Flying Tigers Hawk 81
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The real thing
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The real thing #2
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Old work at the point of being sidelined
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Construction resumed
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Original exhaust stack kit parts
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One side hollowed out, other side still original
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Both side kit exhaust stacks drilled out
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Exhaust stacks and nose front installed
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Exhaust stacks, nose front, nose gun fairings installed
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Added wing skin and a spar to the wheel wells to close up the empty spaces. Also filled in drop tank mounting point as AVG Hawks had no drop tank capability.
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Basic airframe completed
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Primer on and ready for paint
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Camouflage paint on using Vallejo Model Air colors with silly putty masking… need to go back and enlarge some of the green areas.
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Decals on, wash started
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Paint touched up, squadron color tail stripe added, and gloss coat on, ready for decals
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All finished, front 1/4
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All finished, rear 1/4
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Comentários
20 1 September 2022, 03:44
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Thanks for commenting folks, hope that you enjoy watching this one. I didn't even think of fixing up the wheel well issues until I had already assembled the wings and it was too late to do it right.
1 September 2022, 15:27
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I just picked this up for a few $ to have an easy build and wow, the molds are showing their age. Interested to see what you do with it!
22 September 2022, 22:37
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Thanks John. Most of what I do with this will be paint work, nothing too fancy.
23 September 2022, 02:05
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@Villiers, thank you sir. Basic techniques on this one- Silly Putty and Tamiya tape masking, plus Vallejo Model Air and Tamiya acrylic paints. So far, so good 😉
29 December 2022, 16:47
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@ Chan Li, The Flying Tigers, good men fighting for a noble cause.
7 January 2023, 05:36
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Monogram 1/48 P-40