Super Etendard kitty Hawk
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September 11, 2022First 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....2
September 11, 2022No 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 model3
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September 11, 2022the 3d print was succesfull5
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September 11, 2022it fits nice in the cockpit7
September 11, 2022he can reach the controls and fit in the seat8
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September 11, 2022Once painted the result I think is nice10
September 11, 2022I have added some details as the oxygen tube and the life vest11
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September 11, 2022the cockpit seems to fit nicely16
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September 11, 2022Other present from the extinct kitty hawk.... extremely ugly expulsion "marks" you have enpugh plastic for make another kit...
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September 11, 2022general parts of the fuse tack held to check the fitting20
September 11, 2022a bit complex fitings21
September 11, 2022interios 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....22
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September 11, 2022tailcone have to be riveted... no rivets in this part of the kit, although in the instructions profiles they clearly appear....24
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September 11, 2022intakes have a bit complex join27
September 11, 2022top deck installed...28
September 11, 2022Another 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 accurate29
September 11, 2022Not dificult modification30
September 11, 2022at the left you can see how many parts the wing came. so only need to cut the tip slat and join yo the centre one31
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September 11, 2022Here 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 better33
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September 11, 2022Another present of Kitty.... horrible non plastic filled areas36
September 11, 2022solved with a drop of CA37
September 11, 2022general assembly38
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September 11, 2022Flap pylons glued together... no comments better...40
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September 11, 2022the underside of the kit in the instructions seems to be simple and with only a pair of ventilation grilles.42
September 11, 2022the 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 book43
September 11, 2022the fitting of this parts is..... Horrible44
September 11, 2022photoetched spoilers45
September 11, 2022flaps have also missing position holes46
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September 11, 2022i glued some spacers on the first flap to ensure clearance49
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September 11, 2022profiles of the booklet seems some missing rivets on the ailerons53
September 11, 2022no problem....54
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September 11, 2022Remember the missign grilles of the belly... I traced it on the CAD program and cut in 0.30 evergreen sheet with my plotter59
September 11, 2022base realde filled and sanded60
September 11, 2022grilles in place61
September 11, 2022Another 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 it62
September 11, 2022blue is silicone mould, at left the original part, right the copy63
September 11, 2022both periscopes installed64
September 11, 2022i also cut custom canopy masks with the plotter65
September 11, 2022black based66
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September 11, 2022the aded parts seems nice68
September 11, 2022the tail cone join is not of my like...69
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September 11, 2022i prepared it to be filled with acrylic putty71
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September 11, 2022marbling applied74
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September 11, 2022first camouflage colour76
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September 11, 2022second colour78
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September 11, 2022start decalling... I must say that kitty hawk decals are quite good!87
September 11, 2022this decal doesn't fit the space properly so I have to split in tree parts, latelly i will complete the red lines88
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October 23, 2022matt varnished! ready for oil paints!96
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February 8, 2023I started weathering the underside with Oil paints101
February 8, 2023I tried to work al the stains and streaks of dirt in the most realistic way I could102
February 8, 2023Left wing ready... right to do103
February 8, 2023Underside finished104
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February 8, 2023Time to go to upper side106
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February 8, 2023I tried to simulate all the dirt on the Walkable parts of the plane108
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February 8, 2023Almost finished! let only to paint the light and mount the Nou Nou Pod113
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29 11 September 2022, 18:20
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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....