06/24 Posted January 31, 2015 Share Posted January 31, 2015 Sorry for being late. I'm building the Airfix AVG Hawk pretty much OOB, this is light relief from my Spitfire which is a slow process. And 'cos I like the Flying Tiger scheme. Airfix AVG Hawk by jongwinnett, on Flickr Untitled by jongwinnett, on Flickr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 Revell acrylic made short work of the interior, I know it looks rough but will be largely invisible and a flat coat will cover a multitude of sins: Sidewalls by jongwinnett, on Flickr Untitled by jongwinnett, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted January 31, 2015 Author Share Posted January 31, 2015 Terrible picture, but the sidewalls got a gentle drybrush with Tamiya flat aluminium (as used for the seat) and a matt black wash. This will be enough I think. Untitled by jongwinnett, on Flickr I need to add belts or a driver, I've read various comments, is the consensus (if one exists) that these got full US style harnesses, rather than either lap belts only or Sutton harnesses, both of which I've seen mentioned? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 That's a good start nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Nice start this is becoming Airfix P40 Group Build Les 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 Nice start this is becoming Airfix P40 Group Build Les Difficult to resist when such promising base kits are available so widely. I know I said it was to be an OOB build, but the hydraulic lever annoyed me, so it was replaced with a Peco track pin, turned down to reduce the head size a little: Replacement hydraulic lever by jongwinnett, on Flickr This was added to the pit along with Eduard super fabric USAAF belts: The office by jongwinnett, on Flickr Eduard super fabric belts by jongwinnett, on Flickr I managed to get the control column off the sprue, only to break it cleaning up the seam line. Guesstimated a replacement from brass rod with the grip build up from PVA: Replacement control column by jongwinnett, on Flickr Then I closed up the fuselage and went to the pub! Fuselage closed up by jongwinnett, on Flickr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 Dry run by jongwinnett, on Flickr Couldn't resist bringing the parts together. I want to replace the gun muzzles with tube, but the 0.4 od tube I have seem too thin, so I might need to get something slightly more substantial. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lloyd Posted February 1, 2015 Share Posted February 1, 2015 Coming along nicely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 Nice work was the pub a good source of inspiration? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 Thanks guys. The pub was excellent, several happy hours with friends, all our kids enjoying themselves together and the adults just kicking back and relaxing. Not sure what it was inspirational for, but it for sure was good for the soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 As you can see in the picture above, I had begun gluing the cowling from the cockpit forwards. It didn't sit quite straight in relation to the fuselage, and despite clamping over night is still fractionally off line, although any error is so small as to be virtually undetectable - filling will disguise what gaps remain. Had this been anything other than a quickie I might be frustrated by this, but I suspect it's another case where I can see the error now, but on the finished model it will be hopefully invisible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted February 2, 2015 Share Posted February 2, 2015 (edited) Good start Edited February 2, 2015 by TEMPESTMK5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 Managed to get to the shop at lunchtime so now have some 0.6mm OD tube which should be a sliding fit over the 0.4 tube I already had, this should enable me to show the distinctive shape of the wing guns, and possibly also the nose guns? I know, I know, each time it's a step away from OOB but it's all good fun. I also picked up some Revell Acrylic paint to try for the dark green, I had been unhappy with the Humbrol I had already, and the Xtracrylic and Tamiya had worked ok, but it seemed like time to give Revell a try, especially as there have been several builds on here recently which showed them off very effectively. Some heavy weathering or fading might be in order for an AVG bird anyway, so I can modify the base colours if I'm unhappy. If they are good, then I can see me using them for the upper surfaces of K9955. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 Well that didn't go so well. It's difficult if not impossible to cut such thin tubes without crimping the ends, and my efforts to reopen them didn't work. So in a burst of sense, I have decided to leave well alone, since this is supposed to be a quick build! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted February 2, 2015 Author Share Posted February 2, 2015 Nearly there for the build by jongwinnett, on Flickr Doesn't look so bad, plastic gun barrels and all. Big glue splodge on the side of the cowl, carelessness on my part but no doubt it will polish out. Some Vallejo putty arrived. So far I'm impressed, easy to apply and clean back with water and a cotton bud. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Lloyd Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 The wing guns really are not too bad. Cutting tubing with nippers is very difficult. I have only found success using a cutting wheel in a motor tool, and twirling the edge of the tube against the running disk to thin, and then cut it. Handling the tiny 'gun barrels' is then the challenge. I make lots and sacrifice a proportion to the carpet monster. I'm really looking forward to seeing this one painted up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share Posted February 3, 2015 Spectacularly boring picture, but at least it proves the glacial progress continues Primer by jongwinnett, on Flickr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Nice work really clean well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 Revell camouflage colours by jongwinnett, on Flickr The Revell colours don't look too bad, although the dark earth may need a second coat, it's quite orange and to my eyes at least, looks a little off for the RAF colour, although it might tone down nicely with a dark wash. On the other hand, it looks like a promising base for a weathered and dusty AVG aircraft. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellzy Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Very nice build keep up the good work Les Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 Thanks chaps. Tonight's progress: Dirty grey by jongwinnett, on Flickr Masking removed by jongwinnett, on Flickr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 (edited) Looks rather rougher in the photos than in the flesh. Hopefully once decaled and flat coated it will look like a pale grey covered in dirt streak blown rearwards in the slipstream. The monsoon is a mucky business... Any suggestions for the canvas coverings in the wheel wells? I've read they were coloured the same as the undersides, I think, or were they zinc chromate, or something else entirely? Edited February 5, 2015 by 06/24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureglo Posted February 5, 2015 Share Posted February 5, 2015 Nicely done sir. Those superfabric belts are a hoot, I'm not sure if they're better to look at than the super crisp etched ones but are so much easier to put on. Re the wheel wells, see Mungo The Greats reply re "Zinc Chromate", any bleedin' colour you like just like Curtiss but the canvas coverings seem to be anything from tan to dark brown, I'm going for a light tan and then loads of wash and grim(e) when I build mine. Anil 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted February 6, 2015 Share Posted February 6, 2015 Nice! Tan to dark brown, I have to say that for most canvas i tend to use Tamiya XF55 deck tan which can then be washed or darkened as you wish 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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