Sturmovik Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Hello guys! Today I received this awesome kit, Kitty Hawk's DB Super Etendard in 1:48. As you can see, the box is full of plastic, most of that plastic is dedicated to the weaponry and fuel tanks. A small photoetch fret is included with the kit. Because I don't have a very good experience with Chinese decals, I bought two sheets from Calcas del Sur for the Kinetic SuE, but I assume they'll work just fine with this kit. Anyways, I hope to be able to post regular updates for this kit (I haven't seen many build reviews of KH kits on the internet). 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted May 5, 2021 Author Share Posted May 5, 2021 Hi guys, how are you doing? I decided to start the SuE by gluing the wings first. Fit here was pretty good (the best of the entire model), and the only issue I had was that the instructions didn't show the flap tracks were built from two pieces each. This kit is also my first experience with photoetch pieces. These (the speedbrakes) were glued with white glue. Next step will be the assembly of the right wing. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 With the wings done, it was time to pass to... the rear fuselage, which has the arrestor hooks, and the engine. Kitty Hawk designed the rear fuselage as a separate part so the modeller can make a diorama with the engine being maintained. The parts have lots, and I mean LOTS of ejector towers. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paramedic Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Nice! I´m kinda bust with my SAABs these days, rarely have time for others. But I´m also a sucker for maritime strike aircraft so this got me interested, I´ll be sure to follow this! It is a good looking plane.. Kit seems nice too? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 17 minutes ago, Paramedic said: Kit seems nice too The kit looks nice, but the fit is a bit off in some areas (forward fuselage). There're also lots of ejector towers (inside the engine, rear fuselage and instrument side consoles). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 Not much progress today, but I'm almost finished with the central fuselage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 Hello guys, how are you doing? I added a 30g lead weight to the forward fuselage before gluing it to the rest of the aircraft. This should avoid the SuE from being a tail sitter. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Beginning to look like a SuE now. The thing that stops me buying more Kitty Hawk kits is the bad fit ( last one was the Jaguar, which was terrible ) but the plus side is they always include lots of stores. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 5 hours ago, Biggles87 said: Beginning to look like a SuE now. The thing that stops me buying more Kitty Hawk kits is the bad fit ( last one was the Jaguar, which was terrible ) but the plus side is they always include lots of stores. John This one wasn't that bad. Fit was very good on the wings, however, the ejector pins on the exhaust were interfering with the installation of the rear fuselage. Once trimmed, the rear fuselage fitted nice. Some time was spent today painting the model. I used Revell Aqua 78 Panzer Grey for the upper surfaces, and Revell Aqua 05 Matt White for the undersides. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paramedic Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Lovely, those are nice colours. Good to hear fit was decent.. I want their Gripens but don´t wanna play Russian Roulette to get a decent mould.. You were gonna hang one extra tank and one of those flying fish? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted May 9, 2021 Author Share Posted May 9, 2021 34 minutes ago, Paramedic said: You were gonna hang one extra tank and one of those flying fish? Yes, I'll be adding a fuel tank and an Exocet missile on the right wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 Decals from Calcas del Sur have been added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 Landing gear and weapon supporters have been added. 1300 litre fuel tank and Exocet missile added. And here's the SuE with the correct loadout, vs the incorrect one. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sturmovik Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 RFI here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 That was quick. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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