Hawker Sea Harrier

The Hawker Siddeley Harrier astounded the world with its unique ability to take-off and land vertically utilizing vectored thrust from its powerful 8000kg thrust engine. First tested in concept in 1960, the aircraft went through many periods of testing and modification prior to acceptance by the Royal Air Force and other nations in 1974. The production Harriers utilized either a Pegasus 6 or 11 engine of 8000 or 9750kg thrust and it was only natural that the Royal Navy should find application for this type of aircraft with their fleet air arm. Various political and financial considerations delayed the order for the "Navalized" Harrier until May 1975, when the Admiralty ordered an initial 24 aircraft plus one T.Mk.4's in 1980.

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Tamiya # tam61026

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Retail $21.00 SAVE 5% !	Tamiya Item # tam61026 Features : Appx. 80 parts in light grey and clear with delicate raised panel lines. Complete Pegasus 11 engine with removable engine access panel, detailed intakes, and swivelling engine nozzles. Ordnance options include: bombs and Sidewinder missiles. 4 swivelling engine nozzles for thrust vectoring, Ferranti Blue Fox radar, raised cockpit compared to RAF Harriers.
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Spotlight Review

"The mold for this model is long in the tooth"

BrighamNorth

This is an old mold, and it shows. My example was covered completely in flash, so clean up is tedious -- and necessary! It is a raised panel line kit, which is not an immediate negative for me as the price is exceptional. But Tamiya has come a long, long way in the likely 40 years since the molds were cut for this plane, and it's not a fall-together kit, nor is it overly detailed. With a lot of clean up and careful work, an acceptable shelf sitting model may be achieved.

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Features

Appx. 80 parts in light grey and clear with delicate raised panel lines.
Complete Pegasus 11 engine with removable engine access panel, detailed intakes, and swivelling engine nozzles.
Ordnance options include: bombs and Sidewinder missiles.
4 swivelling engine nozzles for thrust vectoring, Ferranti Blue Fox radar, raised cockpit compared to RAF Harriers.

Specs

Scale: 1/48
Wingspan: 6-1/4" (16cm)
Fuselage Length: 12" (30.2cm)
Tamiya Product Number: 61026

Includes

1/48 Hawker Sea Harrier plastic model kit

Requirements & Suggestions

Assembly
Modeling Knife (EXL16001) (XACX3627) (EXL16018)
Paint

X-1 - Black (TAM81001) (TAM81501)
X-10 - Gun Metal (TAM81010) (TAM81510)
X-11 - Chrome Silver (TAM81011) (TAM81511)
X-2 - White (TAM81002) (TAM81502)
X-23 - Clear Blue (TAM81023) (TAM81523)
X-3 - Royal Blue (TAM81003) (TAM81503)
X-4 - Blue (TAM81004) (TAM81504)
X-7 - Red (TAM81007) (TAM81507)
X-8 - Lemon Yellow (TAM81008) (TAM81508)
XF-1 - Flat Black (TAM81301) (TAM81701)
XF-23 - Light Blue (TAM81323) (TAM81723)
XF-24 - Dark Grey (TAM81324) (TAM81724)
XF-56 - Metallic Grey (TAM81356) (TAM81756)
XF-57 - Buff (TAM81357) (TAM81757)
XF-61 - Dark Green (TAM81361) (TAM81761)
XF-66 - Light Grey (TAM81366) (TAM81766)

Paint Brushes
Sandpaper
Plastic cement (TES3501) (PLS00002) (TAM87012) or glue (HLC107)
White Glue
Plastic cement (TES3501) (PLS00002) (TAM87012) or glue (HLC107)
Nice-to-have tools: Needle File Set
Sprue Cutter (XUR410A) (EXL55594)
Airbrush and
Accessories

Testors Plastic Cement Tube 5/8 oz Plastic Model Cement #3501

Tamiya Plastic Cement 20 ml Plastic Model and Hobby Cement #87012

Tamiya Extra Thin Cement 40 ml Plastic Model Cement #87038

Tamiya Acrylic X3 Royal Blue 3/4 oz Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint #81003

Tamiya Acrylic X2 White 3/4 oz Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint #81002

