***finished*** PBS Hawks

[PhantomBigStu]

Well I don’t have a kit yet, but sure that will change in the coming weeks, but I do have this corgi diecast and set of decals that I will be repainting into more authentic colours and converting it to wheels up mode, looking forwards to building either an raf or colonial kittyhawk, built the academy M which I scrapped due to that kits faults  in 2016, which was replaced by the Hasegawa N I built the end of last year though that was in USAAF markings, pics in this thread 

 

 

Edited January 30, 2020 by PhantomBigStu

[PhantomBigStu]

Got a kit now 

 

[stevej60]

Nice one Stu,Heller mold?

[PhantomBigStu]

22 minutes ago, stevej60 said:

Nice one Stu,Heller mold?

One assumes so though not being at all familiar with the kit I couldn’t say, also got a 2nd kit now, another Hasegawa  N,  wonder if that can be build as an RAF M

Edited September 13, 2019 by PhantomBigStu

[stevej60]

16 minutes ago, PhantomBigStu said:

One assumes so though not being at all familiar with the kit I couldn’t 

Yea I seem to recall a review of it Stu,I built a Heller original for a GB a few years ago,builds well.

[PhantomBigStu]

Warhawks arrived, have a scheme in mind though I’d need a scan of the noseart to print my own, got several copies of the code and serials 

 

 

[PhantomBigStu]

Couldn't find a doner for the noseart so ordered some other decals for the N, also in need or a particular paint for both the 36 and 40N which will await till my next amazon order as its an add-on item, and ready to start the repaint of the diecast 

 

Edited October 2, 2019 by PhantomBigStu

[PhantomBigStu]

Apparently I had not ordered the decal sheet and though the sheet has a couple of p-40ns on it the one I had set on was an p-40M, but made a start on the repaint, going to be an RNZAF scheme 

 

[PhantomBigStu]

Ready to start the kits 

 

[PhantomBigStu]

Underway, and painted the underside of the diecast and currently sorting the wheels into the gear up position

 

 

[PhantomBigStu]

Decals on the kittyhawk IA and to my horror the fin flash is larger than standard and I don’t have any spare and not sure where i might find suitable ones, unless xtradecals p-40b flashes are larger than the Airfix I tried. might have to design and print my own. Also decals arrived for the kittyhawk IV 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 10, 2019 by PhantomBigStu

[PhantomBigStu]

Been a struggle to fill and sand the gear doors into the up position particularly with the p-36 but nearly there, few rounds of sanding and then I can paint the under surfaces in the suitable colours for each 

 

[PhantomBigStu]

And the appropriate pale blue painted onto each, the uppers will have to wait till tommorow, short of the suitable grey for the p-36 

 

[PhantomBigStu]

Printing my own fin flash proved unsuccessful, so carefully cut up spares and built up one up, though think it’s too tall so will have to carefully paint when I’ve replicated the other side. As for the other two I’ve not returned to them, the shade of grey I purchased proved inadequate but I discovered a forgotten shade of grey thats good enough at the back of the draw so not a major setback 

 

Edited October 25, 2019 by PhantomBigStu

[PhantomBigStu]

Not been able to sand in the kits, but converted the diecast from the fixed wheels down it came with to wheels up. Now just the varnish which can wait till the pair catch up 

 

[PhantomBigStu]

Finally found a little mojo and did all the sanding and painted the base coat, which included filling and sanding a damaged trailing edge, unfortunately when rescribing the trim tap the filler broke away so have to try all over again 

 

 

[PhantomBigStu]

Fixed the leading edge though ended up sanding all the raised ribs off, and now painted the camo on, though not happy with the brown, so might order a less red shade 

 

[gingerbob]

That reddish brown actually looks (with my superficial Mk.I eyeball evaluation) in the ballpark.  If you dust down (whatever proper weathering/finish terminology) over these paints, it might work out just fine.  I feel your pain on that elevator trailing edge!

[PhantomBigStu]

3 hours ago, gingerbob said:

That reddish brown actually looks (with my superficial Mk.I eyeball evaluation) in the ballpark.  If you dust down (whatever proper weathering/finish terminology) over these paints, it might work out just fine.  I feel your pain on that elevator trailing edge!

Even redder in the flesh, an looking at profiles and builds its too much for me, remembered I have a little pot of revell aqua leather brown hanging around and added it, lighter and more redder than it appears in the pic, much better, just to touch up the undersides and sort the pilot and canopy out, likewise with the p-40, sorted out the interior green and added the azure rudder and the same stuff to sort. 

 

 

[PhantomBigStu]

Wasn't going to do a tomahawk for this, but having picked one up from aldi cheap, should I squeeze one in? Also masked and painted the non-raised frames on the kittyhawks canopy 

 

 

Edited November 12, 2019 by PhantomBigStu

[PhantomBigStu]

Think I’m going to in try at least to build that tomahawk in the time in raf day fighter colours, anyway got he canopies on, hopefully they will be decal ready soonish 

 

[PhantomBigStu]

Haven't sorted the canopies totally but the wheels are done 

 

[PhantomBigStu]

Made a start on the tomahawk 

 

 

[PhantomBigStu]

Got some decals on, the misterkraft ones are complete pants, found some on eBay that are hopefully better though the camo pattern will now be wrong 

 

 

Edited November 15, 2019 by PhantomBigStu

[PhantomBigStu]

decals on their way, hopefuly arrives with enough time to get them on and varnish, meanwhile can I get this decal ready over the next few days.....