ML-KNIL Curtiss Hawk 75
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Cockpit weathered
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Engine cowling is too oval. This means cutting, sanding, hoping that it will fit together again
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Searching for the right shape
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There you go
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Adding some wiring to the wheel wells and reinforcing the wing with spars
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Structuring the fabric covered ailerons
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Tools I use to make a riveted, stressed skin wing
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In the proces of making relief on the wing
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Wings finished and attached
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Wright Cyclone in place. Now it's an aeroplane!
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Primer revealed some minor issues. Also showed that the stressed skin effect turned out too subtle!
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First attempt ever to mottle an aluminium airframe
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First camo colour: Oudblad, which is FS34102, over aluminium with masking fluid on wing walk ways
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Mottling over green base coat
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Colours I used. Next is several thin coats of FS34102 mixed with a little white
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Still some weathering to do
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Nearing completion
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The completed model. Fancy photo's will be uploaded soon
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Comentarii
6 21 March 2019, 19:44
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Thnx Erik. I already spent a lot of time in it. I hope it's worth it...
17 April 2019, 19:40
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Thanks. That is one of the reasons to build it. I think the F-16 is beautiful, but I've seen it built too often.
2 October 2019, 15:13
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Fantastic job all around Klaas!! My Hawk is on hold for a while now unfortunately but your result give me inspiration again!
1 November 2020, 16:34
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Fabulous Build. I've got an old SMER Hawk coming up next in 1:72 and your detail here will certainly be a guide for my efforts.
1 November 2020, 17:18
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Well thanks guys. I finally had some time to make decent photos. Glad you like them!
2 November 2020, 15:49
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Thanks Ben. I first gave the plane an aluminium coat and sealed it. Then I applied masking fluid with a piece of sponge on the places which would be worn or exposed to wind flow the most. After camouflaging I simply rubbed the masking of. Because I found the aluminium too bright I toned it down by spraying highly dilluted camouflage green over it.
22 December 2020, 14:22
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Thank you. I think I will try this on one of my current builds, I like how you were able to control where the chipping happened like in the wing leading edges.
Always nice to see a ml-knil subject like this hawk!
22 December 2020, 21:23
Album info
An attempt to properly build and detail a Special Hobby 1/32 Mohawk mk.IV into a Hawk 75-A7 as used by the Dutch East Indies Air Force during WW2.