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Valley Hawks (1 of 2 208sqn first!)
Topic Started: Jun 10 2012, 09:14 AM (627 Views)
Mark M
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well im not surprising anyone with building Hawks but here's why!

in 2010 we won a competition for a VIP tour of RAF Valley, during the tour we got to sit in a Hawk, and then (i got to fly the simulator!) and we Had a private show of the hawk Display! (during the tour we met up with Jason (Hawk FAN))

so i plan to build both hawks, the one we sat in

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same plane seen here at Waddington this year

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and the display hawk (ive already built it in 1/72, but this will be 1/48)

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so i have lots of Airfix 1/48 hawk kits, i did consider doing a 2 at a time build but changed my mind, as i plan to do some of this while at NAM's cockpit fest

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i have the MA special sheet (which i bought at NAM a year ago with Andy) and ma sheet with the 208 sqn markings

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tc2324
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LCDR Tony `Banana's` Clay
Looking forward to seeing them mate. :cool
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Mark M
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well, the cockpit fest came and went

on the saturday i broke out the kit and was doing well, she was built up and primered to dry in the hanger over night

all well!!

pre primer (hiding at the top!)
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the next morning i set about using Halfords NEW gloss black to spray her

i found out 2 things

1. its like water and runs badly
2. its not very glossy

anyway, i found i could sand the runs out fairly easy, and if i sprayed her for about a secon then let her dry for 30mins, then again and again, she was covered fairly even and the odd patch was glossy!!


so heres what i achieved ( and i have witnesses to the small of the paint!)

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Mark M
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decaling has begun

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Mark M
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one side virtually complete

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Mark M
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the decaling is still ongoing, both sides and the top is done

bottom tommorow

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Mark M
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nearly finished, just adding the danggly bits
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Mark M
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well im calling this done!

the second build is on hold cos ive got some to finish forst but ill come back to this thread

anyway proper piccys to follow in the GB gallery


not the best photos but its getting dark!

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well i think im going to knock the head on the other build the bench is too full to start another kit now

i have 1/32 typhoon and 1/48 prowler on it, plus 3 kits belonging to Jamie
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