OK, the PR9's about done.
As explained above, the model started life as an Airfix F2A, and I've added an undernose camera fairing from a Hasegawa RF-4, the later version with the curved forward window. The overwing tanks came from an old FROG Lightning F6 but with some stencil decals from the new Airfix F6 kit. The underwing tanks are from the Heller F-104G and the Sidewinders and their launch rails came from the spares box.
Camo scheme is the same as used by some Lightnings at Binbrook in the mid-70s but with the slightly lighter grey produced by just applying Klear varnish over Halfords Grey Primer, the underside being PRU Blue. Decals are mostly from the F2A kit but with the 4 (AC) Squadron nose markings from an unknown Harrier kit, the camera windows and the fin badge being home printed.
The back story is here :-
http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic,39534.msg655143.html#newand from that you'll glean that this model is XN781, one of the aircraft depicted in the Airfix kit, an ex-19 Sqdn. F2A converted to a PR9. When the aircraft arrived back at Gutersloh after conversion the ground crew, knowing the aircraft from before, re-applied the yellow 'Boss Cat' badge under the windscreen and thereafter '781 became the squadron Commander's aircraft.
The updated camera windows didn't show up as well as I'd hoped so I gave up on that idea. I've added a squadron crest to the port fin, but left it off the starboard one for the moment, and I've not varnished either fin so far. I'm in two mind about whether it works or if it's too fussy.
What does the panel think? I can either peel off the one that's there or add the other one.
