AndyC Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Hi all Hopefully the first of at least two builds for this...Kinetic's Hawk on Steroids Time to break out the International Orange and clean the airbrush ready for a pearly white finish! See you later! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deacon Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 I do like the colour scheme of these aircraft, very smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 Some cutting of sprues and some pre-priming. Started with some filling and sanding to the inside of the intake tunnels where there were some sink marks Then separated all the cockpit parts and started general and detail painting. First Light Ghost Grey overall with the floor masked off and the side consoles sprayed NATO Black as the C model seems to be predominantly black inside except for floor and stick Some detail painting and a dry brush including the IP for the C model which is a digital cockpit. I just painted Tamiya Green into the digi display screens as a representation. I also fixed some generic Airscale decals into the remaining dials The seats are quite nice and were glued and sprayed NATO Black - the photos appear to show them black The cushions were painted Interior Green and then Jammydog 1mm tape was cut and fixed in place with the tape painted grey and then with a silver overlay I must get back on track with the instructions and choose my nosewheel (there are two options). The legs have been sprayed white and the tyres Rubber Black. More later and thanks for looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberraman Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 A fine start Andy that bodes well for the rest of the build. If it helps I linked some of my TW-2 Goshawk photos in the Reference section of this Group Build and have some more if they are of interest or use. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted January 25, 2014 Author Share Posted January 25, 2014 Thanks mate, I'll have a good gander! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted January 26, 2014 Author Share Posted January 26, 2014 I glued the IP's into their respective shrouds - the instructions are not too clear at what angle they need to lie at so as not to foul the consoles - so they were lightly glued just in case A dry fit of the cockpit tub showed only minor fit issues which a gentle sanding of the sides cured I glued the intake trunking after spraying them white inside and Dark Iron for the rear section. The fit is good A dry fit of the fuselage sides showed that my fuselage was more akin to a banana and the fit of the nose will be a bit iffy. This was pointed out on other on-line builds. You can see the finished intake trunk at the right. I placed a weight just underneath the rear seat as there is a handy hole there. I then glued and clamped the fuselage which took a while to get a good join. Why do Kinetic make this so difficult? After quite a bit of fettling I managed to get the IP/shroud assemblies in and glued in place All the photos I have seen show that more often than not the front doors of the nose wheel are shut and so that's what I will show. I cut the bit off the closed door option and glued it in place - it will need some filler and a re-scribe but is OK The rear shroud aft of the cockpit was glued in after adding the intakes - I have already lost the blade aerial - that should be easy to replace and I should have left it off anyway until after sanding And this is where she is now. Ready for some sanding and minor filling On with the wings and wheel bays. Thanks for looking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex77 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Some nice progress here Andy! I'm almost at closing the fuselage. How much weight did yo put into it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 Some nice progress here Andy! I'm almost at closing the fuselage. How much weight did yo put into it? About 12.5g I think - a small fishing sinker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noeyedears Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 looking good indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Watch for a very sloppy fit of the wing to the fuselage. Mine had very large gaps. The intakes are also pretty gappy and I used a lot of putty sorting it all out. That's about the worst fitting part of the kit. I also knocked off a tailplane because the tabs are pretty weak. I'd recommend that you leave them off until the last minute. They really don't need to be glued on before painting, and it's easier to sort out the speed brakes if the tailplanes aren't in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 Thanks noeyedears and Jessica. Yes, that fit underneath is pretty bad as my test fit has shown. The intakes are pretty poor too - I've done a lot of dry-fitting on these and the fit on mine is not so much gaps as the intake pieces sitting proud of the airframe, so I have done a lot of sand/dry fit/sand before I've even got to the stage of gluing. Hope fully an update tonight to try and show what I mean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 So, some work to the wings. I'm not a great fan of drooped flaps and slats so, I decided to place them both in the 'up' position and used the appropriate flap guides. The wheel well walls were a bit of a pain and the locator for the u/c legs are a little vague as they are formed by a pincer from the front and back wall pieces and had to be moved about a bit once the wings were glued I think as Jessica alluded to earlier the