planecrazee Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 As discussed in the GB chat, I've decided to throw my hat into the ring and join this build with the following kit: This is a newer tool from Revell - about 2015 I think, and it has some nice detail - particularly on the likes of the seats in the cockpit. However, for a newer tool, I'm surprised at the amount of flash that's evident on some parts - although this may just be my particular kit. So to get started I've put the cockpit together and painted up the seats - no pilots in the kit but there are moulded on seat belts which helps with the detail. Here's where I've got to: This has gone together pretty straightforward. I've managed to get this into the fuselage as a bit of a dry fit (as in pics below - this is now all sealed up). I've put as much nose weight in to the nose as possible and underneath the cockpit where space allowed to avoid a tail sitter. As I said I've since sealed the fuselage up and have also glued up the wings, tail planes and various other bits and pieces so I'll post an update on my progress as soon as possible. Next job will be to sand/fill any rogue seams and then sort out the canopy and get her ready to be primed and painted. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Welcome to the GB. You are certainly making quick progress with this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planecrazee Posted March 21, 2018 Author Share Posted March 21, 2018 Since my last post I think I got a bit carried away and have lurched forward a fair pace to where I am now. The canopy is attached and masked, everything has been sealed, sanded and primed and then I've managed to get the red paint on as well as the landing gear and a few other bits and pieces followed by a clear coat of Tamiya X-22. I've then managed to get all the decals on which went on without any hassle at all. One thing I will point out is that the large white arrow on the underside of the fuselage is only catered for if you are doing 'wheels up'. For some reason Revell have omitted to include decals for the undercarriage should you choose to do 'wheels down' as the white arrow decal passes over the undercarriage. So the photos below show where I am to date and then moving forward it will be a case of adding some of the smaller items and finishing off the undercarriage etc and then she'll be all done. Here goes: 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Lovely work and a massive leap in progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Look's superb. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 The decals look great (and good to see white ones covering so well ). Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planecrazee Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 10 hours ago, Col. said: Lovely work and a massive leap in progress Thanks Col - yeah I think I got carried away and then realised I hadn't posted an update lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planecrazee Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 2 hours ago, CliffB said: The decals look great (and good to see white ones covering so well ). Cliff Thanks Cliff - yeah the decals were faultless in that respect. I was really worried I'd end up with 'pink' white markings but not the case at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Looking good - nice paint work and good work with the decals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planecrazee Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 4 hours ago, zebra said: Looking good - nice paint work and good work with the decals Thanks for the feedback Zebra - much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockeyboy76 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Looks great dude. Cracking work so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planecrazee Posted March 22, 2018 Author Share Posted March 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Hockeyboy76 said: Looks great dude. Cracking work so far. Thanks for that - appreciate your words of encouragement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planecrazee Posted June 3, 2018 Author Share Posted June 3, 2018 So I've managed to get the Hawk finished and she is now entered in the gallery. That's another completed GB - I'm starting to worry that I'm getting the hang of meeting deadlines So I got all the little bits and pieces added to her, a light panel line wash, matt coat and then canopy masking removed and here she is - not a bad little model all in all. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandboof Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Great result Martin H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Very nice Hawk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Tidy work there. The subtle panel wash adds a lot to the overall look of this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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