Ever since the very early days of the P.l 127 prototype Airfix have produced kits of the Hawker-Siddeley Harrier in 1:72. Since the Hornby revamp we have had new toolings of the later GR.7/9 Harrier plus FRS.1 & F/A.2 Sea Harriers. Now it is the turn of the earlier versions, the GR.l and, the subject of this build, the GR.3 to get the new tool treatment. On opening the box you will find 97 parts in grey-coloured plastic with a further five on the clear sprue. All are well moulded with crisp surface detail, finely engraved panel lines and very little flash or ejector pin marks. The instructions are to Airfix's current standard, being easy to follow with relevant colour call-outs along the way. The last three pages cover paint and decals, two of which are in full colour while the third is purely for the large number of stencil decals. Speaking of which, the decals are excellent with sharp printing and good colour and density and are produced by Cartograf. The two schemes are for No. 1 Squadron, RAF from 1982 based in the Falklands and No.4 Squadron, RAF from 1980 based in Germany. As a lover of the Harrier in all its incarnations I just had to get stuck into this one, so let s see how it builds.
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