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
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29 11 September 2022, 18:20
Jorge Medina
thanks mates! the truth is that a lot of effort and work was involved to finish it. I'm quite happy with the result
thanks mates! the truth is that a lot of effort and work was involved to finish it. I'm quite happy with the result
12 March 2023, 19:10
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At the beginning it is going to be a fast build to enjoy the scale modelling but it turned a bit complex....