Radar Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Hi All, Just finished in time for Telford, two 1:144 Revell Hawkeyes one is a retro conversion to an E-2B from 1967 and the other a conversion to an E-2C with the new sabre blade props which were a resin set from Retro wings. First here is the E-2B: Then the updated E-2C: Then the two together on the completed "History of U.S Naval AEW Aircraft" : Hope you like them and thanks for looking. Ian S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob C Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Very very nice pair. Particularly the second. Love the collection and the ingenious way you have presented them all. A really interesting piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Extremely cool collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moofles Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Some stunning work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakingModelsAgain Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I'm really getting into 1/144 and so these are absolutely stunning and the method of display is very imaginative! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbru1 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Excellent collection and, as Rob C comments, great presentation. Any more pics of the E2s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radar Posted November 7, 2011 Author Share Posted November 7, 2011 Jonbru, Hers's some of the undersides : The decals for the E-2B were scanned and scaled down by 50% from the decal sheet for the old Fujimi kit. The under fuselage cable conduit was sanded off and a new nose was made from Tamiya putty as was the smaller heat exchanger that is on top of the fuselage. A relatively easy conversion, however the 8 bladed resin props on the E-2C were a real b**ch to do and took hours with the 3 lots of decals on every blade. Cheers Ian S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbru1 Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Thanks Ian, great effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybigbananas Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Fantastic! Far better than having a book on the coffee table... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Ian S WOW !!! that is quite a collection and LOOKING GOOD !. HAVE fun and good luck at Telford. HOUSTON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xvtonker Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Jonbru,Hers's some of the undersides : The decals for the E-2B were scanned and scaled down by 50% from the decal sheet for the old Fujimi kit. The under fuselage cable conduit was sanded off and a new nose was made from Tamiya putty as was the smaller heat exchanger that is on top of the fuselage. A relatively easy conversion, however the 8 bladed resin props on the E-2C were a real b**ch to do and took hours with the 3 lots of decals on every blade. Cheers I have to ask, where did you get the 8 bladed props, are they available commercially? XVTonker Ian S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radar Posted November 7, 2011 Author Share Posted November 7, 2011 Yes they are the Retro Wings resin set they come as individual blades with two prop bosses and decals althought the tip blade markings are from the Revell kit . The sets can be bought from - [email protected] at 8.99 Euros each. Cheers Ian S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xvtonker Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Yes they are the Retro Wings resin set they come as individual blades with two prop bosses and decals althought the tip blade markings are from the Revell kit . The sets can be bought from - [email protected] at 8.99 Euros each.Cheers Ian S. Brilliant, really appreciate your help XVTonker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Very very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Lovely! Great theme to model, I love the way it tells a story of development. Cheers, John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Wow, all that detail at 1/144, they look pretty damn cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhtmo Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 WOW! I cant wait to get to Telford. I did that same Hawkeye kit with my lad, it's a smashing ket. Yours is infinately better than mine, good work. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev1n Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 smart work!...I love them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_Harris Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Great Work Ian..... But I hate threads like this because not only do I get depressed seeing you produce better finished and more detailed models in 1/144 than I can make in 1/48, but I also look at your other models there and see a plane that I never knew existed before, a US Navy B-17 or as I now know its called a PB-1W, and I find myself trawling Ebay looking for a 1/48 B-17 and the Paragon conversion kit.......dam you But seriously really love your display, cant wait to see them at Telford Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Nice work and a great collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Nice work Ian, Will they be on the 1.144 SIG Stand? Julien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhouse Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Very , very nice work !! Great scheme !! Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radar Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 Julien, Yes mate they've got their space reserved on the 144 SIG Table along with my Wedgetail AEW and the Embraer R-99A. Really looking forward to Telford to pick up the next batch of 1444 AEW aircraft from Hannants ! See you there, are you going to the Britmodeller get together at 1300hrs in Hall 1 next to the Kit Swap? Cheers Ian S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Wonderful series! Can we see some individual shots of the other types? Did you convert an F-Toys S-2 to make your E-1? Thanks for sharing...! Cheers, Herb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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