The Águia-Pescadora Brazilian Navy Fighter/Attack aircraft of the 1990's

Gondor · May 18, 2021, 09:22:39 AM

This is a bit strange for me

PAINT!! and I only just started this build as well!

OK, I know it's not the best photograph ever but you get the idea. Humbrol 166 inside the cockpit area and a fair amount of weight inside the nose too. At this rate I will have to change the catch line on my profile unless I blame global warming

Gondor

Dizzyfugu · May 19, 2021, 02:09:12 AM

Curious about the spine result. In this area the kits do not match well, I had to invest a lot of PSR during my build/bashing.

Gondor · May 19, 2021, 04:51:31 AM

Quote from: Dizzyfugu on May 19, 2021, 02:09:12 AM
Curious about the spine result. In this area the kits do not match well, I had to invest a lot of PSR during my build/bashing.

After several trial fits I expect there to be PSR, how much and where exactly I don't know yet but as the cockpit has been moved forward a bit I intend to add some plastic card to the inside of the Matchbox nose near where it meets the Italeri fuselage so I can grind/file away plastic and not have to resort to excessive amounts of filler.

Gondor

PR19_Kit · May 19, 2021, 05:13:42 AM

My late friend Rob was a senior engineer at BAe Brough where most of the Hawk/T-45 work was done, and he was an excellent modeller too. He often said he wondered how much PSR they did on the real thing as they changed the prototypes so very often!

Gondor · May 20, 2021, 02:43:22 PM

Thinking of further modifying the aircraft by introducing some fixed armament.

Yes I know I cut off the gun tray from the Hawk 200 kit but the contour and undercarriage bay to my mind at least demanded the use of the Goshawk lower forward fuselage area being used.

The way I have matched up the two fuselages has meant that the cockpit area is higher and further forward than usual which means added space.... so what to do with it......... lets add an M61 shall we

Gondor

Gondor · May 21, 2021, 09:59:48 AM

So I have found two copies of the F-104 Gun port from some Hasegawa kits which don't exactly give me the look I was after, but they will do. I did think I had some F-14 spare gun ports etc as I am sure that one of the kits I have had options for that area so I was going to use them as they looked more interesting.
The gun port will go to the pilots left as the air-to-air refueling probe goes to his right.

Gondor

Gondor · May 23, 2021, 08:35:26 AM

Didn't think I was going to make any update today but....

The cockpit is in and the wings put together, glue needs to dry then the leading edges and wing tips can be modified. Also waiting for glue to dry is the T-45 fuselage which has tabs to help keep the Hawk 200 fuselage aligned as well as to help reduce the amount of filler that will inevitably disappear into the gap between the two dissimilar parts.

You can see how far the parts are above. They did fit reasonably well when I test fitted them, hence the tabs.

I suppose I should start thinking about the load out. Sidewinders on the wingtip launch rails, fuel tanks on the inboard pylons and an anti-shipping missile on the centre line pylon with some ECM/Chaff devices on the outboard under wing pylons as well perhaps?

Gondor

Gondor · May 23, 2021, 10:04:08 AM

OK, second update for the day

The large parts of the fuselage are together

The pictures may not be the best but will give you an idea of what it will look like

This is the side that will get the M61 installed. It's not helped much by the gaps between the fuselage sections on this side, In a way that's a help as it will enable the gun housing to help cover the messy joint.

Improvised backdrop but a slightly out of focus picture

Oh well, can't win them all.

I see a lot of PSR in my future

Gondor

kerick · May 23, 2021, 04:51:09 PM

It's looking great! Keep it up!

Dizzyfugu · May 24, 2021, 02:55:13 AM

I know the troubles...

Gondor · May 24, 2021, 11:21:20 AM

Hopefully this picture is better than the previous ones

The Goshawk has teeth $:-\$ or should that be talons

Loads more to do with this instillation but it does a couple of things, one of which is to partially fill a rather large hole

Gondor

kerick · May 24, 2021, 03:25:51 PM

That will require some sort of shark teeth around that gun muzzle you know!

Dizzyfugu · May 24, 2021, 11:59:35 PM

Very nice.

Pellson · May 25, 2021, 12:04:22 AM

Quote from: Gondor on May 24, 2021, 11:21:20 AM
Hopefully this picture is better than the previous ones

The Goshawk has teeth $:-\$ or should that be talons

Loads more to do with this instillation but it does a couple of things, one of which is to partially fill a rather large hole

Gondor

Hang on a sec, Alastair.. Weren't you just complaining about how choked you would be for the foreseeable future from family related tasks and demands? If so - who's doing this modelling stuff?

Gondor · May 25, 2021, 01:38:24 AM

Quote from: kerick on May 24, 2021, 03:25:51 PM

That will require some sort of shark teeth around that gun muzzle you know!

That's an idea, as the camouflage is grey over grey it might not be possible but I do like the idea

Quote from: Dizzyfugu on May 24, 2021, 11:59:35 PM

Very nice.

Thank you very much Dizzy

Quote from: Pellson on May 25, 2021, 12:04:22 AM

Hang on a sec, Alastair.. Weren't you just complaining about how choked you would be for the foreseeable future from family related tasks and demands? If so - who's doing this modelling stuff?

The decorating may be confined to weekends as I am worn out 90% of time when I get home, 5:30am alarm and back home for 5pm makes a fairly long day and feeling my age a bit as well means not going to be running up and down ladders much either.

Gondor