russ c Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Hi all, Just thought I`d show some pic`s of my just completed attempt at making a Chinese Nationalist Air Force Hawk II from the old Lindberg Goshawk kit. Curtiss Hawk II No 2804, flown by Lt Art Chin, 28th PS/5th PG, August 1937. Had to do a few modifications to the base kit, including: eliminating triangular cut out from the rudder, manufacture tail skid and..... fit semi built in slipper tank underneath to replace the teardrop aux` tank. Detail improvements include: ignition wires, exhaust stubs and replacement pilot figure to hide the lack of cockpit detail. Decals from the stash. Built to remind myself why I rarely build Biplanes. Hope you enjoy, thanks for looking Cheers Russ 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Wow...very good looking Hawk........and given the fact that you're talking about the old Lindberg beauty, can't say nothing but hats off....... Congrats... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Excellent build, Russ! I've always liked that simple but striking overall green Chinese scheme. Regards, Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave N Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 That looks excellent Russ...(esp. pic #3) -really nice paint and weathering..and scratch details/rigging. Cheers, Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reini78 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 turned out very nice! yeah, biplanes are a chapter of their own... :-) you did a good job, should build more ;-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberto Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Lovely subject, great work. Bravo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Splendid Hawk, looks good in that scheme. Looking at this reminds me why I don't do biplanes in any scale Sean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Cracking job Russ,brought that old basic kit right up to date with the extra work and detail,s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Very nice build and paint finish. Good photography too, the first few pics look like they're of a full size plane in a museum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Great looking Hawk II Russ! Very nicely detailed, painted and weathered. Another top notch model! Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antoine Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Very well done, Russ. I've soft spot for all ROCAF aircraft. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesmodels Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 Excellent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 (edited) Very nicely done! Mike. Edited June 19, 2015 by MikeR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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