Nanond Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Hi! Here I present my first finish of 2019. RS model 1/72 Curtiss Hawk II kit, completed as Thai air force fighter during Franco-Thai War 1940. Originally from Thailand myself, this is my second Thai aircraft. A bit about Hawk II. In Thai service it was known as type 18 or fighter number 9 (Our latest Grippen is only fighter number 20. Apparently we didn't have too many types in our history). Only 12 of of Hawk II were purchased because the air force chose to adopted Hawk III type (fighter number 10) as its main fighter. The record is very limited on the use of Hawk II. Most only mention Hawk-type. As far as I know, there is no photo of Hawk II in camouflage. I don't know how long it survived in service but, since Thai had facility to produce and maintain a fleet of Hawk III, it is reasonable to assume they were able to keep the older brother in service too. The kit is quite nice for its kind. It went together without much problem. I modified bulges on both side of fuselage according the photos of Thai Hawk II. The bulge on the starboard side is quite substantial. The telescopic gun sight in the kit was broken, so I changed to ring and bead type common on Thai Hawk III. Cheers! Nanond 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogsbody Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Nicely done! The weathering is impressive. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Very tasty build! Cheers J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HansReggelsen Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Very nice model of an interesting plane in an equally interesting paintscheme - well done indeed! Cheers Hans J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Lovley job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Beautifully done Curtiss Hawk there, really nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 (edited) That is a wonderful build and in the gentleman's scale. Well done Martin Edited January 2, 2019 by RidgeRunner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckwizard Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 Worn & dirty. Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Beautifully built and finished! Love the convincing chipping and weathering. Cheers Malcolm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroNautique Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 That's certainly something different, and very interesting! Very nicely done, the cowling weathering is especially well finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Very convincing model of a machine a bit off the well-trodden path! The rigging looks just right, too. Impressive display of modelling chops! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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