What if? Luftwaffe Hawker Siddeley-Dornier Harrier GR.1B

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Hi all,
This is a “what if?” build I’ve been thinking about for a long time – what if the West Germans had stuck with the Kestrel Tripartite Test Squadron and Dornier had licence-built Harriers for the Luftwaffe?
This build was made possible by the generous gift of an ESCI 1/72 AV-8A from a member of another forum, with decals scrounged from a Heller 1/72 Fouga Magister and a Revell 1/72 Eurofighter (stencils are the original ESCI). The bomb and SNEB pods came from my spares, otherwise it’s OOB.
This is the Hawker Siddeley-Dornier Harrier GR.1B, marketed internationally by HS as the Mk.20. I hope you like this little trip into alternate history!

ESCI 1/72 Hawker Siddeley-Dornier Harrier GR.1B by Zac Yates, on Flickr
ESCI 1/72 Hawker Siddeley-Dornier Harrier GR.1B by Zac Yates, on Flickr
ESCI 1/72 Hawker Siddeley-Dornier Harrier GR.1B by Zac Yates, on Flickr
ESCI 1/72 Hawker Siddeley-Dornier Harrier GR.1B by Zac Yates, on Flickr
ESCI 1/72 Hawker Siddeley-Dornier Harrier GR.1B by Zac Yates, on Flickr
ESCI 1/72 Hawker Siddeley-Dornier Harrier GR.1B by Zac Yates, on Flickr

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Hi,

That looks great.

Pat

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I like that a bunch. Nice job!

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What a great choice for a “what if?” build! That came out looking very nice! The Harrier was a natural choice for a light strike aircraft for the Luftwaffe.

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Looks great. The colors just fit

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Thank you folks! For some years I’ve contemplated what an earlier Harrier might look in an Alpha Jet paint scheme and I’m very pleased with the result. Apart from fitting the nozzles (lots more force used than I expected) it was a delight to build, even if I lost the clear sprue for a couple of weeks!

For the record, after looking at various Alpha Jet kit instuctions online I used Tamiya XF-63 German Grey and Gunze H303 FS34102 for the camo.