Super Etendard kitty Hawk

First problem in my face..... the Pj productions pilot seems to be ultra big! but I'm sure the problem is the Kitty hawk ... the seat seems to be too small. The oilot compared with other pilots of other kits have a "standard" size.... 

No problem... I found a freeware pilot and i 3d modeled the helmet to be suitable to this model and I scaled the size to be suitable to this model 

the 3d print was succesfull 

it fits nice in the cockpit 

he can reach the controls and fit in the seat 

Once painted the result I think is nice 

I have added some details as the oxygen tube and the life vest 

the cockpit seems to fit nicely 

Other present from the extinct kitty hawk.... extremely ugly expulsion "marks" you have enpugh plastic for make another kit...
 

general parts of the fuse tack held to check the fitting 

a bit complex fitings 

interios have been painted black and the engine in the colours suggested... nothing is going to be visible. Except by the intake ducts.... obviously no intake tubes exist.... 

tailcone have to be riveted... no rivets in this part of the kit, although in the instructions profiles they clearly appear.... 

intakes have a bit complex join 

top deck installed... 

Another incongruency of the kit..... The Kit comes to make it with flaps deployed only... but when the Super Etendard Deploy the flaps also deploy the slats.... so I have to make some scratchbuilding to make it look accurate 

Not dificult modification 

at the left you can see how many parts the wing came. so only need to cut the tip slat and join yo the centre one 

Here one small problem... if you make this kit I suggest to join the tailcone to the rest of the fuse prior to joining both halves, this way will fit better 

Another present of Kitty.... horrible non plastic filled areas 

solved with a drop of CA 

general assembly 

Flap pylons glued together... no comments better... 

the underside of the kit in the instructions seems to be simple and with only a pair of ventilation grilles. 

the kit came with some holes that have to be filled with some parts that are in the plastic sprues but that aren't referred in the instruction book  

the fitting of this parts is..... Horrible 

photoetched spoilers 

flaps have also missing position holes 

i glued some spacers on the first flap to ensure clearance 

profiles of the booklet seems some missing rivets on the ailerons 

no problem.... 

Remember the missign grilles of the belly... I traced it on the CAD program and cut in 0.30 evergreen sheet with my plotter 

base realde filled and sanded 

grilles in place 

Another problem of the kit... i noticed that some small parts just came unfilled of plastic so they are missing... this is the case of this periscope duct... Only came one of the two that the kit have... so I prepared a mould to copy it 

blue is silicone mould, at left the original part, right the copy 

both periscopes installed 

i also cut custom canopy masks with the plotter 

black based 

the aded parts seems nice 

the tail cone join is not of my like... 

i prepared it to be filled with acrylic putty 

marbling applied 

first camouflage colour 

second colour 

start decalling... I must say that kitty hawk decals are quite good! 

this decal doesn't fit the space properly so I have to split in tree parts, latelly i will complete the red lines 

matt varnished! ready for oil paints! 

I started weathering the underside with Oil paints 

I tried to work al the stains and streaks of dirt in the most realistic way I could 

Left wing ready... right to do 

Underside finished 

Time to go to upper side 

I tried to simulate all the dirt on the Walkable parts of the plane 

Almost finished! let only to paint the light and mount the Nou Nou Pod