Hi all

[Ralph]

Hello Ed :smiling3:.

[Lee W]

Working on aircraft gives a very warm fuzzy sensation, usually on Lady's mile beach in Akrotiri (if you were lucky enough to get there) after a couple of cold ones... But more so, knowing we were able to give the Army a lift if they needed one and teach the RN how to fly something that didn't float

I had a warm fuzzy feeling once... I divorced her!
Nothing ever came close to the warm fuzzy feeling of being part of a weapons firing mechanism and feeling the recoil, still undecided... 7.62mm gimpy or a 1941 20mm Oerlikon :thinking::smiling4:
I've flew with Crab Air once... note once! Stewards were a bit weird, all that make up... they could of shaved first! :tears-of-joy:
Our WAFUs wouldn't of been able to concentrate that long to fly from Souda Bay back to Brize Norton...

Lee

[The Smythe Meister]

.........and it`s a warm welcome from me too Ed :thumb2: ,
Andy
(Also ex RAF,was at Marham from Apr `90 to Dec `92).

[EdStep]

.........and it`s a warm welcome from me too Ed :thumb2: ,
Andy
(Also ex RAF,was at Marham from Apr `90 to Dec `92).

Thanks Andy. You were there a few years before I got there (98 - 00) - TPF on the test bed

[EdStep]

Hi Ed welcome to the group. I'm a big fan of Jags and the Kitty Hawk builds up nice but does put up a fight. Look forward to seeing it. My effort but still needs a RAF pilot

I'm confident that mine looks nothing like this (nor will). I'm having issues with paint right now; the gulf war desert pink I've chosen is a nightmare. It reacts when applied by brush or airbrush and no matter how I think it (or not), it will not apply properly (Gulf war pink by Xtracrylix). The model itself is also a pig, nothing lines up, and I'm regretting getting a Kitty Hawk.

Did you notice some of the parts are also incorrectly numbered on the sprues?

[AlanG]

Ed.... secret of Xtracrylix is to mix with water. I spent ages trying various things but after a tip from the head of Hannants to use water i have had no real issues with it since.

[EdStep]

I've tried both Alan - acrylic thinner and then water tonight after a quick google search. It still seems to pool and separate. it's as though there's a film of oil on the mouldings creating a repellant barrier. So frustrating as it's really degrading the finishes and causing a few "blue-air" moments.

[AlanG]

I'd defo clean the model then because i don't really get that when i spray Xtracrylix.

[boatman]

I'm confident that mine looks nothing like this (nor will). I'm having issues with paint right now; the gulf war desert pink I've chosen is a nightmare. It reacts when applied by brush or airbrush and no matter how I think it (or not), it will not apply properly (Gulf war pink by Xtracrylix). The model itself is also a pig, nothing lines up, and I'm regretting getting a Kitty Hawk.

Did you notice some of the parts are also incorrectly numbered on the sprues?

HI ED yes at the start of this build i said that K/H kit of the jag was rubbish did you have much of a job fitting the main rare undercart as for me i had to do major surgery to get it all to fit ? an you like me never buy another K/H KIT again ?
chris

[Mickc1440]

I'm confident that mine looks nothing like this (nor will). I'm having issues with paint right now; the gulf war desert pink I've chosen is a nightmare. It reacts when applied by brush or airbrush and no matter how I think it (or not), it will not apply properly (Gulf war pink by Xtracrylix). The model itself is also a pig, nothing lines up, and I'm regretting getting a Kitty Hawk.

Did you notice some of the parts are also incorrectly numbered on the sprues?

Yep it was a challenge indeed. I adapted some parts and omitted others to make them work, I was determined it wasn’t going to beat me but there was hammer beside me

[EdStep]

Oh my, NEVER will I buy Kitty Hawk again... lesson learned.

So, I am still with a fuselage, cockpit, main planes, tail, and elevators all in separate pieces, trying to get my paint to work, but have resorted to upgrading the airbrush and compressor also as they were giving me a risk of developing high blood pressure. Waiting for the new compressor to arrive on Wednesday. I've cleaned the plastics, have also developed a hatred of filler.

I am strongly contemplating creating this into a diorama of the Jags I worked on; 3rd line for a Major* services by installing them onto a scaffold trolley and gluing the main planes together in a wing trestle lol (i joke).

I will not admit defeat, but yes Chris, the main oleos were a nightmare, the wheel assemblies looked like it was prepped for some serious drifting with an unreal camber angle. It's just a really bad kit throughout.

Did anyone else have issues with parts being so brittle in the sprue they disintegrate when trying to release them? One or two of the smaller items were lost through this but nothing major.

[boatman]

Oh my, NEVER will I buy Kitty Hawk again... lesson learned.

So, I am still with a fuselage, cockpit, main planes, tail, and elevators all in separate pieces, trying to get my paint to work, but have resorted to upgrading the airbrush and compressor also as they were giving me a risk of developing high blood pressure. Waiting for the new compressor to arrive on Wednesday. I've cleaned the plastics, have also developed a hatred of filler.

I am strongly contemplating creating this into a diorama of the Jags I worked on; 3rd line for a Major* services by installing them onto a scaffold trolley and gluing the main planes together in a wing trestle lol (i joke).

I will not admit defeat, but yes Chris, the main oleos were a nightmare, the wheel assemblies looked like it was prepped for some serious drifting with an unreal camber angle. It's just a really bad kit throughout.

Did anyone else have issues with parts being so brittle in the sprue they disintegrate when trying to release them? One or two of the smaller items were lost through this but nothing major.

HI ED yea that K/H jag is such a let down it promised so much with the flashy leaflet showin colour scemes an i was really impressed with it when i first looked through the kit as i made the hatches fitted with tiny hinges so they could be open or shut an the same on the engine covers but they were miles out of alignment as was the rear main undercart an like mick i had a hammer to hand in case i lost it but like you both i stuck with it as i fitted in 2mm leds for nav lights an landing lights an i built it but i had to use some plasti card on the fusealarge but a K/H KIT NEVER AGAIN ps also the decals were rubbish as when i put them in the water they just splintered an fell apart so i had to use whatever decals did stay whole
chris

[EdStep]

ps also the decals were rubbish as when i put them in the water they just splintered an fell apart so i had to use whatever decals did stay whole

Oh Goody, something to look forward to lol :tired:

[EdStep]

Absolutely hated this kit. I'm relatively happy with the final product but so much frustration along the way.

[The Smythe Meister]

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Absolutely hated this kit. I'm relatively happy with the final product but so much frustration along the way.

Very nice indeed Ed,
It may have been a pain but the effort was certainly worth it, great looking Jag Sir,
Andy