chrisrope Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Hi all Here's the result of my first kit-bash. This is the Matchbox Hawk 200 mated to the Italeri Hawk 100 wing. The wing fitted rather well, the Matchbox fuselage being just slightly narrower. I have used the Italeri undercarriage, air intakes and horizontal stabilisers. The box at the base of the fin is from the Airfix 100 (cheers to the person who donated it ), the RWR on the fin from scrap plastic. The camo and markings purely fictional, decals from the spares box. Certainly more cross-kitting in the future, i've got the folding Seafire XVII wing on the Seafire LIII and the Airfix Lightning F3 belly tank on my Matchbox T55 Cheers for looking Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Nice one Chris,still think the 200 was a bit of an ugly duckling! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 It looks like a 200 and quite nice ...the canopy looks good great work rgds mr b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murfv Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 Nice looking Hawk 200, I have one in progress my self using the front end of the Matchbox 200 and an Airfix T1 for the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted May 10, 2013 Share Posted May 10, 2013 That camo scheme looks most innovative...I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeg Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 That looks great. The nose looks better than what i remember on the matchbox kit. I really wish Airfix would release a hawk 200 kit as it's a plane that i remember my dad coming home and telling me a bout it and bringing me pictures home and telling me when it first flew (and the unfortunate accident) when he worked at Dunsfold along with my uncle. Wish i'd kept the pictures and things now instead of hunting stuff down on ebay. I have been tempted by the neomega conversion kits but the £20+ delivered price always puts me off a bit. Come on Airfix - Hawk 200 kit with option for both prototype finishes and maybe the Oman version to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niki Posted May 11, 2013 Share Posted May 11, 2013 Looks very, very good! I am a fan of the 200 and must confess that I also remember the Matchbox nose looking bit worse than what you've shown us here In the end I gave in and ordered the Neomega conversion set. It's waiting patiently for me to gather enough guts to tackle it... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisrope Posted May 16, 2013 Author Share Posted May 16, 2013 Cheers for the comments The nose must be an optical illusion as its the standard Matchbox pointy nose. Cheers Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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