Kitty Hawk 1/32 F5-E Tiger....

[BarryW]

Cheers Barry for pic do the model shops sell it or where do you get it from ? many thanks
chris

John has it

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Decal solution is a medium for scale model water slide decals, stop silvering, couture to panel lines, available at Scale Model Shop

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The Daco I have to Google to track it down.

 

[adt70hk]

Barry

Looking good so far. I've only just joined so missed the Bronco build. it must have been awful?

 

[BarryW]

Barry

Looking good so far. I've only just joined so missed the Bronco build. it must have been awful?

It was. It started out amusing me but I just got more and more angry at the sheer carelessness and sloppiness of it. Once I no longer enjoy a build I dump it - it does not happen very often but that kit is the worse I have ever touched.

Here is a link to the thread.
https://www.scale-models.co.uk/threads/kitty-hawk-1-32-ov-10d-bronco.33340/

 

[Jim R]

Hi Barry
Thanks for answering my query
Jim

 

[BarryW]

I have used the provided resin exhausts, they are not great but are still better than the plastic ones.


There are two very nice resin pilot figures with the kit. Tempting but I will not be using them. Perhaps I will paint them one day just for fun


Some nasty extractor pin marks to get out of the intakes. At least they are not ‘pillars’ of plastic like some on this kit.


Intakes built up. A little sanding to do on them tonight.


The undercarriage legs are not well moulded and usually I would opt for metal aftermarket but I am not prepared to risk wasting am money on this kit.


I had to apply yet more decal softener last night on the ip. Hopefully I can get on further with the ‘pit tonight.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Barry
Undercarriage legs look as if they will need some patient fettling but painted I'm sure they will be fine.
Jim

 

[colin m]

Developing quite nicely Barry. Any thoughts on the final scheme. If it goes to a vote, desert for me.

 

[boatman]

Developing quite nicely Barry. Any thoughts on the final scheme. If it goes to a vote, desert for me.

HI Barry well I vote for the green an brown cam sorry colin but how should I say but to me it looks more right so a vote either way anyone eles gonna vote on this ?
chris

 

[BarryW]

My casting vote - the two tone green and tan scheme....

 

[boatman]

SO green an tan spot on Barry I think it will look great an you have more decals to to put on her I think
chris

 

[BarryW]

Some more progress.
The ‘pit




The wings


A test fit of the wings showed a few issues that I resolved simply by cutting off two pieces that stick out from the fuselage from the wheel wells.
I won’t be cementing the wings into place yet.


Here is the pit cemented in place

 

[Ian M]

Nice looking office.
Good call on the tropic camo as well. Not one you see on here to often.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Barry
Nice choice of paint scheme. The cockpit looks great.
Jim

 

[BarryW]

Slow going at the moment.

Here is one of the irritants that are associated with Kitty Hawk

See the landing hook. Shown as one piece on the instructions, but actually two pieces, had to look for the ‘hook’ part on the sprue. A silly little thing that is caused by sheer carelessness.

I have been putting the stores together. See the Sparrow seeker head and how many extractor pins and sprue gates there are on such a small piece.


Fortunately once you have cleaned it up it is not at all bad and the fins locate into position very positively.


I will post more over the weekend.

 

[boatman]

See the landing hook. Shown as one piece on the instructions, but actually two pieces, had to look for the ‘hook’ part on the sprue. A silly little thing that is caused by sheer carelessness. (Barry quote)

HI Barry I see k/h still up to their old tricks of doin something this silly as you say an it shows the tail hook is all one piece but in reality two bits an I would be doin my nut thinkin where is the hook it so clearly shows in the destruckions just as well you are patience as if it was me I think it would have gone out of the window as Ive had my fill of their destuckions when I built that 1/48 jag never again
but you are doin a wonderfull job on this as you also are a very skilled modeller which I hope to try an be as good when I start my kits but i think no chance
chris

 

[Jim R]

Hi Barry
That missing hook issue would have made me cross. How ridiculously careless. As Chris says you're doing a great job.
Jim

 

[Jakko]

When I looked at the photo, at first I thought the hook had broken. You must have been looking carefully at the sprues to realise that the little thingy is the actual hook bit to go on the other part …

Oh, and minor nitpick: you’ve got a Sidewinder seeker head there, not one from a Sparrow

 

[BarryW]

Oh, and minor nitpick: you’ve got a Sidewinder seeker head there, not one from a Sparrow

woops, yes are quite right.

 

[BarryW]

Some more pics.

I added a little more weight. Forward of the main undercarriage behind the front leg. The long nose makes me think that I need to balance it.


more subs being worked on
Wing parts

stores

Tail

U/C parts

I decided to strengthen the join between forward fuselage and rear.


two fuselage parts cemented, top first, when dry I will do the same on the underside.

 

[BarryW]

Managed to get another 10 mins at the bench to finish the cementing of the nose to fuselage. I then did a quick test fit of the wings. Not bad at all.