Wafu Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 HI all, A quick out of the box build for me, apart from the aftermarket decals from Bingo Decals. The Kinetic kit is a average kit, I did look online for a few builds and sought solace in others experiences. The kit is well detailed with great panel lines etc, the choice of the older four bladed props or the new swept eight blades adds a different slant. The whole kit demands presence in either the folded or spread wings layout, I chose folded if only for the storage, the reality is being an ex-navy engineer, I have a calling to naval, carrier based aviation, UK and US. One thing to note though, and I took advice from one build online, I added a large amount of weight to the nose area, it wasn't enough though so I displayed the model with tail supports. The kit decals didn't do the subject justice so to Bingo decals I went, the Screwtops CAG aircraft looked cool so that was the one for me. With the aircraft built and finished in Mr Color, US Navy grey, it was on with the decals, the large/ extra large screw on the radome was a real worry, but it went on with no problems, settling down with Micro Sol. The rest of the decals posed no problems apart from the nose where the contour of the nose in front of the cockpit did seem to stop the decals following the contours, however after a good bit of soaking and gentle brushing, the decals conformed and in the morning looked just fine. A quick panel wash and on with the wings, props and radome then she was ready to sit with my other US Navy aircraft. FLY NAVY, eat crab. The Woo. 51 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Love it! Very cool indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Cracking. Don’t think I’ve seen one on here before & a great choice of scheme. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Excellent Screwtops Hawkeye 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeaton01 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 I like it a lot. It would seem almost impossible to get enough weight in the nose with the wings folded back. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Looks great with the weathering. Must be quite a big model, I thought the 1/72 was large enough - although it is around the size of a B-25 I guess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt_w Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Very nicely done, Cant say ive seen one before. Weathering looks great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteo44 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Great work! I like the weathering! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Great work, I sympathise with you about the nose weight issue, I thought I had enough in but when I added the radome it affected the centre of gravity and tipped backwards. You've done a super job though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moaning dolphin Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Very nice indeed, well done! Bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffreyK Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Very nice! Always glad to see an E-2C. I do prefer the look of the earlier, 4-blade Hawkeyes, but the more interesting schemes are with the 8-blade props... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Getting dizzy by just looking at that radar disc… ;-) Slick modelling! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wafu Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 Thank you all for your kind words. I diliberatly didn't go mad with the weathering, (a) because it's a CAG bird and (b) because although they do look nice all gunked up at the end of a deployment, im not keen on the effect, so clean, but used it was all day long for me👍 Now that I have the US Navy bug, what's next I wonder???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Nice! I like to see carrier aircraft with wings folded, it adds to the model. Good effort! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Oh yes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Rarely seen but turns into a great model ! Fantastic work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Really nice Hawkeye there, looks great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wafu Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 Thanks again to all you guys for your kind comments and likes, much appricated. The Woo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Nice Hawkeye Wafu - I really like to see models of Navy aircraft all folded up CJP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Looking very nice indeed Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 Excellent build! Love that stars'n'stripes scheme - your decal work is exemplary! I have the Hasegawa 1/72 kit in my stash and I'm inspired to move it up the waiting list. A set of those decals in 1/72nd would be nice (think I'll have a look at eBay). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wafu Posted March 27, 2018 Author Share Posted March 27, 2018 7 minutes ago, kapam said: Excellent build! Love that stars'n'stripes scheme - your decal work is exemplary! I have the Hasegawa 1/72 kit in my stash and I'm inspired to move it up the waiting list. A set of those decals in 1/72nd would be nice (think I'll have a look at eBay). Thanks for your kind words, even in 1/72 you'll have a good sized model. The Bingo decals were easy and nice to use, I think they are printed by Fightertown decals? I only used Micro Sol as well. Good luck with your build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FIGHTS ON Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 great looking build and best choice for markings. Concur with positive comments for Bingo decals, very user friendly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rui Silva Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 Very nice Hawkeye, congratulations! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Strasser Posted April 5, 2018 Share Posted April 5, 2018 Outstanding!!! Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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