A 1/32 Revell Red Arrow Hawk

[ScanmanDan]

I've been fussing around with my second Revell Hawk kit. I've really been inspired by Geedubelyers build and have shamelessly copied many of his modifications.

As I wanted to make this one in flight the first order of business was to get a suitable pilot. Revell didn't provide any pilots, a real shame as they make it very easy to build this kit as if it's in flight, and so a Frankenstein like creature was hobbled together out of a Hasegawa Fw190 body and modified Revell X-1 Head and arms.

He needed a lot of thinning down and chopping about to get him to fit in the tiny space of the cockpit.

I also had to lop off a bit of the bottom of the ejection seat rail to get him to sit down far enough.

Following along with Geebudelyer, I opened up the vents on the tail and then backed them with epoxy putty and used a toothpick to press in openings. For the gauges I scribed a line on the back of the glass then filled the line with red paint. Once dry I used a thin strip of white decal to make the gauge and then painted black over the whole back to seal it all in.

I used the epoxy putty trick again for the dorsal vents as well.

Have glued in the main landing gear covers and all went very well.

The kit is going together quite well and I've managed to mount the aircraft on a bit of threaded rod.

Such a nice easy kit to work with. Makes a nice change from struggling with older kits. I can't wait until Revell release a second run in grey plastic with different decals.

Thanks for taking a look.

[Mark M]

looking good im doing the same with my black jet at the moment

[MakingModelsAgain]

It's funny how a portrait of a person comes to like when the sparkle in the eye is added. Same here with the sparkle in that perfect visor!

Now, the question is, how are you going to do the smoke...?

[ScanmanDan]

Progress, Rear ejection seat belts finished;

Slow going for me, about six hours with the Eduard PE set.

More progress, wings on intakes sorted;

Tried something new on this build. I have constant problems with cracking seams while I'm sanding out joints. I usually use super glue to both join major parts and as a filler. I must just be too ham fisted and in the process of sanding invariably crack at least one major joint. I thought if I could somehow reinforce the joints I'd have a better chance to not crack anything. I've been using 5 minute two part epoxy putty with some success on the hawk. Here is a pic of what I'm trying.

The putty can be pressed into make a shelf for the wing to rest on. If you wet one part like the wing the parts can be pressed together and the wing then removed leaving the putty still stuck to the fuselage but perfectly shaped to support the wing once it's glued on. I also used putty to

beef up the fuselage joint and to fix in the cockpit. So far so good.

Here's the belly seam after rough sanding and the first coat of primer.

I spent a fair while trimming and sanding the parts until I had a good fit before grabbing the super glue. Lots of dry runs to get the best possible fit, though to be fair Revell have done a pretty good job on this kit.

Here's the intake;

Still working along. Hope to get the rest of the main parts together soon.

Thanks for looking.

Dan

[Devilfish]

Great job. I like the pilot. Only thing I have to say is, don't forget his G-suit...Even the Reds still have Green inflatable trousers

[Mark M]

thas fantastic. be be aware that when flying the rear seat is all strapped done so the belts dont fly eveywhere

these are from a different mk og Hark but its the same seat and covering

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[dogbrush]

This is looking fantastic - like the cockpit sidewalls (I attempted similar but got a bit wibbly wobbly!) & the rear seat looks fantastic!! I'm at a similar sanding/filling stage - good thinking with the epoxy putty, I'll have to try that (er... on the next kit as I've sealed it all up now) - might stop the creaking noises when I pick it up!

cheers,

Mark