intake fit is quite poor. I did a lot of dry fitting and sanded down the outside edge of the splitter plate to start with. Even then you can see thet the outer piece sits quite proud of the main fuselage behind it I glued the splitter in place and then tackled the outer portions by some vigorous flat sanding and lots of checking against the finished surface. It was worth it as there is a huge improvement and little filler will be needed now The wing to fuselage join is going to need some minor packing with rod and filler... Finally there is an ugly seam mark up the middle of the canopy and this was sanded out and polished and a final dip in Klear and left to air dry Thanks for looking. Wings on next and then some final sanding. There are a couple of minor seams that have had some Mr Surfacer 500 dabbed on and will need sanding. The its onto canopy masking and priming including the inner frame. Thanks for looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted January 29, 2014 Share Posted January 29, 2014 That is some very nice work going on there. For a very new kit to the market, there seem to be a lot of fit issues that I would not have expected to see. Keep at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedman Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 For a very new kit to the market, there seem to be a lot of fit issues that I would not have expected to see. I agree! And as Jessica pointed out, that wing/fuselage gap is ridiculous Great work on a troublesome kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 I agree with both of you - however it just needs a bit of modelling TLC! The canopy will be built open as it's too narrow to display closed (as I found out last night!). I will tackle that wing/fuselage join tonight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex77 Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Andy, You're really flying with this build! Looking very good. Got the same problems as you with the intakes and the wings. I'm trying to get the intakes a little wider to get both problems a little bit smaller. Hope this helps but I'm not very sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 Cheers Lex - dunno about flying...moving along nicely though! Completed all the initial filling and sanding apart from the wings. Time to tackle those intakes and the wing joint. The prep has cut down the amount of filler needed on the intakes The wing/fuselage joint is a different matter...The rear fits snugly but the front part will need some minor shaping and then filling with sprue and filler as will the wing root on top I masked up the canopies ready for priming in black That's all for now. Prepared for sanding heaven... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 That is a gap and a half between the wing and the fuselage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 Well Jabba - as you can see it's gone! Quite a lot of repetitive fill/sand/fill/sand in smaller doses each time and the complex curves around the intake/wing joint were a little awkward but we got there! I used a strip of plastic rod and then filled over. After that pic she went in for primer and the canopy parts were primed black. The windscreen needed filling and sanding as the fit ain't too good but not a problem really. A quick rub down with 1500 wet and dry and I thinned up some Humbrol 22 Gloss White and started spraying. Two coats later... Then the major masking for the International Orange. My own concoction as used on one of my recent builds (Tamiya Orange with about 20% Humbrol 174 Signal Red added). This was then sprayed as below All the u/c doors and tail planes were also painted white. Next up will be the black anti-glare panel (sprayed) and the intake lips (brushed). Thanks for looking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Great job Andy, must admit I'd have binned it ages ago! Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 Great job Andy, must admit I'd have binned it ages ago! Max I bide by the old adage - "nothing beats me..." - I really want a T-45, so she is the only game in town. I've had far worse kits than this (Monogram F-14 springs to mind) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex77 Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Looking very good Andy! Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomjw Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 This is coming on very nicely. You have certainly beaten those gaps. Surprising for a Kinetic kit to have such poor fitting parts. Looking forward to seeing more. Cheers, Tom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted February 16, 2014 Author Share Posted February 16, 2014 Thanks for the encouragement Lex and Tom...much appreciated Well the anti-glare panel got sprayed and then I took off all the masking...went OK with only a tiny run at the fin. Once this had been corrected, I got the brush out and hand-painted the intake lips with Humbrol 60. I think she will be ready for decals next. I have tidied up the NATO Black to the cockpit areas where there was some slight bleed under the sponges and masks but that is OK now. Thanks for looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham77 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Looking good Andy, I have been doing its little brother in the under a tenner GB and seeing yours with some colour on it has got me going again on mine, thanks and looking forward to seeing how yours finishes up. Nearly there keep going Graham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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