discussion Rick's Raspberry Ripple BAe Hawk

[flyjoe180]

Nice Rick. I'm going to struggle to get much model time before Christmas and New Years...

 

[rickoshea52]

Blue on...


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[rickoshea52]

Nice Rick. I'm going to struggle to get much model time before Christmas and New Years...

No worries mate. I'm struggling for time too.

 

[rickoshea52]

After a second coat of blue the masking was removed......some minor areas needing easy fixes but one bigger area has the paint peeling off to the base material....hmm!


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[papa 695]

That's a buxxer Rick

 

[rickoshea52]

That's a buxxer Rick

Yes, it's in such an awkward spot too, any ideas on fixing it?

 

[papa 695]

Yes, it's in such an awkward spot too, any ideas on fixing it?

I would try masking off the red and the panel line above and the edges of the two small panels as a straight edge then with the finest grit sanding stick or even better the polishing stick sand just around the damaged part until smooth then re-prime that part then paint white again.

 

[rickoshea52]

I would try masking off the red then with the finest grit sanding stick or even better the polishing stick sand just around the damaged part until smooth then re-prime that part then paint white again.

That's what I was thinking. I might end up doing all of the upper fuselage white because I managed to get a blue thumb print on it too.

 

[flyjoe180]

Except for the damaged areas it's looking very good Rick.

 

[rickoshea52]

I masked, feathered back then re-masked this area before priming and painting again to get to this stage. Some more coats of white maybe but there will be a roundel in this area.


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The anti-glare panel has also been done but it's not quite square.


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[rickoshea52]

The wheels that come with this kit are awful, what's that massive rib about? So I splashed on a resin set, here they are painted and ready to fit when dry and removed from the casting block.


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Well it's fair to say this won't be finished by tomorrow night, but I am at the varnishing stage so not that far from the finish line. The touch up to the paint was a success and as an added bonus the fuselage roundels from the Xtradecal sheet has a white disc to affix before the RWB so that should go some way to hide one of the blemishes.

 

[flyjoe180]

Nice Rick. Happy New Year mate, we're going to have late Hawks but they'll make great starts to the year

 

[rickoshea52]

Nice Rick. Happy New Year mate, we're going to have late Hawks but they'll make great starts to the year

Thanks Joe, and Happy New Year to you too. I'm pleased to hear you're still plodding along with your Hawk and I look forward to seeing it completed.

 

[rickoshea52]

Decals, yay! Just the RAF, serials and ETPS marking tonight, I may varnish these before doing the stencils.


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The fuselage roundel has a white backing disc before the roundel proper is applied, there was a bit of red showing through on the white disc but with the roundel applied it is not noticeable. The upper wing roundels have thrown up a problem with one of the vortex generators requiring the decal to be cut and touch up with paint needed, hence my idea on applying a coat of varnish before doing any further decals etc.


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[Guest]

Just caught up with this Rick it's looking great.

 

[flyjoe180]

That looks very good Rick. The Raspberry Ripple scheme really makes the Hawk look smart.

 

[rickoshea52]

Only reporting that I haven't made any progress with this. I was laid low with food poisoning followed by trips away to Filton and Toulouse. I was hoping to get some modelling time this weekend to catch up but I am going away again for another week, at least, to Addis Ababa. That's three weekends on the bounce away from home and the workbench - pretty frustrating when this build should have been completed by new year. Now you all know why it takes me an age to build anything!

 

[Guest]

Now that's gorgeous, I like that.


Scott

 

[flyjoe180]

Now you all know why it takes me an age to build anything!

You are not alone Rick. Shall we say end of 2016?

 

[papa 695]

You just plod along whenever you can Rick you can't rush a good thing