kiwitrogg Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Hey Ho ! So I borrowed a camera from work over the weekend and tried to have a better crack at taking pics of my builds.......still getting to grips with it all. Here are my first 2 (or 3 !) Hawks. XX188 and XX233 (pre and post the respray to mostly red). 188 has the Eduard photo etch treatment while both 233s are mostly OOB except for a couple of minor correctional modifications and Xtradecal bits. I had to buy 2 red arrow kits so that I could cobble the white stripe decals together so as to make the line solid on the side of the fuse like they were in the good old days. I had a wee attempt at doing the canopy MDC on the first one and wasn't happy with the result so I left it.....and of course the others have followed suit. I've got an Airfix one as well, but to be honest I prefer the crisper detail of the Italeri version. Comments welcome, good or bad.......enjoy. Cheers Gaz 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pte1643 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Nice collection. Like the Red and White one especially. Good work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rince Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 They are lovely, congratulations. What Red did you use on 233, if you don't mind me asking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 they all look great,were the fod s on the greay one the eduard ones ???? but like all 3 nice builds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicE1 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Wow! very nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 With a different background they would look real. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwitrogg Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 Hi fellas, and thanks. The intake and exhaust blanks were home-made. A bit of foam about 4mm thick trimmed to fit snugly into the intake/exhaust then glued onto a piece of thin plasticard. Sprayed red, handles and flags fitted. They slip in and out quite easily but i like the colour interest they add. The red on the Valley 233 is Humbrol acrylic 174 Signal Red, but............the Red on the Red Arrows 233 is Tamiya acrylic X-7 over a white undercoat to lighten it up. I think it's still a bit dark but it won't take a 4th respray trying to get it right. I worked on a paint preparation team at Saints when 233 went is for it's respray, hence why I chose to do it the way it came in.....and the way it went out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammerUK9 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Lovely trio of Hawks - great work! Tim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rince Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Hi fellas, and thanks. The intake and exhaust blanks were home-made. A bit of foam about 4mm thick trimmed to fit snugly into the intake/exhaust then glued onto a piece of thin plasticard. Sprayed red, handles and flags fitted. They slip in and out quite easily but i like the colour interest they add. The red on the Valley 233 is Humbrol acrylic 174 Signal Red, but............the Red on the Red Arrows 233 is Tamiya acrylic X-7 over a white undercoat to lighten it up. I think it's still a bit dark but it won't take a 4th respray trying to get it right. I worked on a paint preparation team at Saints when 233 went is for it's respray, hence why I chose to do it the way it came in.....and the way it went out. Thank you 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Excellent work great finishes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 All of them look grand ! like the two tone white and red the best rgds mr b 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Bloody marvelous. The only thing I can offer is that the end faces of the flaps should be yellow/Zinc CP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillaume320 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Awesome models!!!! Very, very inspiring... Just nitpicking: on the 'old' Red Arrows scheme, you should add 'Royal Air Force' in small blue letters on the white band on the front fuselage. You could steal it from your Airfix decals.... otherwise 10/10!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triumphfan Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Really lovely builds, all three. I particularly like XX233 The add-ons, FOD guards, etc look really good. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngstROM Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Wow, those are beautiful! The extras on the first one really paid off. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goon Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Lovely Hawks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Lovely, especially the Valley one. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canberra Fan Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Gaz, Very nice! Congratulations. CF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwitrogg Posted June 11, 2013 Author Share Posted June 11, 2013 (edited) Greetings and salutations everyone, and thanks again for your comments. Speedy........come back.........you're right about the colour of the ends of the flaps..... sort of, I think. From factory, yes. http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK---Air/Hawker-Siddeley-Hawk/0763896/L/&sid=9e308ce0c171254612dd608369021a13 On the Reds, no. http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK---Air/British-Aerospace-Hawk/1127646/L/&sid=2e1ca0348f1cdd8af462172e6ba9bdec After an in-service repair, or repaint, no. http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK---Air/British-Aerospace-Hawk/1167634/L/&sid=9e308ce0c171254612dd608369021a13 One of our jobs to do before taking the jet to the paintshop was to mask up the data plates on the flap ends to stop them from being painted over......along with all the bearings and hinges. Flaps ailerons and rudder were removed for repaint. So........I think you're right in this case. Well spotted, thanks Guillaume320............I don't know how I managed to miss that one completely. I mean, considering I bought the Airfix kit to donor that very writing How's this ! And you girls say we don't listen ! Cheers Gaz Edited June 11, 2013 by kiwitrogg 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Very nice, my favourite is white over red, all good though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selwyn Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Hi fellas, and thanks. The intake and exhaust blanks were home-made. A bit of foam about 4mm thick trimmed to fit snugly into the intake/exhaust then glued onto a piece of thin plasticard. Sprayed red, handles and flags fitted. They slip in and out quite easily but i like the colour interest they add. The red on the Valley 233 is Humbrol acrylic 174 Signal Red, but............the Red on the Red Arrows 233 is Tamiya acrylic X-7 over a white undercoat to lighten it up. I think it's still a bit dark but it won't take a 4th respray trying to get it right. I worked on a paint preparation team at Saints when 233 went is for it's respray, hence why I chose to do it the way it came in.....and the way it went out. Thats got to be a new one for Britmodeller, Practicing your painting preparation on the real aircraft before painting your model! Selwyn 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Very nice collection, they look real good. Shaun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillaume320 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Nicely done!!!! I'm also planning a 'retro' Red Arrow, much nicer than the current livery IMHO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeart Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Fantastic collection of Hawks!! Also i prefer the white-red 233 but the rest are also great models!!! Congradulations!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted June 11, 2013 Share Posted June 11, 2013 Now they are lovely, really do like the old red / white / grey scheme so that's my favourite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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