Airfix 1/72 Red Arrows Hawk. A quick build!

[boatman]

Oh dear Chris, such a shame .
Hello Jen hope you are well , keep that man in order please

HI John Jen here yes i'll keep tabs on him now so no worryies he wont dare say anything elese an how is that plant doin i gave you doin ?
jen

[JR]

HI John Jen here yes i'll keep tabs on him now so no worryies he wont dare say anything elese an how is that plant doin i gave you doin ?
jen

Doing ok Jen, thanks , it's in a large pot just our side the green house door. About 4 ft high and has several stems. It will go inside the g/h for the winter. Had some nice flowers this year as well .
John .

[boatman]

Doing ok Jen, thanks , it's in a large pot just our side the green house door. About 4 ft high and has several stems. It will go inside the g/h for the winter. Had some nice flowers this year as well .
John .

HI John jen is now in bed an tellin me ive got t go to bed but im diggin me heels in as i want to whatch WORLD WAR WEIRD an i'll tell her in morn
good night sir
chrisb

[spanner570]

Update....
Cockpit in and fuselage joined. No fuss, no dramas, all a good fit.

Although this is a basic kit lacking detail, it more than makes up for that with the most excellent fit of all parts.






Ready for the red, so time to get the brush out!


Cheers.
Ron

[JR]

570, sincere apologies for having a conversation with Captain Chris .He is currently under surveillance from his dear wife as he attempts to evade scrutiny with his posts :anguished:
Very nice plane ,will you be using the skills of the current Mrs Ron as chucker in the upcoming photos ?

Regards .
453.

[stillp]

it more than makes up for that with the most excellent fit of all parts.

Pleased to read that, I have a couple of these in the stash.
Pete

[spanner570]

453. Ar*e about face I realise, but flying photos already published. No Mrs. Ron involved.....However, more, slightly different pictures will be posted at the end of this thread.

Pete. This really is a great, simple little kit. No cockpit detail. That suits me 'cos I rarely build what won't be seen.
Probably one of the best fitting I've built too! And I have the goodies that came with the kit. Paints, brush and glue.

Cheers.
Ron

[Sunburst Finish]

What colour red are you using? Seen a couple of ‘this is the right colour’ paints.

[spanner570]

Hi Dave. The little tub that came with the kit. No.19.......Near enough for me.

[Sunburst Finish]

Ah right thanks.

[spanner570]

Finished.
Great little kit. Excellent all round fit.

Stuck together with the supplied 'Gloopy Glue'

All brush painted with the supplied little tub paints. The red brushed on a treat. A couple of coats on to the raw grey plastic saw it done.

I managed to root out some satin varnish from the shed. The stuff was skinned over, but once I managed to burst through it, the varnish underneath was sound.

The decals were first class and well behaved. They needed to be. This is probably the most difficult 'decaling' I've ever done!
The stripes along the fuse. sides were made up of 6 pieces. all of which had to be put on and adjusted at the same time. I won't even mention the underside white ones!
But the decals themselves caused no problems. Adjusted and laid down well.

Here's the finished aircraft.
For a close up view, I did me a bit of final chucking, then added the U/C. for the last few pickies.

Ready, steady.....EEEEEOOOOOOWWWW!



I took this shot to show the clever 'Red Arrow' on the belly. But what a ball ache to stick on!




















On Terry Firma....

















Cheers.
Ron

[Mini Me]

Very "slick" Mr. Ron!!

[spanner570]

Cheers Rick.
Glad you approve.
Great, straight forward kit to put together. No fuss, just stick!.........But the decal work really was awkward.

Ron

[Valeron]

Very nice Ron. And quick too.

[spanner570]

Thanks Mike.
Keep in mind I've compressed the build, rather than have interminable stage photos.

Cheers.
Ron