F4TCT Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Came across this kit for cheap and thought I would give it a go. Kit manufacture: Airfix Scale: 1/48 Type: BAE Hawk Extras used: Eduard Cockpit Set, Eduard RBF etch Paints and colours used: Tamiya This kit is part of an overall diorama I am in the process of making and thought I would attempt to do a tiger like camo pattern (privately owned jet and then re-painted etc)Heres a few pictures of the build itself...The resin cockpit and seats were assembled and then detailed with the brush and correct colours. Nose weights addedCanopy time. The explosive white thing in the canopy is indented inside the canopy allowing me to apply some white paint.I then removed the excess paint using thinners and an old rag, thus leaving a reasonable finish.The model was then primed and pre-shade. In hindsight I should have used grey instead of black as it was a nightmare to cover with the orange.The model was then painted orange and blue tac used to mask the areas which would remain orange.Here are the remove before flight tags.Dont think the build has turned out too bad, its something different and can imagine a privately owned hawk being painted in something similar to this. Hope you enjoyDan 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Great idea looks good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr B Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I like it.....does suit the hawk in my opinion rgds mr b Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luis pacheco Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Beautiful!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 looks good , great job on the tiger paint work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkkeeper Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 rather nice, makes a change from black or red hawks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus.Q1000859 Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I have not seen canopy det cord done that way, it works really well, so thanks for the tip. I will give it a whirl sometime. Marcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raguk Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Now if only 74sqd had painted one like this, Great paint job, looks fantastic, RG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noeyedears Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Great job on the tiger stripes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4TCT Posted June 25, 2013 Author Share Posted June 25, 2013 (edited) Thanks for replies folks. The det cord thing is a fine balance as its easy to remove too much paint for the canopy and is the first time ive tried it. equally, its easy enough to patch up at the end. the tip is to put in very little. Edited June 25, 2013 by F4TCT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goggsy Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Wow, that's totally mad! Great looking plane, and some good tips there as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4TCT Posted June 28, 2013 Author Share Posted June 28, 2013 thanks for the replies folks Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 Really cool, love the scheme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorpiomikey Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Those tiger stripes must have driven you insane. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Boy Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Nice scheme for a Hawk although I do think you've gone a bit heavy with the orange given that you did some preshading and now none of it is visible. The general paint finish also appears to ressemble orange peel. Would make a good advert for Terrys Chocolate Orange!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkkeeper Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 on the canopy the centre arch is terylene covered and is not painted on any hawk, it stays in the natural creamy colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper_city Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 I really like this. Great job... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Excellent scheme. Really vibrant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammerUK9 Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Brilliantly executed Dan! Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goggsy Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Nice scheme for a Hawk although I do think you've gone a bit heavy with the orange given that you did some preshading and now none of it is visible. The general paint finish also appears to ressemble orange peel. Would make a good advert for Terrys Chocolate Orange!!!! A bit harsh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Boy Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 A bit harsh. Not harsh at all, just being honest about what I am seeing in the photos thats all. I haven't said anything negative towardS F4TCT, it's just observation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4TCT Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 Well forgive me for it being only my 2nd model.... The paint is actually very smooth. Klear was applied and it went that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Boy Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Well forgive me for it being only my 2nd model.... The paint is actually very smooth. Klear was applied and it went that way. It is a galant effort. Klear can have a nasty habit of finding things that may not initially be quite apparant and depending on how thickly the Klear is applied, will depend on how much it shows up anything. It is nevertheless a well built model, and as it is only your second model, you will find things to improve on when you build your next one. It is a learning process as much as anything else I was by no means trying to be totally negative, just more constructive in the feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiwiSteve Posted July 6, 2013 Share Posted July 6, 2013 It is a galant effort. Klear can have a nasty habit of finding things that may not initially be quite apparant and depending on how thickly the Klear is applied, will depend on how much it shows up anything. It is nevertheless a well built model, and as it is only your second model, you will find things to improve on when you build your next one. It is a learning process as much as anything else I was by no means trying to be totally negative, just more constructive in the feedback. Hey F4TCT, Klear is suppose to be self leveling but it doesnt always want to do that . You might find you have to break the surface tension of it to get it to want to lay down nicely for that I use windolene window cleaner the same thing I use to clean my airbrush with after spraying future. But instead of a full squirt you only need a small squize into your colour cup on the airbrush and lay down thin coats at a higher air pressure 20-30psi. Just my 2 cents hope it helps for the next one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4TCT Posted July 6, 2013 Author Share Posted July 6, 2013 Thanks, i'll give it a go. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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