Saddler Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 (edited) This had been in the stash for ages; the Airfix 'Design a Hawk' boxing picked up cheap, Midnight Hawks decals from a previous kit, also a knockdown PE kit from Hannants(Eduard made I believe}......what's not to like?? !!!LOADS!!! Firstly the kit is the early tool Airfix....one piece canopy, so won't see lovely PE cockpit anyway I think the PE was made for the newer mould it was so hard to fit(gave up on most of it) New aerials to build/fit and no pylons or smoke gennies. Screwed up the det cord lines in the canopy(again...how do you paint these without taking the paint off later?) Paints were Tamiya XF-61 dark Green with a drop of black and Vallejo MA 010 interior green. So slightly dissapointed by this build but here it is anyway, a 'problem shared' and all that !! Edited April 14, 2018 by Saddler links moved 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Nice result. Sounds like type 2 fun in building Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 I like, especially in that scheme, it really suits the Hawk, as your modelling shows so well. I've a couple of these early kits in stock & admit to leaving them there as I haven't a clue how to do the det cord & a Hawk without it just doesn't look right imho. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddler Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 I read somewhere that you can basically brush some light grey acrylic paint into the recesses, leave it to dry and scrape off. In theory the paint in the recesses should stay put. Unfortunately it doesn't 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 2 hours ago, Saddler said: I read somewhere that you can basically brush some light grey acrylic paint into the recesses, leave it to dry and scrape off. In theory the paint in the recesses should stay put. Unfortunately it doesn't 🤔 I went with: Dip canopy in future Brush light grey enamel into the det cord recesses Wipe off excess with white spirit Worked ok, although I can't seem to locate the photos of my finished build to prove it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddler Posted February 18, 2018 Author Share Posted February 18, 2018 Maybe the key is to use enamel then. Will try with my next hawk. Ta. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Lovely finish, great scheme too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Nice one - looks good in camouflage. Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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