we knew told us such aircraft were soon repaired and back in service. One day I was working in a shed on my farm when there were two loud bangs,I ran outside to see a Hunter go vertically into the sea a mile away with the biggest splash ever. The two crew were drifting down on their chutes.I raced down to the coast and arrived just in time to help the student pilot [ on his first trip in a hunter ] who was having trouble with his chute and was in danger of being dragged over the cliff by the wind. The instructor went into the sea but was soon in his dingy and before long the Whirlwind came and picked him up. The cockpit canopy [ still have a piece of perspex from it ] and students ejector seat fell in a field along with other bits and pieces, one item I found was the aircraft flight manual that was still open engine relight procedure. They had glided some ten miles before banging out having had no luck with the engine starting again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Blackburn Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 I've got fed up waiting for Scotty to do a post, so I thought I'd contribute my planned attire for the maiden flight : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kettle 1 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 It was nice Scott to see Phils' picture of it at the Great Orme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manish Chandrayan Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 That is one fine Hunter My favorite Pretty neat job on the model Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Edwards 2 Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 Thank you all for your kind comments ! I'm pleased to say its now flown ! We were blessed with 40mph winds at the August PSSA Meeting last weekend up the Orme. Borderline too windy for it, but it had to be done ... It went surprisingly well ! CG and all throws seem fine, only one flight as I stripped a servo but all good ! Photos by the insanely talented and legendary Phil Cooke himself: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McG 6969 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 ... superb machine & very talented builder... Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 She really was a beauty Scott, well done. One...small...thing, as I had to check myself to be sure - the first pic flying left to right, the tail flash is the wrong way round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kettle 1 Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Correct if tail slides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Edwards 2 Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 Oh my word ! So it is ! Well spotted. Will I be drummed out of the PSSA 😃I shall write 500 lines, say 50 Hail Marys and self flagellate for a week 😆 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 In all honesty, Phil noticed but was too chicken to mention it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilco Wingco Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 I've just bought a PSS Hunter off the BMFA site and can't wait to get it in the air. It's all there including flight battery in the nose but no indication of where the C of G should be. When I "balance" it it seems way back, about 50% from the leading edge. I don't want to wreck it first time out so the question is. Does this c of g seem ok? if not where should I balance the mode,?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Meade Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 I'd double check it with an online calculator like this : **LINK** It's never let me down yet. I'd put static margin at 9%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIGGER Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Posted by Scott Edwards 2 on 31/10/2016 16:20:03: And this is where it is now ! Pretty much ready to fill the multiple dings and start covering. Tissue and varnish because I'm a cheapskate. The weight so far is 1740g, that's 3lb 14oz in Caveman. I'm hoping for a final weight of well under 3Kg, but noseweight with these things is usually an unpleasant surprise ! Scott you mentioned you covered it in tissue and varnish, I have not heard of this, can you please explain a bit more about this as I would like to try this idea. Can you use any type of tissue and can you use acrylic varnish. By the way I have a love for the Hunter and yours is a very beautiful model well done.. I was killed by a hunter! When I was in the RAF we had an exercise our Canberra were the bombers the Hunters that were stationed elsewhere were the enemy. I was out on the airfield during an alert picking up 2 injured pilots when 2 Hunters strafed the airfield and apparently I was killed trying to save them. I shall never forget that sight of them going over me low level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Clark 2 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Posted by Andy Meade on 23/08/2017 16:07:17: In all honesty, Phil noticed but was too chicken to mention it! It must be in the French air force. My Flair SE5 is too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilco Wingco Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 Thanks Andy for the link. Just done all the calculations and it's spot on with where the model balances. All I need now id for the wind to swing round to the NW then off we go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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