Subject: Re: Gallery Article - Canadian Hawk CT-155
From: "Steve Bamford ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Aibara Darius @Consult" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 11:05:28 -0700

Steve Bamford
Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.aircraftresourcecenter.com

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----- Original Message -----
From: Aibara Darius @Consult <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 2:40 AM
Subject: FW: Gallery Article - Canadian Hawk CT-155

Re-sent...just in case

Regards

Darius

>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Aibara Darius @Consult
> Sent: 29 Sep 2003 08:36
> To: [email-masked]'
> Subject: Gallery Article - Canadian Hawk CT-155
> Importance: High
>
> Steve
>
> One more for the queue...
>
> Gallery Template #05
> "1:48 Airfix RCAF/NATO Hawk CT-155"
> by "Darius Aibara"
> --------------------
> Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 01.jpg here
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> There have been a rush of new 1:48 Hawk kits of late - the High Planes
> limited run export version, the Italeri-announced kit, and the Airfix "Red
> Arrows" and "Hawk 100" kits.  This is the Airfix Hawk 100 built almost out
> of the box as the RCAF/NATO CT-155 Hawk trainer.  The "almost" is due to
> my using a pair of Paragon resin MB Mk 10 seats in place of the kit
> offerings (which are not too bad).  The kit cockpit has raised instrument
> dials and buttons etc. but the main consoles lack the prominent
> multi-function displays (MFDs) and so I scratch built these from plastic
> card by drilling a hole of the appropriate diameter and then opening out
> the hole to a square profile using a small file.  The holes were drilled
> away from the plastic card edge to prevent the card from splitting, so
> after shaping I trimmed the card to produce the "MFD frames" which was
> then cemented to the kit consoles.  I painted and dry brushed the consoles
> to bring out the raised detail and added the MFD buttons using a blunted
> steel pin in a pin vice as a "brush" dipping it into a spot of paint and
> then applying it to the consoles.
>
> Click on images below to see larger images
> Steve Bamford will insert a click-able smaller version of photo 03.jpg
> here. Clicking on that photo will bring up the full sized version of photo
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> click-able smaller version of photo 04.jpg here. Clicking on that photo
> will bring up the full sized version of photo 04.jpg   
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> smaller version of photo 05.jpg here. Clicking on that photo will bring up
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> The rest of kit went together as per the instructions.  An option to drop
> the flaps is offered and I duly accepted.  The completed fuselage was
> sprayed with auto acrylic primer and then a several gloss applications of
> an auto colour approximating to the all over "Oxford Blue" of the actual
> aircraft.  The undercarriage is reasonably detailed but the one-piece
> wheels have a prominent ridge moulded around the ridge, which does not
> appear on photos of the aircraft that I have, so I sanded them off.  After
> coating with Johnson's Clear varnish I applied the kit decals - these were
> excellent with full stencilling provided for both the RCAF training and
> the RAAF lo-vis schemes.  The only problem was with the RCAF roundels: the
> Maple Leaf is sensibly provided as a separate decal but the main roundels
> have a white outline and this was out of register.  Fortunately I had some
> white decal circles with a similar diameter in the spares box and so I
> applied these first to cure the register problem.  The decals adhered well
> with no silvering and I sealed them in with further coat of Clear.
> These new Airfix kits are real gems and excellent value for money at
> £9.99!!!
>
> Steve Bamford will insert full sized version of photo 02.jpg here
> <<...OLE_Obj...>>
> Photos and text © 2003 by "Darius Aibara"
>  <<Hawk CT155.zip>>
> Regards
>
> Darius Aibara
> TPS Consult
>
> Tel:  020 8256 4090
> Fax: 020 8256 4082
>
> www.tpsconsult.co.uk
>

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