Revell 1/32 BAE Hawk

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This I hope to be an easy quick build to get some build moe-joe back.

Revell red arrows Hawk. Nicely detailed kit and very cheap for its size.

The cockpit detail is OK, the decals for the IP and side consolles go down well with some microsol.

The seats were to bare and to “flat” to my taste so I built them up with epoxy putty to give some depth.

I now need to make the straps and other bits for it.

I plan to leave te canopy closed as it is big enough to see most of the detail through it…however the embrittlement cord for the ejection system is provided as a decal, Im not to convinced it will work on the canopy.

IMG_20190928_083001 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

IMG_20190928_182527 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

IMG_20190928_184046 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

IMG_20190929_080933 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

I would have liked to do the green/grey RAF scheme but dont have the decals for it, I hope the white decals in the kit for the red arows will not have the red base color show through.

Theuns

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Nice work. The epoxy putty seats are an interesting idea.

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I like your epoxy seats.

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Thanx

Here one is dressed up with lead foil starps and buckles

IMG_20190929_151616 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

And installed in the tub

IMG_20190930_063518 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

IMG_20190930_063543 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Theuns

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I picked up this build again and decided to go with something completely different from my initial idea.

I thought , what whould a BAE Hawk T1 look like in South African AF colours if we didnt have an arms embargo in the 1870 and 80’s

It might have been a lead in fighter trainer and light COIN aircraft…

Colors are my own mix of dark earth and dark green over PRU blue as used on other ground attack SAAF planes of the 80’s/90’s

IMG_20200223_171737 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Here is a Mirage F1az in the same “actal” scheme

Italeri 1/48 F1 Az by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Theuns

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I hve had enough of this model now, the canopy fit is not good but I dont care Im just happy its done and I can now build mre fun stuff :slight_smile:

revell 1/32 Hawk T1 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

IMG_20200329_153231 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

IMG_20200329_153017 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

IMG_20200329_152956 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

IMG_20200329_152528 by Theunis van Vuuren, on Flickr

Theuns

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Looks real good in SA camo. Nice!