So, Hawk #2 for the JASDF build. Got the cockpit all painted up last night - won't win any awards, but good enough government use ;)
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And, because I'm stupid, I've also decided to increase the degree of difficulty by dropping the flaps, which requires some plastic surgery :dum: Also note wingtips sawn off for the Hawk 100 wingtip AAMs B)
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:wub:
Like a complete muppet, I lost one of my wing fences to the carpet monster, so I scratched a new one using some cut-away piece of wing and the surviving wing fence as a template. Didn't turn out too bad in the end
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Music to model by
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Main contruction proceeding apace...
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Very, very nice! Not so much black in your cockpit though. ;) :lol:
Eddie
Main construction complete - regretting my decision to drop the flaps. Spent most of last night trying to get that assembly sorted out (not helped by Airfix's wrong instructions and parts that don't fit :banghead: )
Need to get all the PSR done tonight if I'm to stay on schedule...
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Looking nice and slick !
Ya, slick ! The Hawk is just such a sexy little aeroplane...nice work, Nevster !
:cheers:
Hehe, knew you'd like them Todd after your little line up of Canadian ones (I aim to do something similar for Japan).
Anyway, PSR is now complete and painting can begin - using my brand new Iwata airbrush.......
So I applied a coat of light grey....no, honest, I did!
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Here endeth the first lesson in using my airbrush - don't overthin the paint :banghead:
Ah well, try again tonight.....
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Looking good Nev! I love Hawks and came close to picking that kit for my build.
Very ambitious doing the flaps on a one-weeker! :cheers:
You know when you can feel a project slipping away from you, and the model in front of you no longer looks like how it did in your head? I'm reaching that point right now :(
Torn between which scheme to go for. Neither look right to me.
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Apologies for the white-out effect on the pics, not sure what happened there. The camo schemes are still a bit rough right now as I try to decide which to do. To be honest I'm tempted to take a rattle can to the model and be done with it. I've only got 2 evenings left to finish her. Maybe choosing a model with dodgy fit, 4 colour camo and then dropping the flaps was a bad idea? I swear, next year I'm doing a 1/72 tank!
I swear that would look awesome in swedish or finnish or norwegian markings! :wub:
Wow...dont be so down Nev. I think the first scheme looks great. I'd say you're well on the way to a stunner.
Well, I'm a lot happier with how it looks now - photos are still a bit dodgy, I think its the early morning light in the living room.
I actually would have got this almost finished last night but I was "asked" to come to bed for some "cuddles" :party:
Sadly, "cuddles" was not a euphemism, but a literal expression :banghead: :banghead:
So here she is, 90% done. Going to try and finish her off this morning before I go to work.
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Decaling finished! Just final touches, undercarriage and flat coat to go now. Ignore the streaky paint finish, I only put one coat of Klear/Future on to save time.
Much happier with how she is looking now.
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OH now that's sharp!
Looks wicked in that camo, Nev !
:cheers:
That's a really excellent camo job Nev!
Brian da Basher
Mitsubishi T-4B Iruka, 501 Hikotai, JASDF
Licence built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the Hawk is in service with the JASDF as a basic jet trainer, Lead In Fast jet Trainer, and advanced weapons trainer. Every front line fast jet squadron also has two each for use as hacks - roles include helping in type conversion, maintaining fast jet currency for pilots on ground tours, incentive rides, target towing and adversary/aggressor missions.
Known as the Iruka (Dolphin) in Japanese service, the versatile Hawk has proved popular, and with the additional orders placed for the T-4B (based upon the Hawk 100), total production in Japan currently stands at 242 airframes.
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The model is actually only 95% complete - I still need to do a bit of weathering, a few details and then a flat coat (should get rid of streaky paint finish caused by only 1 application of Klear/Future). Thanks go to Evan for the Woody Woodpecker decals, and Allan for the help with the Japanese language :thumbsup:
Oh, would that be a great carrier based craft!!!! Love the lines, and the camo came out just perfect.
Sweeeeet
Beautiful bird!!! :wub:
Rafa
Absolutely pro-style Nev! That's one really sweet, clean build! Two thumbs up!
:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Brian da Basher
Impressive execution. In 1 week :o !