Mick Drover Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) I started this about the same time as the MiG-21 but has languished on the ‘wait’ until the MiG was done. Now the MiG is out of the away I’ve been tinkering on it for the last week and it’s starting to look like a Seahawk. The kit is the 1/48 Trumpeter FGA.6 The fit of the cockpit tub leaves a bit to be desired but I’ve managed to get it in there. There’s not a lot of internal bracing in the forward fuselage so the top/bottom seam wasn’t exactly a perfect join. Since gluing the joint I’ve gone back over the joint with some home made sprue glue (cheers Pappy) to fill in the gap. This allows the gap to filled and strengthened at the same time. Sanding it back to a smooth joint doesn’t take much effort as you’re sanding plastic all the way without the worry of sanding away filling material at different rates. The seam through the middle of the exhaust panel has had the sprue glue treatment as has the rather large ejector pin marks in the main gear doors and the inside of the flap slots on. Some nice detail on the wing fold. This is the Quickboost seat; can’t say that I’m fussed with it. I think I might shell out for the Pavla variety as it has the seat cushions molded in place and a more realistic drape to the belts. The 60lb rockets need a bit of work as they are integrally molded onto the launch rail. In their infinite wisdom Trumpeter decided to make them into a two piece affair thus adding a fiddly seam to be tidied up. Again sprue glue to the rescue here. There’s eight of them to do and they're a bit fiddle, particularly ensuring that the fins are correctly orientated and the fore and aft body parts are aligned. The main wheel well was base coated black over which I sprayed an Alclad shade (sorry, can’t remember which one it was) over which some Games Workshop Nuln Oil was applied. I was unsure about the top panel line on the rear of the fuselage as it did not meet with its forward counterpart. I decided to hit it with sprue glue too. I’ll rescribe it to so it meets with the forward panel line at the mid fuselage join. There's a slim chance I'll have paint on it over the weekend but there's a 40th birthday in need to attend to for a lady I know. Cheers, Mick Edited January 27, 2016 by Mick Drover 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 This is shaping up nicely! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homerlovesbeer Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Wow good job on the fit Mick. What exactly is spru glue? Is it Tamiya Extra thin with spru melted in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Drover Posted February 8, 2016 Author Share Posted February 8, 2016 Wow good job on the fit Mick. What exactly is spru glue? Is it Tamiya Extra thin with spru melted in it? Yep, that's it Trav. In this case it's Eduard sprue. It's about the consistency of warm honey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin W Posted June 22, 2016 Share Posted June 22, 2016 Hi Any chance you can measure the length of this Seahawk for me please? I am having issues with the correct size of Seahawks. Thanks Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Drover Posted August 2, 2016 Author Share Posted August 2, 2016 Hi Any chance you can measure the length of this Seahawk for me please? I am having issues with the correct size of Seahawks. Thanks Colin Hi Colin, Apologies for not getting back to you earlier, I've only just seen your questions. Where on the airframe do you want the measurements taken from? Mick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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