Testors Plastic Cement 7/8 oz Carded Plastic Model Cement #3512

Tamiya Acrylic X7 Red 3/4 oz Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint #81007

Tamiya Acrylic XF56 Metallic Gray 3/4 oz Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint #81356

Tamiya Acrylic X4 Blue 3/4 oz Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint #81004

Testors Aircraft Finishing Set Hobby and Model Paint Set #9121

Tamiya Acrylic X11 Chrome Silver 3/4 oz Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint #81011

Testors Aircraft Acrylic Paint Set Hobby and Model Paint Set #9136

Tamiya Acrylic/Poly Thinner X20A 8.5 oz Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint #81040

Tamiya Acrylic XF23 Light Blue 3/4 oz Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint #81323

Tamiya Acrylic XF16 Flat Aluminum 3/4 oz Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint #81316

Tamiya Acrylic XF2 Flat White 3/4 oz Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint #81302

Tamiya Acrylic XF61 Dark Green 3/4 oz Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint #81361

Tamiya Acrylic X12 Gold Leaf 3/4 oz Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint #81012

Xuron PHOTO ETCH SHEAR 440

Tamiya Acrylic XF24 Dark Gray 3/4 oz Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint #81324

Tamiya Acrylic X18 Semi-Gloss Black 3/4 oz Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint #81018

Tamiya Acrylic Flat XF-62 Olive Drab 3/4 oz Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint #81362

Tamiya Surface Primer L White Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint #87044

Atlas-Brush Camel Hair 5-piece Brush Set Hobby and Model Paint Brush #1025

Tamiya Acrylic Flat XF-66 Light Gray 3/4 oz Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint #81366

Tamiya Model Masking Tape 6 mm #87030

Tamiya Acrylic X1 Black 3/4 oz Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint #81001

Tamiya Panel Line Accent Color Black Hobby and Model Enamel Paint #87131

Tamiya Panel Line Accent Color Brown Hobby and Model Enamel Paint #87132

Tamiya Acrylic X23 Clear Blue 3/4 oz Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint #81023

Tamiya Acrylic Mini XF57 Buff 1/3 oz Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint #81757

Tamiya Acrylic XF49 Khaki 3/4 oz Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint #81349

Tamiya Acrylic XF-57 Flat Buff 3/4 oz Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint #81357

Tamiya Acrylic Mini XF85 Rubber Black 10ml Bottle Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint #81785

Testors Plastic Putty 5/8 oz Plastic Model Putty #3511

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Excel Light Duty Knife with Cap (Carded) Model and Hobby Knife #16001

Tamiya Acrylic XF1 Flat Black 3/4 oz Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint #81301

Tamiya Fine Surface Primer L Light Gray 180 ml Hobby and Model Acrylic Paint #87064

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Product Rank

#42 in Plastic Model Airplanes 1/40-1/49 Scale

#103 in Plastic Model Airplanes

#804 in Plastic Models

Reviews

"Tamiya 1/48 Harrier FRS.1"

mooniemac2000

This is a generally good kit, with fit issues around wing roots. The fit of this kit is overall pretty good. The kit is a representation of the first Harriers to go into service, FRS.1 standing for Fighter/Reconnaissance/Strike Mark 1.

"Good quality, but shows its age"

cgcharte

This is definitely a good kit, but it is starting to show its age in some ways. It primarily has raised panel lines, which more modern Tamiya kits don't have. The lack of molded cockpit detail is annoying, but the decal instrument panel is good enough. The pilot figure is definitely not usable, it's more an amorphous blob than anything else, but that doesn't matter to me since normally I don't put in pilot figures. The fit issues are no worse than any other jet kit. It's definitely the best 1/48 aircraft kit in it's price range, but I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to beginners due to the Kit's age.

"Great plane"

jeremy.s.michels1

I have built tons of Tamiya kits and have never had an issue with them. The instructions are always clear and easy to follow and usually provide tips that can help improve the kit. There was no flash on the parts and everything fit together like it should. The cockpit detailing was ok. The instrument panel was a decal, and there were some minor details on the walls. An ambitious modeler should be able to improve on the kit and super detail everything to really set it apart from other planes. I'd recommend this kit to anyone as it went together without any problems and creates a pretty nice plane when finished.