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The Hawk that was no shark - Part II November 13 2011 at 2:00 PM		(Login eazyprinz) HyperScale Forums from IP address 195.144.82.44


Good evening ladies and gentlemen Much to my own surprise I'm enjoying working on the most basic Tomahawk kit in my collection very much Probably because I have settled for a straight forward quick build In two evenings I had it ready for painting A coat of primer revealed some mistakes - like an access panel on star board side It was removed with some quick sanding The kits decals were at best questionable But I had decided to do a Soviet Hawk It is one of the decal options of the Trumpeter kit (who by the way call it a Kittyhawk!) Vallejo Model Air 008 Pale blue was used for the undersides I dully followed the instructions - I didn't spend time on studying the true colours of these aircraft Top sides were done with Vallejo Model Air 026 US Flat tan and 013 Dark green Undersides were masked - but topside colours were done freehand, with the new airbrush The dangers of masking - lifting off some paint ... and I forgot to mask my "wheel bays" My two coats of Future also had some surprises Air bubble remnants What have I done to deserve this ??? I tried to erase these bubble remains with sanding ... but soon abandoned this when damaging the paint On to the decals A small piece of clear tape (sadly barely visible in the picture) keeps the protective sheet neatly on the decals A hot cup of water and half an hour later... The Trumpeter decals worked like a charm - all 10 of them ! Bring on the fiddly bits ! Thank you for you attention dear people * * * William De Coster / Belgium / past builds on HS : Plastic Stories 1/72 - Airfix, Trumpeter and AML - Curtiss Hawk 81 : Part I - Part II - Part III - Part IV - Part V - Part VI 1/72 - Frog/Novo - Curtiss Tomahawk : Part I 1/72 - AGA - Polikarpov I-3 : Part I - Part II - Part III - Part IV - Part V Just like the perfect woman doesn't exist, I will never build a perfect model. Puts me on a par with God

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Interesting! - Claus Dam on Nov 13, 2011, 2:42 PM

Strange colour indeed - William De Coster on Nov 13, 2011, 3:11 PM

Meteors? - Claus Dam on Nov 13, 2011, 4:15 PM

I forgot to mention I'm psychic :-) - William De Coster on Nov 14, 2011, 3:01 PM

Turkey - Claus Dam on Nov 14, 2011, 3:25 PM

what are you guys talking about? Stars, crescents... - Massimo La Civita on Nov 15, 2011, 11:02 AM

Maybe Massimo... maybe... - William De Coster on Nov 15, 2011, 2:15 PM

If you can provide a few reference photos I might take up the challenge! n/t - Claus Dam on Nov 16, 2011, 6:22 AM

If you can provide a few reference photos I might take up the challenge! n/t - Claus Dam on Nov 16, 2011, 6:27 AM

No photos that show the entire airframe, just the tail. n/t - Massimo La Civita on Nov 16, 2011, 10:50 AM

I found half of a moon - William De Coster on Nov 15, 2011, 2:15 PM

Nice save! - Tim Mixon on Nov 13, 2011, 9:57 PM

All others are more interesting I think - William De Coster on Nov 14, 2011, 3:04 PM

the only partial photo I am aware of... - Massimo La Civita on Nov 15, 2011, 11:10 AM

That's the picture I saw some time ago - William De Coster on Nov 15, 2011, 2:08 PM

I like the shade of colours.... - Victor Scheuerman on Nov 14, 2011, 8:58 AM

I also wonder what caused the air bubbles - William De Coster on Nov 14, 2011, 3:14 PM

Very nice, William! - Dan Smith on Nov 14, 2011, 4:25 PM

Hahahaha... a nice gentle build - William De Coster on Nov 15, 2011, 2:05 PM

Great looking Froggy, thanks................n/t - Allan Buttrick on Nov 15, 2011, 5:31 PM

Thanks Allan... n/t - William De Coster on Nov 16, 2011, 1:30 PM

I'm Sure It's Nice... - Ted Preston on Nov 16, 2011, 11:02 AM

My hosting services goofed up - William De Coster on Nov 16, 2011, 1:35 PM

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