Muller Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 (edited) My 2nd entry in this GB. U-1269 - Swiss Air Force Fleigerschule, Emmen, 1992. Edited July 18, 2011 by Muller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Great choice...love the Hawk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muller Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 Made a start on this working on the cockpit right now. Thanks for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muller Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 Cockpit with a dark wash... Under carraige and wheels painted... Cockpit and exhaust fitted, weights added to the nose.. Fuselage together and wings on.. Thanks for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Great progress Keith. She'll make nice contrast next to your TWU Hawk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Hope it's not too late to mention it now..... the Swiss Hawks have a slightly different wing compared to the RAF ones: the Swiss (and all the export Mk.6x series planes) have 3 extra smaller wing fence inboard of the main ones. You might still be in time to add these ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muller Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 Cheers guys, didn't know that Giorgio, checking it out now. This one went together a bit better than the last build, not as much filling and sanding. Got it painted yesterday evening and this morning. Primed, preshaded, grey and black bits painted... I masked off the wings and nose then gave it a spray of white all over, more white on the top of the fuselage and tail, no pic of this stage. Then I masked off the white bits and gave it a spray of red all over... All tape removed, it needs a few touch ups where I got some red overspray... Thanks for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royster Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 That's looking terrific! the last image makes it look more like 1:8 more than 1:48! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muller Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 Cheers Royster, just trying to scratch build some extra vanes for the wings right now, had to break out the needle files! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 that looks fantastic mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muller Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 Cheers Mark, got those extra wing vanes added, finished painting, all dodgy bits touched up. Klear next then decals. # Thanks for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muller Posted July 12, 2011 Author Share Posted July 12, 2011 Decals on... Thanks for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted July 12, 2011 Share Posted July 12, 2011 Stunning work on the paint and decals Keith. Very realistic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 that looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muller Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 Cheers fellas, got it finished last night, still waiting for the weather here to improve a bit for some outdoor shots, here's a couple of bench pics.. Thanks for looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 That really is quite stunning Keith. Were it not for the background she'd look exactly as if sitting in a hanger somewhere in Switzerland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muller Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 Cheers Col, got some outdoor pics between showers today, it's more like november than july here. I added some tags (to try out the tin of dayglo orange I bought recently) and tried making those 'noddy caps' for the sidewinders. I was going to try building one of the Revell 1/32 Red Arrows Hawk for this GB, but I don't think I'll get a chance, maybe we'll have another Hawk GB sometime?? Thanks to the hosts and all the words of encouragement from everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Well done, very nice as usual ! Will have to build a Swiss Hawk myself one day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark M Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 thats fantastic, well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham T Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Beautiful job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coneheadff Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 Fantastic!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Jephcott Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 That is a fantastic build. Really realistic. I must make one myself... I don't think I'll get it looking as good as that though! Stunning! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muller Posted July 19, 2011 Author Share Posted July 19, 2011 Cheers fellas, I'm going take a break from GB's for a few weeks, I have until November to finish my Phantom. I think I'll build a prop plane next, I've been building jets all year! Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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