Has anyone here come across or even built this what looks like a wonderful Sea Harrier?

Whilst purchasing further items for my Tamiya Sherman from the local model shop i came across this huge box, cringed slightly at the price tag (£79.99) but nearly bought the thing. Thinking rationally, i decided to do a bit more research before potentially upsetting Mrs Todayshorse with a surprise purchase!

Mr 'obviously model crazy' in the shop assured me it was quite a kit, and at 60cm long when built I've no doubt it has the potential to be just that....

Further digging reveals it is indeed a superb kit but has its downsides. Needs a lot of work to look really, really good. First you have to chop the nose off and fit the FRS nose, as i believe its a GR3 really in the box. But theres a wealth of info on the 'net in doing it right I've discovered and im sure with time and patience i could have a go...

Ive built 2 (yes, 2) Tamiya 1/48 Sea Harriers and was pleasantly surprised at how good i made them look although they got destroyed years ago when our old home was burgled and the nice gentleman that couldn't get my TV out the window smashed all my models instead, including 3 1/12 Tamiya F1 cars.

Im a little dubious purely from the fact it is Airfix, but im soooo tempted!

Any info from you guys?

Interesting site on building the thing...How to model the Harrier

Thats a great site with the aircraft in the field! I used to go to a guys house near louth and he had several Lightnings and various other things in his field....interesting!

The Britmodeller site never works on my Mac. Google chrome always says it contains malware or is dangerous and wont open it for me!

Thanx for the info Kev, I've come across that guy before with the Harriers, he indeed is very good at what he does. Im itching to buy it but i think ill get on with my Sherman as its the first kit I've done for some years and see how i get on, its proving rather expensive as it is buying things/paint etc that i used to have but now dont!!

The McLaren has kind of re-sparked an interest from years ago but stopped due to mainly, life in general!

...but thats not to say i could buy it and stash it away under the bed perhaps for use at a later date

Ditto

It really is an impressive model when finished,with lots of working features too.
If you really want to go nuts,then theres a massive set of etched brass details for it which would keep anyone quiet for a long time....scroll down to the bottom of the page....http://www.djparkins.com/acatal...ircraft_Detail_Sets.html
I can vouch for his etched brass sets,the fit is perfect,and are simply stunning.Well worth the money.