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BAe Hawk T.1 Red Arrows; 1:72 scale (04921)
Topic Started: Jun 16 2016, 07:36 PM (394 Views)
Johni044
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This will be a short build review of the new tool BAe Hawk that Revell released earlier this year.

If you are interested in whats in the box, that can be found Here

The build starts, surprisingly, in the cockpit, so here we have step 1 completed.

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Yes four parts and I manged to make a dogs dinner of one of them. The front bulkhead should be vertical, fortunately I spotted this before the cement had completely cured and was able to rectify it.

After that the I/P's seats and screens are added. The seats are three piece assemblies and do build up to be quite nice replicas although aftermarket ones would improve the level of detail, especially with the belts. Decals are supplied for the I/P's but not the side consoles. I built up the tub by using one side of the fuselage as a jig to make sure everything lined up.

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As you can see after the tub was installed I took the opportunity to cram in some blue tac to prevent a tail sitter.

The jet pipe was painted and put in place, then the fuselage closed up, the wings were assembled and attached to the fuselage, together with the control surfaces. The instructions tell you to attach the intakes before the wings etc but I did it after and encountered no problems, in fact possibly one of the better fitting intakes on any Hawk I've made in the past.

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The only problem I had to overcome so far was that half of the fin fillet above the engine was missing. I had removed it from the sprue when I did the box review to see if it was the right type. As it turns out it isn't but the bags the kit comes in have large ventilation holes in and it fell out into the clutches of the carpet monster. I fashioned a replacement from plastic card and cemented it in place after packing behind the piece with a little blue tac and finishing it off with a little filler.

After a little attention to the seams it was on with three coats of the main colour followed by four of Clear all bush painted which enabled me to start putting the decals on.

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I should have mentioned earlier the paints I'm using will be a combination of Revell Aquacolor and Humbrol Acrylics. The main colour is Humbrol 60 Acrylic from the spare stater pots I have from other kits. When the build is finished I shall give a breakdown of what I used where.

Impressions so far, a nicely detailed and fitting kit, the main issue is the plastic, not only the colour, but I get the feeling the process of producing it in red plastic actually affects the material. I have made several recent kits from Revell in a more neutral colour and the plastic seems less brittle and easier to work with. This kit has a lot more flash than I would have expected from a brand new mould and I'm wondering if they have to use a greater pressure in the injection process due to the coloured plastic.

Once cleaned up the fit has been first class to date.



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peebeep
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I would get one of these, except that I have x no. BAe Hawks by you know who already stashed. A big bonus for me is that they are in grey, not red plastic. I agree that as soon as you introduce pigment to polystyrene it changes the material's properties, not necessarily for the better and a plague on the marketing people who insist on imposing it. I like the look of the decals, the white seems to have sufficient density so as to avoid grinning. Airfix have just re-released their kit in the same livery, quality of the decals could swing a purchase for old hands.

peebeep
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CPNGROATS
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Nice Hawk review/build. :thumb:

I would concur that colored plastic takes more effort to paint/finish than a more neutral color, say white, light grey or beige.
If you don't want to paint the kit, then having colored plastic may be a good idea. remember how colorful Matchbox kits were back in the day.. :shock: Or mfgr.'s moulding the Red Baron's triplane in red... :woo: For younger modelers the finished kit can display the main color of the protoype , other than some single neutral color.....

P.S. As far as a deep color affecting the quality of the plastic, I have experienced, over the years, a variety of plastics, some soft, some too brittle, some responding poorly to certain solvents/glue....so, there are obvious differences in how the various mfgr.'s formulate their respective plastics... I genererally use some type of liquid cement for my builds.

Cheers,

ggc
Edited by CPNGROATS, Jun 16 2016, 10:02 PM.
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Johni044
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Things seem to have been getting in the way of doing some modelling for a while, decided to be a bit more stringent with my time but have been tinkering with a few things in the meantime, one of which has been the Hawk.

All the main decals were put on and Cleared in place.

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However there is something with the decals which needs addressing if making the kit U/C down, namely the white underside arrow (two parts) should also be applied onto the three part U/C doors. After a little though I decided to apply the arrow direct to the underside and cut the portion over the U/C bays out with a sharp scalpel.

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(sorry about the poor focusing on these two pics :$ ) And then holding the U/C doors in place with my thumb, applied masking tape to the doors by using the underwing markings as a guide and then painted the white.

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Hoping to get the U/C doors and gear in place tonight.
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CPNGROATS
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Sharp looking Arrow..>>--------->

Cheers,

ggc
Edited by CPNGROATS, Jul 26 2016, 08:31 PM.
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Johni044
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Revell 1:72 BAe Hawk T.1 Red Arrow (04921)

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I have now finished the new tool Hawk and my observations on the build are as follows.

Firstly the negatives from my perspective:

For a new kit, there was a lot more flash on the pieces than I was expecting, I suspect this may be something to do with the use of coloured plastic.

The fit of the airbrake in the closed position resulted in gaps which required filling, no biggy but you need to be aware of it.

The wrong fin fillet has been supplied which stops short of the end of the rear fuselage, these aircraft should have the later version to the end of the fuselage. If this bothers you than a correct sized part would not be difficult to fabricate.

Back to the plastic, it’s red and I find it easier to paint red on grey plastic than grey on red plastic. I appreciate that this may be an attempt to market the kits without the need to paint, but this is a level three skill kit, and given the size of some of the parts, even this could be optimistic. Please Revell review this policy, kits of this complexity are being produced for the enthusiast and your marketing is adversely affecting the quality of the kits you are producing.

Ok, gripes (and minor ones at that) out of the way, on the positive side the fit was almost universally exceptional with the best fitting intakes of any Hawk I have made. The new instructions are easy to read and follow; as are the colour callouts and decal placement guides.

Decals are both comprehensive, thin, and of good colour density, having said that white over red is always going to be problematical and in some circumstances the red can show though slightly.

I have no intention of measuring the kit to plans as producing a model that looks like it’s intended subject is sufficient for me and this model meets that criteria in spades.

Given the diesel pipes and oil tank were on a separate runner, I am hoping that other versions are in the pipeline as this model is the go to kit I would get in 1:72 in future.

So here are a few more shots of the finished article, it is brush painted with Humbrol 60 (Scarlet) acrylic paint from one of their small starter pots, detail painting was done with Humbrol Acrylics and Revell Aquacolor. Decals were applied with the aid of Humbrol decalfix and glossed using brush painted Humbrol Clear.

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Can I recommend the kit? Absolutely, as stated above it’s the best 1:72 hawk I have built. Here’s hoping that if it re-issued in different schemes that a more natural colour plastic will be used.

Many thanks to Revell for providing the review sample.

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CPNGROATS
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John, Informative review, great looking model..... :thumb:


Cheers,

ggc
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Johni044
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Thanks :thumb:
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peebeep
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:wow: shiny!

I don't need any more Hawks, especially Red Arrow variety, but my appetite has been whetted. Drat.

:hmm:

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Thats a cracking looking Hawk you have there, John. I also have a small stack of Hawks and Gnats needing done. :whistle:


Steve


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