Today I am sharing with you my Learjet 35 by Hasegawa; specifically, this is the 2nd iteration or boxing by Hasegawa with an improved decal sheet. It’s not a perfect kit, but there are some real nice details. I spent a lot of time painting and upgrading the cabin, but once she’s buttoned up you really can’t see any of that work. What a shame. It’s mostly OOB, but I did add brake lines, landing lights, and tank tip lights. I also added static discharge wires to the trailing edges of the wing and empennage by using bristles from a toothbrush. All comments and/or critiques are welcomed and appreciated. Please enjoy the pictures.
Steve that’s one sharp looking jet .i had one in 92 that came with smoked windows that never made it to primer so I have the Air Force version that doesn’t have the dark wind screen.
Lovely job on one of my all-time favorite aircraft!
(And I know what you mean about the interior! It seems such a shame not to ‘dress them up’ properly…but not much can be seen through even an open door, or those tiny windows.)
Your build looks pretty good! Nice job on the retraction cables for the bottom half of the door - that’s a nice little detail.
The only nitpick I could offer is that the tip tanks shouldn’t sit level - they should droop 2-3 degrees nose down. That’s not an easy correction to make, though… one of my Learjet kits has a twist in the wing, and the tanks actually want to point in two different directions!
Also - the recogntion lights on the front of the tip tanks have the inboard half of the lens painted black, so as not to blind the crew.
(Pictured is one of my 1:1 scale rides for reference)
Yep! That was an odd thing that I remember to this day, when seeing them when my Uncle flew in to visit us when I was a kid. My Uncle was the chief test pilot for Lear for many years. We flew with him a couple of times. My Mom freaked out that the tanks would ‘wobble’ a bit in the turbulence!
Kensar: I’m sure it will. Please make sure to share your pics when finished. Feel free to ask any questions about the build as I can share my experience and opinions if you like. Good luck!
Kensar : I used Bare Metal Foil for those areas, specifically, the High Shiny Chrome version; however, I’m sure the standard chrome would work just fine.
I would normally check out civilian aircraft but im glad I did because that really looks great.The paint job, decals,and detailing look fantastic.Makes me want to try one.
Nice job indeed! What a great rendition of a fine airplane. Impressive that you would spend time on what cannot be seen; but YOU know its there! Wish we could see more closely what’s inside…love the outside detail, too. Very well done. [Y]
Hmmm,Pretty airplane .I am partial to Falcon 20s but I will definitely say that’s a pretty Lear ! Now based on your markings, You could have made cuts allowing you to display the interior .
They make little P.E. Saws that cut a line so thin , you wouldn’t have a crass line separating the sections . The New HondaJet kit proves this . All that work inside could then be shown .Then you could stand back and say , Yeah ! Drool Dogs !
All in all I won’t pick nit and , I’ll say I like your finish because it’s done so well . T.B.
