Hobby Boss 1/72 Seahawk

[Mini Me]

Just caught up to this Peter......looks like a fun project so far. I'm sure you'll have it whipped into submission in no time. :thumb2: Rick H.

[boatman]

OH Pete im dissapointed that you aint gonna paint on the stripes as i have not ever seen one of these planes done in them an i think it will set the model as exceptenaly different from others ive seen
chris

[boatman]

Masking and painting them would be my choice. an if it was me Pete building this i would do what Jakko has said but just my opinion

chris

[Dave Ward]

Well, the front of the fuselage is split horizontally, as you've seen. The two halves went together pretty well, with the exception of the trailing edge, which was too thick (as they usually are) and had a gap that needed some filler. The rear part of the fuselage is split vertically, and again, the two halves went together OK. Unfortunately the rear doesn't fit the front very well, leaving me with a dilemma - do I fill and sand until the join disappears, and lose a lot of detail, or just smooth it out a bit and put up with a step?

I've started by applying some Mr Dissolved Putty, but it's going to need a lot more sanding and a lot more filling to remove the step.
Pete

Ah yes, I had the same problem - I lined up the exhaust fairings, so the step was top & bottom - easier access to the filler! , but whichever way you do it, it's a bit fiddly!

here's mine ( 2019 ) - you can see the step on the top, there's a similar one on the bottom. I think there were a few panel lines to rescribe after filler, but not too many!
Dave

[Guest]

It's a step Jakko. :sad:

In that case I’d say you’re probably just going to have to bite the bullet

[stillp]

I lined up the exhaust fairings, so the step was top & bottom - easier access to the filler!

Thanks Dave, I tried to do that, without much success. I think I should have used PPP in the exhausts so I could smooth it with a wet cotton bud instead of sanding. I'll have to see if I can rig up a small rotary sanding drum for my slow Dremelclone.

OH Pete im dissapointed that you aint gonna paint on the stripes as i have not ever seen one of these planes done in them an i think it will set the model as exceptenaly different from others ive seen
chris

Sorry Chris, I like the Ace of Diamonds scheme, EDSG over light grey as seen on WV805. Much easier masking!
Pete

[stillp]

Well, the canopy was a delight - bright and clear, with clearly defined frames. Only trouble is that it doesn't fit! Partly (mostly) my fault as the cockpit tub is a little too high and slightly tilted to one side, but also the lower edge of the sliding part of the canopy doesn't match the fuselage.
It'll just have to be an open cockpit.

Pete

[colin m]

That's looking nice Peter. Canopies, yes I've converted a few to 'open' mode due to fit issues.

[stillp]

Apologies for the lack of action on this build chaps, I'm having another bout of the shakes. In between the worst days I've been fairly busy - masked the canopies three times before I was satisfied, and had a few (I've lost count) unsuccessful attempts to paint stripes round the nose of 8 rockets, so I've decided to be content with having the nose a different colour to the body!
I'll take some photos when I've got a bit more done.
Pete

[JR]

Sorry to read of your problems Peter, hope you improve soon and manage to continue.

[Airborne01]

Oh my lord - one of my favourite aircraft - so b----dy beautiful! :tears-of-joy:! Aircraft of that era were just so stunning looking!
Steve

[Dave Ward]

Peter,
looking good! - it'll still be there when the shakes die down! Don't be tempted to do things that are undoable, until you're happy......................
Dave

[stillp]

I thought I'd try to get some paint on the rockets. After giving up on the idea of stripes round them, I'm just going to paint the head and body in different greens. Found some Revell aqua colours, took the top off one and found that as usual for Revell paints, it needs thinning. I have a bottle of Revell thinners, so thought I'd just pour a drop in - hand shook, result was that I splashed enough thinners in to fill the paint pot to the brim. No problem, I'll give it a good stir with a wooden coffee stirrer as it's too full to use mt Badger stirrer. It was just starting to get the lumps dissolved, when the hand I was holding the pot in shook... About half the pot of nicely thinned paint ran over my workstation and hand!
Doctor says it's just age, try to relax more.
Pete

[Mini Me]

It's O.K. Pete, at least your in there working to your best potential....is there any way you can chuck those rockets up in a dremmel or drill motor and spin them slow while you hold the brush to 'em and get a nice straight line? Just thinking out loud. :thinking: Rick H.

[rtfoe]

It's O.K. Pete, at least your in there working to your best potential....is there any way you can chuck those rockets up in a dremmel or drill motor and spin them slow while you hold the brush to 'em and get a nice straight line? Just thinking out loud. :thinking: Rick H.

That's one good way to do it. The other is to use thin strips of decal and finish the end with a dab of paint.

Cheers,
Richard