ericg Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 (edited) Was at a bit of a stalemate as to the painting of my dual seat Hunter so I thought I would get in and do the new Hawk from Kinetic. After close examination of the cockpit, I determined that it was not accurate for an Aussie machine. As the Hawk is the Lead in Fighter for the F/A-18, some of the cockpit is duplicated as far as displays etc. Here is the kit IP's I scrubbed the detail off Grafted on a few bits and pieces, Much better! here are the intakes, with a bit of a seam to hide The kit seat, which I will persist with to see if I can make it look good The kit sidewinders will be replaced with the darker grey ones from another kit. Edited June 6, 2013 by ericg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Good to see you make a start on this one mate. Any plans for an E-Resin Aussie Hawk cockpit set? Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Paul Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Very Nice work so far Eric! This one ought to be an attention getter the way you detail stuff out! I'll be following along, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 Good to see you make a start on this one mate. Any plans for an E-Resin Aussie Hawk cockpit set? Kev Hi Kev, I probably should do one, will see what happens. I picked up one of these the other day and am impressed with the pictures it is taking but am still learning, so any tips as I get used to it would be appreciated. Anyway, more work on the front pit. As per my F-117 build, some parts from the Academy F/A-18 can be used to give this kit an instant boost. I cut off the joystick grip and replaced it with the Academy version. I was sorta hoping I could get away with a quick build on this bird, but as it turns out I always have a bit of fun adding a few bits and pieces here and there. I have added a few more parts to the front instrument panel. It has ended up being a little wider as a result so the coaming has had to be thinned to fit. A mock up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Looking good mate. Where did you scavenge the MFD frames from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Eric Great start on the front office and the new IP. I'm assuming the new parts for the IP were borrowed from Academy F-18 and with your touch, worked perfectly. Front office mock up shos how well everything fits. If you have any questions on using the camera, I would be glade to help. I'm a Nikon shooter but for the most part, the techniques and procedures are the same. Enjoy the Sony ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted February 13, 2013 Author Share Posted February 13, 2013 I stole `em out of your kit mate...... NOT! I forgot I had two parts boxes and found the ones that I didn't use in my single seater. Whitey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipper Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Looking really good, which scheme are you going for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloorwestSiR Posted February 13, 2013 Share Posted February 13, 2013 Looks great, I might try your approach for the joysticks on my build. Fortunately, I haven't glued them in yet and there's an F-18 in my stash. Carl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted February 15, 2013 Author Share Posted February 15, 2013 Some more work on the pit. I spent a couple of hours masking up the panels of the side consoles Painted them Gunze Tire Black The kit throttles are really bad, they look like the handgrip of the joysticks so I just had to replace them. I cast some copies of the modified Academy Throttles and the cut and spliced sticks that I made in my last post. The base of the kit throttle quadrant was just not doing it for me so I cut it off (I only realized after I had painted the consoles) I got the Waldron Punch and die set out and punched some plastic card into disks Cut them up into appropriate sizes Looks much better While I had the punch and Die set out I made up a gear lever A quick test fit Whitey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Eric Nice work on the front office and the new throttle looks spot on. Keep 'em coming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 I spent a couple of hours masking up the panels of the side consoles Now that is patience.... Nice mods to the throttles and sticks as well as all of the rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcatfreak Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 This link is maybe interesting for you! Great start so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Nice going ! Great little fiddly bits...........Harv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericg Posted February 17, 2013 Author Share Posted February 17, 2013 Here are some more pics of me just toolin' around and having some fun with this kit. Onto the rear cockpit and I used the same method of wrecking an Academy F/A-18 cockpit to detail the Hawk. Kit IP Academy IP Pulled apart seperated into bits test fit, looks OK! I felt that the back of the kit ejection seat was a bit bare and could be seen as is, so out came the academy sprues once again and I salvaged the long tube that sits between the rails of the SJU seat. Looks much better. Whitey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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