Sea Hawk Rhinoplasty

[Glenn Gilbertson]

Made a start!
In my whifworld in 1956 Western Germany bought the unfinished HMS Leviathan to be completed as an angled-deck carrier - the new Graf Zeppelin.
With the gap in training after WW2 the Navy felt that a training version of their new Sea Hawks was necessary - the Sea Hawk T.103.
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[Dizzyfugu]

Now THAT looks interesting! 

[kitbasher]

Yess!

[Knightflyer]

Very nice!  It's got a bit of an Eastern European look about it?

[Captain Canada]

Does look interesting. Looking forward to watching it progress.

[kitbasher]

Very nice!  It's got a bit of an Eastern European look about it?

Ooh no, not to me.  Rather Grumman with a hint of Bell P-59 Airacomet I think.

[Howard of Effingham]

why didn't hawker think of this one?

glad you did glenn! 

[Weaver]

Made a start!
In my whifworld in 1956 Western Germany bought the unfinished HMS Leviathan to be completed as an angled-deck carrier - the new Graf Zeppelin.
With the gap in training after WW2 the Navy felt that a training version of their new Sea Hawks was necessary - the Sea Hawk T.103.
http://s165.photobucket.com/user/glenngilbertson/media/P1190565_zpslny31gep.jpg.html?filters[user]=38386830&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=4
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u68/glenngilbertson/P1190570_zpssvyg8yvm.jpg
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u68/glenngilbertson/P1190577_zpsddi7sqxk.jpg

Nice project! I thought of something similar recently, but using the front end of a Vampire/Venom two-seater.

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[Dizzyfugu]

Very nice!  It's got a bit of an Eastern European look about it?

It has a certain Polish touch... can't tell why, but this conversion looks really good! Gotta keep that in mind. 

[kitbasher]

Nice project! I thought of something similar recently, but using the front end of a Vampire/Venom two-seater.

Ditto, using parts from the Merlin Vampire T.11.  Work started last year, currently in the to-do pile.

[Glenn Gilbertson]

Thanks for your encouragement!
Was worried about the nose length, but it seems to have the approximate proportions of an Aero Albatros.
Have coated the Milliput to check the shape - the wet-finger technique has worked surprisingly well.
Nose and (single-seat) spine from Matchbox Hunter. Not done any super-detailing, just boxed in undercarriage bays, drilled some holes to add some interest to wheel hubs, and fuse-wire handles to ejection seats.
Thanks also for the photo advice - hope this works!
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[Bungle]

 


Gobsmacked.*


*translations available if required.

[Captain Canada]

How to take a pair of distinct aeroplanes and make them disappear !



Lovely. Really coming along now.

[sandiego89]

That is ugggggllllly- but ugly in a perfect WHIF way!   

Nice job. 

[KiwiZac]

Nicely done! It looks so right!