Hi all, as part of my first tandem build (see WIP thread here ) I present here the first of the partakers, the 1:72 Airfix Curtiss Hawk 81-A-2, bedecked in the markings of Greg Boyington, 1st Pursuit Squadron, AVG. As others will no doubt attest it's a nice enough kit without that many unpleasant surprises. Most of the problems were of my own making, including (but not limited to) chopping up the canopy part and replacing the sliding section with my own offering, merely to satisfy my evident obsession with portraying aircraft with open canopies!
Anyway I will on this occasion spare you the lengthy background story (although Boyington's story is a fascinating one), and cut straight to the chase with some pics of the finished article:
Any and all comments welcome
N.B. The second half of this tandem build has its own RFI here