bigbadbadge Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Hi all Been working on this little beauty as a distraction build whilst I complete some FAA projects. A lovely little kit that was purchased on eBay very cheaply and it came with a resin cockpit and engine I didn't use the resin engine as it is meant for the cowling less aircraft and the kit engine is actually very good. Brush painted using Humbrol enamels and rigged with Prym Knitting elastic. Anyway enough of the twoddle here is yhe model. If interested here's the link with some build pics A couple of pics of the kit engine Thanks for your support during the builds and thanks for looking in. Chris 58 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 That's a Golden Age gem Chris. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 11 minutes ago, Cookenbacher said: That's a Golden Age gem Chris. Thanks Cookie it's a cracking kit and the fit is great too, it builds up really well. Thanks Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 What a little cracker! Very impressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 An absolutely splendid result Chris. Classic lines so well modelled. Well done! Terry 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieW Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Stunning result, your trademark painting skills are very much to the fore here. It really is a beautiful model of a beautiful aircraft! Richie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 looks fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Marvelous! Shows what skill can bring to that old Hawk kit. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 She really is a little beauty Chris and as always I'm really impressed by your superb brush painting - the finish looks flawless! And a very nice base to set it off perfectly! Top work all round! 👍 Keith 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Beautiful, Chris, absolutely stunning! Cheers, Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 2 hours ago, Pete in Lincs said: What a little cracker! Very impressive. Thanks Pete, very kind, loved the kit very pleasing fit. 1 hour ago, Terry1954 said: An absolutely splendid result Chris. Classic lines so well modelled. Well done! Terry Thanks Terry, very kind too, it is a pretty little plane, got a few Sports planes in the stash. 1 hour ago, RichieW said: Stunning result, your trademark painting skills are very much to the fore here. It really is a beautiful model of a beautiful aircraft! Richie Thanks Richie very kind fella, it took a while to get the paint right and ended up correcting the wheel Spats twice!!! Although it was very relaxing to paint. 1 hour ago, invidia said: looks fantastic Thanks Invidia 1 hour ago, dnl42 said: Marvelous! Shows what skill can bring to that old Hawk kit. Thanks dnl42, again very kind comments thank you, it's a cracking kit. 30 minutes ago, keefr22 said: She really is a little beauty Chris and as always I'm really impressed by your superb brush painting - the finish looks flawless! And a very nice base to set it off perfectly! Top work all round! 👍 Keith Thanks Keith, very kind of you too. I love brushpainting as very therapeutic. The coats are thinned so level out well, and some coats of klear also help level out too. The base was made for a Gladiator years ago but now use as a base for all small enough to fit. Andy Dyck kindly sent me some of his excellent phot backgrounds to try and they are very good. Thanks fella 13 minutes ago, 2996 Victor said: Beautiful, Chris, absolutely stunning! Cheers, Mark Thanks Mark very kind of you, a great little model, it's same in size as a 72nd scale Spitfire, so very dinky really. Thanks all for your kindness Chris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliGauld Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Ooof Chris it looks even more impressive now with those photos. Cheers, Alistair 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 31 minutes ago, AliGauld said: Ooof Chris it looks even more impressive now with those photos. Cheers, Alistair Thanks Alistair, very kind and very pleased with how it’s turned out. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 A beautiful job on a most attractive subject, nice going there Chris. 👍 Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsaircorp Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Congrats Chris !! Wonderfull racing machine !! Look really like a sportcar !! Brushpainted, I stay in awe !! Really well done !! Sincerely. CC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 58 minutes ago, stevehnz said: A beautiful job on a most attractive subject, nice going there Chris. 👍 Steve Thanks Steve, very kind and very pleased with it, glad I managed to get hold of this cute little machine. 17 minutes ago, corsaircorp said: Congrats Chris !! Wonderfull racing machine !! Look really like a sportcar !! Brushpainted, I stay in awe !! Really well done !! Sincerely. CC Thanks CC , kind of you fella, yes it's a lovely looking aircraft, got a few racers and sports planes to do in the stash. This was a fun one to paint. Thanks guys for your kind comments Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunny Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Chris, That is a lovely piece of work, all the more impressive that it is brush painted. You should be proud of this little beauty! Cheers, Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 6 hours ago, Dunny said: Chris, That is a lovely piece of work, all the more impressive that it is brush painted. You should be proud of this little beauty! Cheers, Roger Thank Roger for your kind comments, the red and black paints painted on beautifully the red was thinned slightly , but the black was straight from the tin as seemed thin enough. Very pleased and proud of this model. Thanks fella for your support too. Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesModeller Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Little beauty! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 2 hours ago, BluesModeller said: Little beauty! Thanks Blues Modeller, it a vert cute little thing. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 That is a thing of beauty Chris! Great work on an ancient model, man. I have two of these kits stashed, one of which is in the vertical boxing, but that complex paint scheme has always intimidated me so much. I'm happy to see that you nailed that look on your model! 🍺 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 That's smart. Wonderful little racer model! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troffa Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 A fabulous build of a super looking aircraft, but the finish is amazing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85sqn Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Beautiful model of a beautiful aircraft! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Not my preferred scale, but I’d be happy to have it in my collection anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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