Started 01 August 2009
The Kit contents laid out
03 Aug 2009
Main Construction completed alongside the Airfix Kit over the weekend.
The Fujimi kit does not provide the smoke pod, so I have pinched a pod from my other Airfix RA Hawk in the stash.
Fujimi Hawk ready for filling and priming
Painting started on the Airfix kit Pilots - one for each jet.
16 August 2009
As with Airfix kit, not much filler was required, and I soon had a few coats of Humbrol Acrylic #2 laid down. After this had cured I then laid down some Klear coats, ready for the decals. The decals themselves are produced by Cartograph, so they went on perfectly. Once again though I managed to botch the underside, but only on one side this time. Once dried and cleaned I applied a few more Klear coats to seal it all in.
After adding the remaining kit parts, I added three pipes to the rear, similar to the Red Arrows, but I have a feeling they should only have the one. Also I added white decal strips to the canopy. Except for the underside decalling, I am very happy with this build.
and alonside the Airfix Red Arrows Hawk
