CJP Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 (edited) Hi - this is my first post of a Seahawk I finished last year - plenty of reworking of basic kit - nose wheel bay extended to nose, Wolfpack outer wing panels but scratch built inner wingfolds and Pavla cockpit amongst them - painted with Xtracrylics - decals cobbled up from kit and some home made done on a Cannon inkjet printer - photos are taken on an iPhone and the nose looks a bit more elongated in some of the photos than it actually is . Cheers CJP Edited May 28, 2018 by CJP postimage.cc 40 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Lovely job you've done there Matey and nice to see one without the Suez stripes for a change Thanks for sharing it with us. Chris. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumphfan Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 A superb build of a lovely aircraft, well done. One of Trumpeters finer moments kit wise. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaselden Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Mmmm...lovely jubbly! I have one of these in the stash to do as an FB3 in 806 Sqn markings. What's the issue with the nosewheel bay needing extending? Haven't examined the kit closely enough for such details yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertz Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Inkjet printer?? How did you do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 If you have a look at the Seahawk walk around on Britmodeller the nose wheel door when open sits right at the tip of the aircraft nose - bay extended to reflect this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 I looked up information on making your own decals on the internet - basically I located suitable fonts for the required serials and made up a word document and printed it to check the sizes were ok - then just got some clear decal sheet and put that in the printer instead of paper and printed it out - sprayed a clear finish to seal it all in - all a bit hit and miss but worked out in the end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Beautiful, a quite stunning finish, Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 That's nice! every inch a Sea Hawk! Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerr65 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Beautiful model, I remember seeing them at Lossiemouth as a kid on holiday, standing on an old wartime bunker on the beach just at the end of the runway with them (and Scimitars, Sea Vixens and latterly Buckaneers) coming in just ove the top of my head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doozer1974 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Superb job, great entrance to the forums! Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Absolutely faultless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbbusybee Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Stunning build of a beautiful aircraft thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Dyck Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Welcome to the forum !! Very nice modelling! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Not only is it one of my favorite FAA aircraft, but treated in such a masterly fashion it becomes a work of art. Me liking very much indeed! Absolutely fantastic! Congrats!!! JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 It's a thing of beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPMS19 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 - I had missed your post, really nice model, I have a special feeling with the Sea-Hawk, she always lead me back to my teen aged years when I saw my first one aboard HMS Hermes paying a good will visit in my native town Le Havre; She was the first machine on exhibit the visitors saw when the lift bring them from the dark hangar lightIing to the deck level in the bright sun light reflecting on the plexi of the canopy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Very nice indeed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 38 minutes ago, Scimitar said: Very nice indeed! Thanks Scimitar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowbrow Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Love this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 2 hours ago, IPMS19 said: - I had missed your post, really nice model, I have a special feeling with the Sea-Hawk, she always lead me back to my teen aged years when I saw my first one aboard HMS Hermes paying a good will visit in my native town Le Havre; She was the first machine on exhibit the visitors saw when the lift bring them from the dark hangar lightIing to the deck level in the bright sun light reflecting on the plexi of the canopy. 42 minutes ago, Lowbrow said: Love this! Thanks for your kind comments guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickthebrief Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 That's a lovely build. Can I ask: are the yellow and black chequers on the tail bullet fairing decals or painted? They look perfect! Thanks for sharing this great work. Nick. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Awesome build, the folded wings are a nice touch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristow95 Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Absolutely beautiful plane. Superb work. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted August 18, 2017 Author Share Posted August 18, 2017 4 hours ago, Nickthebrief said: That's a lovely build. Can I ask: are the yellow and black chequers on the tail bullet fairing decals or painted? They look perfect! Thanks for sharing this great work. Nick. Thanks Nick - the tail bullet checkers are hand painted and were not easy to mask on the curved surfaces - took a lot of remasking to try and align the colours - I used thin strips of ordinary Tamiya masking tape, not sure if Tamiya curved tape would have worked better. CJP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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