davebruce Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 Hi fellow modellers, This here is one of the last models my mother gifted me for Christmas. She sadly passed away on the 5th of this month after her battle with cancer. The kit itself went together pretty well with a bit of filler needed here and there, the front portion of the canopy was misshapen on the port side so I tried to do the best I could by adding some filler to bulk it out a bit. I used a pilot from the spares box and the purchased the Master pitot from Hannants. Painting was done with Hataka red line and neodymium magnets were used to mount to the airfix base. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, and as these are pretty clean aircraft I didnt do any weathering apart from the exhaust end but even that was minimal. So anyway here it is... Thanks for looking Dave. 31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilg Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 That's a really tidy looking Hawk! I'm so sorry to hear about your mother; you did a great job with this kit that she gave you! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebruce Posted March 23, 2022 Author Share Posted March 23, 2022 On 3/21/2022 at 8:29 PM, neilg said: That's a really tidy looking Hawk! I'm so sorry to hear about your mother; you did a great job with this kit that she gave you! Thanks Neil, im happy with it although I'm still trying to get used to those Hataka red line paints, I normally only use Tamiya acrylics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maginot Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 That looks very nice indeed. Yes, Red Arrows aircraft are kept clean and pretty. Clever work with the stand, both paint and magnets. Glad to see a pilot at the controls in a wheels-up configuration. Vale your Mum. Mine's close to leaving us, 92 years last Monday. She sent me a very nice Red Arrows card last Christmas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toryu Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 A lasting memory of your mother. You made a great model from it. She would be very happy that her gift was so much appreciated! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted March 23, 2022 Share Posted March 23, 2022 Excellent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallyho Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Very sorry to hear of your loss, absolutely fabulous Christmas present build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Shiny, clean and tidy. Just right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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