Saddler Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Hi Folks, This is the build that nearly broke me, everything that could've gone wrong went wrong. I bought this kit on flea bay ages ago for a song. It comes with demonstrator or Australian AF schemes. I decided I wanted a Hawk T2 from Xtradecal's excellent 4 sqdn package....................this is where my problems began. Looking at a T2 walkaround I saw that the wing fences on the kit were unlike those on the T2, so more daption and scratch building the fuselage halves didn't fit well and required much filling and sanding to get a good fit........................then you find you should have fitted the tail pipe before closure so you split your flawless work to insert it !!! Undercarriage doors were also a major problem, they are too thick to fit together so I replaced with plasticard. The final insult came when I went to fit the canopy, when the blast screen was fitted the canopy would not seat properly, hence the open canopy(showing the poor interior that wasn't meant to show Believe me this model nearly actually 'flew' on a number of occasions. On the plus side I learned a lot and the supplied stencils were very sparse !!! Cheers, All comments welcome PS: I just noticed the tail fillet is wrong too !!!! 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brown Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Very nice! Rick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 It looks great, I would never have guessed that you had problems if you hadn't said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John R Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 We all have had models/experiences like that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 For all your trials and tribulations, you've produced a very nice looking Hawk T2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 2 hours ago, Saddler said: Believe me this model nearly actually 'flew' on a number of occasions. Haha! I know the feeling. My Airfix Blenheim has also almost 'slipped the surly bonds of earth' on a few occasions... But nice work on your little Hawk. The end result looks pretty good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selwyn Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 OH! and the Red lines on the sidewinders should be brown, and Sidewinders always have yellow caps on their noses when on the ground...............................! Selwyn (Ducking for cover yet again and giggling!) Seriously? A nice Build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrardandrews Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Brilliant model, one the best I've seen of that type. Things go wrong, part of model making, some time's we are at fault or the kit leads us astray, it's all part the fun. All by kits have at least one mistake, and most models do as well 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddler Posted May 7, 2017 Author Share Posted May 7, 2017 Thanks for all the feedback folks very encouraging 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Very nicely done, especially after all of the problems that you had. One thing I have noticed is that the tailplanes have been put on incorrectly,....they should angle downwards rather than upwards,.....easily rectified by just swapping them around, Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Glad you stuck at it, looks really good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Do not worry about the slight glitches..................It looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Alfonso Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Hi Saddler: COngratulations for this build and for reaching against wind and brave sea the finish line!!! Even though with somany trouble, the finished result looks very nice, and now, for sure you are stronger than before that build. Thank you very much for sharing. Cheers, Luis Alfonso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddler Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 21 hours ago, tonyot said: Very nicely done, especially after all of the problems that you had. One thing I have noticed is that the tailplanes have been put on incorrectly,....they should angle downwards rather than upwards,.....easily rectified by just swapping them around, Cheers Tony Even after posting it comes back to bite me !! Schoolboy error(this is my fourth Hawk) now corrected....see photo. Thanks for telling me. 23 hours ago, Selwyn said: OH! and the Red lines on the sidewinders should be brown, and Sidewinders always have yellow caps on their noses when on the ground...............................! Selwyn (Ducking for cover yet again and giggling!) Seriously? A nice Build! I'm drawing a line at changing the decals though Selwyn, I'll plead 'colour blind'(whilst remembering for next sidewinders!!!) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 A nice end result despite your problems. We all make mistakes, even after 50 years or trying to make decent models i still managed to leave out the bulkhead in the fuselage of the Beaufighter i am building at the moment, fortunately released my mistake before whilst still closing up the fuselage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 If you'd not told us about the fillet we wouldn't have noticed! Thanks for the warning about the wing fences; that's one that I'd definitely have missed. Your model looks very nice: what did you use for the black? I can never get a result that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddler Posted May 8, 2017 Author Share Posted May 8, 2017 Hi Martin T, I used a base coat of Alclad gloss black base then finished with tamiya gloss black through an Iwata neo airbrush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Hi Saddler, although I would never build a Hawk, I am impressed by your final result, which gives the lie to all the problems you faced. Top marks for carrying on beyond and above the call of duty! JR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Nice Hawk - have one in the stash too and hope mine turns out as good as yours. Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Nice job! Looks pretty good to me, in spite of your troubles with the build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddler Posted May 9, 2017 Author Share Posted May 9, 2017 Cheers one and all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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