martin_sam_2000 Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 Another of the 4 kits I will be building for this GB. I have not started yet, but stay tuned for more details and pictures in the next few days!! Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted July 10, 2013 Author Share Posted July 10, 2013 I managed to get a start on this the other day. I started working on the engine nacelles. Unfortunately, it turns out I am missing one of the wheel well bay tops, so I have decided to build this as a wheels up build. The wheel well doors is HORRIBLE, so it has taken a lot of time to get them looking passable. You can see the small indent I had to fill here where the door hinge was supposed to mount here is how I filled the hole mentioned above I had to extend the rear doors to fill a significant gap here you can see the whole thing put together with a quick initial sand I should have some more work done next week. I am off to the Geneseo Airshow this weekend and I REALLY want to get my spitfires done. Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted July 31, 2013 Author Share Posted July 31, 2013 not much to show with this build. I have since painted the details, flat coated everything and glued the fuselage together. the kit was missing one of the control columns, so I am hoping no one will notice nce the canopy is glued on. time will tell. Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted August 3, 2013 Author Share Posted August 3, 2013 Update time!! Nothing new since the last one, But I have pictures!! Thanks, Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 sorry for the delay everybody. Things have been busy around here. I have been getting work done on this, just not as much as I would have liked. I am in the midst of painting this one and it is looking great. Here are a few pictures of where I am at now: Thanks for looking, Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Cooper Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 Hi Sean Great to see you building kits of some nice aircraft here - two Hawkeyes included. Very ambitious. Which of the Hawkeye kits would you say is best? Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 They are both the same plastic. but in terms of options, I prefer the Italeri. More versions and more decals. Overall it is a nice kit!! Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted November 19, 2013 Author Share Posted November 19, 2013 (edited) UPDATE TIME!!! Here are some pictures of the progress up to now: EDIT: realised I ahd mixed up the pictures. they have been corrected Sean Edited December 2, 2013 by martin_sam_2000 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted November 19, 2013 Author Share Posted November 19, 2013 (edited) EDIT: i realised I had mixed up the pictures. This post has been moved to the right thread Sean Edited December 2, 2013 by martin_sam_2000 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted November 30, 2013 Author Share Posted November 30, 2013 No pictures till this is done. I have all the decals on and the majority of the weathering is done. I just need to spray a bit of exhaust, flat coat and then add the fiddly bits. Should be done in the next week or so!!! Stay tuned for the completed kit!!! Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VMFA314Knights Posted November 30, 2013 Share Posted November 30, 2013 Sean, Looking good - nice clean-up on the 'gear-up' option. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out. Cheers, David Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 This build is now done. You can see the completed build here Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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