Vulcanicity Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Here she is! One of the kit releases of the year in my opinion, this is almost certainly now the best Sea Hawk in this scale. I've not built the MPM/Special Hobby version, but I bet that kit is far harder to put together, more expensive, and (apart from the SH releases' resin bits) not much more detailed. At any rate, the neolithic-vintage Airfix kit can be left to the collectors now! The only major flaws are 1.) the tricky forward/rear fuselage joint, which is a poor fit and which runs right across the exhaust shield (tricky to clean up) 2.)the Rocket Projectiles, which are moulded in badly mismatched halves. 3.) Suez stripe decals: the fuselage ones at least are a waste of time as they don't line up. Apart from these (all fixable with a modicum of skill), it goes together well, is beautifully detailed and looks pretty accurate to a layman like me. I've thorougly enjoyed myself, and it seemed like a positive breeze after the Xtrakit Scimitar. Buy one and build it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigReg Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 A beautiful model of one my alltime favourite aircraft - thanks for sharing David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Womby Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Very, very sweet David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basosz Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Nice job ! Looks excellent Funny how the bottoms of the wheels are scraped bare almost as if you've been playing around on the desk with your new plane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Jellyfingers Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Really nicely done, and loads of detail too, cracking job Si. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Nice one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasicModelling Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Beautiful.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob C Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Thats bloomin lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Damn nice, the work you put into them undercarriage bays looks the part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Lime Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Cracking job. I'm impressed with the detailing on it, especially the stuff in the wheel wells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Cracking job! Julien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomasweir Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Brilliant work, I shall have to get mine out of the stash soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fu_manchu Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 looks lovely, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TME3 Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Awesome job Phil... looks great....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme H Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Must say that looks very impressive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 She's a beauty I can't wait to have a go at building mine now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Sublime sir! I think the SeaHawk was made for that scheme! Good work! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcanicity Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 Thanks everyone! It's amazing how many missed spots in the paintwork you only notice AFTER you've posted in RFI! The marks under the tyres are entirely unintentional... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vajled Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 very nice and clean build... well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davec_24 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 Very nice, a lovely model well finished and well weathered. The kit looks like it captures the clean, elegant lines of the Seahawk very well. How much of that detailing in the gear bays and ejection seat comes with the kit, and how much was you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcanicity Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 Cheers The basic structure of the wheel bay, plus some rather faint and sparse moulded-in wiring, is supplied by Hobby Boss: basically all I did was "skin" some fine electrical cable, leaving bunches of very thin metal wires. Using CA glue and various implements, I just fed them around the bay and out the other side a few times to caputure the chaotic look of the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhouse Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Cool looking Seahawk !!! Very well done !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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