Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk - RAN

[zenrat]

When I finished my RAN Banshee it struck me that I had a Sea Hawk in the stash which given the similarity (straight wing, single seat naval jet) would make an ideal first build for what I had been thinking of as the Big Brother programme.
So here's the Banshee's Little Sister.  Same paint (almost - it's a custom mix and I didn't use as much blue), same decals and same weapons load.
Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk 3 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk 16 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk 11 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk 13 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr
Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk 7 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

The kit is the erstwhile Airfix offering built completely OOB apart from aluminium tube exhausts and SNEBs from a Hasegawa Harrier.  It all went together well but I really should have knocked up some thinner undercarriage doors.

Armstrong Whitworth Sea Hawk 8 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

[PR19_Kit]

They make a good pairing there Fred. 

Both of them are well at the good end of the 'prettiness' scale for aircraft of the period.

[NARSES2]

Nice one. The SNEB pods add a little extra interest 

[Librarian]

Considering that's the Airfix kit then 10/10 Very nice couple with as usual excellent finish. Nothing better than SNEBs

[monkeyhanger]

Very nice. I'm currently doing some adventurous Sea Hawk Whifs. I like the wing tip tanks.

[KiwiZac]

Top work Fred, the Seahawk is a stunner! Superbly finished! It looks right at home with the Banshee and in those colours.

...one teeeeeeeeny rivet-counter issue though: traditionally, on the wings the 'roos have their feet pointing at the fuselage. 

[Glenn Gilbertson]

Great work on the old Airfix!

[zenrat]

Thanks folks.
The tip tanks are the underwing tanks from the kit.
Having built one of these as a youth (gloss humbrol grey over white with the german markings IIRC) this was a dirt cheap impulse purchase to relive those days.

Zac - I know that, but I prefer them the other way round as the RW way just looks wrong to me.  I suspect the reason for that alignment may be so that they are not upside down when the wings are folded (anyone know?).  But as I never build carrier aircraft with folded wings that won't be a problem.

[PR19_Kit]

Why don't they align the Roos so the feet face backwards?

Then it would look the same if the wings were folded or deployed?

I must admit to getting some Norwegian AF decals on the wrong way round on an RF-5 once. It just didn't seem logical that the tri-oundals would be aligned base forwards, but they are. 

[DogfighterZen]

Great looking pair!
The Seahawk and the P-80 are my favorite straight winged jets and that scheme looks good on anything... BTW, how about doing that on the F-4 Phantom?

[NARSES2]

It just didn't seem logical that the tri-oundals would be aligned base forwards, but they are. 

My brain worked the same way once. I actually went and dug some photographs out in a book in the library (way before the internet) to confirm that the instructions hadn't got it wrong 

[PR19_Kit]

It just didn't seem logical that the tri-oundals would be aligned base forwards, but they are. 

My brain worked the same way once. I actually went and dug some photographs out in a book in the library (way before the internet) to confirm that the instructions hadn't got it wrong 

Instructions???

WHAT instructions? 

[NARSES2]

It just didn't seem logical that the tri-oundals would be aligned base forwards, but they are. 

My brain worked the same way once. I actually went and dug some photographs out in a book in the library (way before the internet) to confirm that the instructions hadn't got it wrong 

Instructions???

WHAT instructions? 

I was young Kit. 

[KiwiZac]

Zac - I know that, but I prefer them the other way round as the RW way just looks wrong to me. 

After posting I realised it was a stupid thing to say on a WhIf forum! And exactly, whatever works for you is what's important.

[chrisonord]

Cracking pair of burds Fred, 
Chris