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I've been asked by a Jet Age colleague to build Hawk XX154 like this. Colleague was lucky enough to have flown in it, observing missile tests. Requested as in-flight, with 2 crew figures. Total accuracy not a full priority - just the scheme, and serial. My original thoughts were to hunt down a 1/72 kit, then decals, until this kit came my way. I've got leftover cockpit bits, and pilots from an Airfix Hawk build.
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Dawn on the Chivenor apron ... Hawk ready for the day's flying with 2 TWU. The kit took quite a lot of work to fill and sand, with the fuselage consisting of three separate blocks and not joining particularly well. There were also gaps around the intakes and wing roots, but I did my best to fill these. Despite this, the overall shape seems nice, if a little basic. Being an ebay special as usual this one had no decals, so I used the Xtradecal set. I also used the gun pod from the Airfix Hawk as I'll be doing that as either a Red Arrow or 4 FTS, so it won't be needed. The cockpit is very basic too, and having no decals I decided to hand paint the instrument panels, plus I added a few straps to the bang seats. XX283 was used as the main aircraft for the 1989 season Hawk display, flown by Flt Lt Simon Meade. As always, any comments and advice always welcome.
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