1/144 Revell of Germany E-2C Hawkeye

Gallery Article by Dave Fassett on Sept 20 2011

 

This is Revell of Germany's 1/144 E-2C Hawkeye (kit# 04012). The kit itself is excellent and went together without any real problems. I used Retrowings NP200 propellers and a combination of Retrowings RW44003 set and Wolfpacks WP14404 set for the wing fold. The rest of the extras I scratch built and are listed below. The model was painted using Model Master Acrylic's. Weathering was accomplished with a combination of pastels and artist oils. The markings and stencils are custom and would not have been possible with out the help of my great friends Darth and Joseph Osborn.

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Scratch built/rebuilt items:

  • Crew entry door.

  • Fuselage interior.

  • Rebuilt main landing gear struts.

  • Added full intakes on engine nacelles, along with exhaust cans.

  • Rebuilt main wheel wells.

  • All antennas replaced and missing ones added (upper and lower).

  • Repositioned elevators.

  • Added static wicks to ailerons, elevators, and rudders.

  • Cut nose open and built complete PDS antenna, along with landing, and taxi lights.

  • Added trailing wire antenna.

  • Added wind shield wipers.

  • Added GPS antenna.

  • Rebuilt arresting hook.

  • Added tie down points to landing gear, and fuselage.

  • Added wing fold indicators to top of engine nacelles.

  • Added arch antennas to rotodome base.

  • Rebuilt crew compartment cooling generator.

  • Added HF antenna wires.

  • Wheel chocks.

  • Remove before flight flags.

  • Added gold plating to cockpits upper hatches and side windows.

  • Replaced wing tip navigation lights with clear lenses.

  • Built anti-skip pad.

  • Boxed in arresting gear bay.

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me.

Thanks for looking,

Dave Fassett

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Photos and text © by Dave Fassett