I have never built a Kitty Hawk kit before but they are producing some interesting subjects in 1/32 scale so it is time to build one.
I remember back ‘in the day’ when Airfix first released their 1/72 Bronco and there was something about this ungainly aircraft that sparked my imagination. So when Kitty Hawk released this kit it was inevitable that I would get it.
Here is the box:
I have also bought some aftermarket.
These are the kabuki tape type of masks,which are far better than vinyl. They are essential for the huge area of canopy on this kit, but also using masks for the major markings produces a much better result than using decals, particularly in this scale. I find them just as easy, or easier, than decals to apply. The metal landing gear is also an essential buy for this kit as the kit plastic is not strong enough, as is often the case in this scale. I have decided to use the seat harnesses in the kit rather than a.m.
Speaking of which here are the decals, p.e. and supplied nose weight. They all seem in register.
Here is an example of a sprue. Nice and cleanly molded, there is very little flash. The plastic is that brittle type so particular care is needed when removing parts from the sprues specially as there are a lot of small parts and some sprue gates are large relative to the size of the part. Detail is very nice indeed. One thing I noticed is that to identify a sprue you need to cross reference to the instruction’s diagrams as they are not labelled A, B, C etc. Two of them, with the booms, are almost identical so you really need to compare them carefully with the drawing. For that reason it is more important than ever to clearly labe each sprue, as in the picture, with a post-it and sprue letter. Do secure the post-it with a little sellotape. Not only will this simple bit of preparation save you a lot of time during the build, as it always does, it could save you a lot of grief.
The clear parts are securely and safely packed in their own box and they are high quality, as they need to be with this kit.
The instructions are clear and in colour.
There are four schemes with the kit and some very nice ones indeed. It is a difficult choice for me between these three:
The one above is the most likely one....
This desert one is nice too.....
Something about this two tone grey scheme is also calling me....
Decisions, decisions. All will be revealed in a later post.
Well, the bench is all cleaned up after the Mossie, refreshed supplies on order and the bench prepared, set up for the build.
More to follow..........
I remember back ‘in the day’ when Airfix first released their 1/72 Bronco and there was something about this ungainly aircraft that sparked my imagination. So when Kitty Hawk released this kit it was inevitable that I would get it.
Here is the box:
I have also bought some aftermarket.
These are the kabuki tape type of masks,which are far better than vinyl. They are essential for the huge area of canopy on this kit, but also using masks for the major markings produces a much better result than using decals, particularly in this scale. I find them just as easy, or easier, than decals to apply. The metal landing gear is also an essential buy for this kit as the kit plastic is not strong enough, as is often the case in this scale. I have decided to use the seat harnesses in the kit rather than a.m.
Speaking of which here are the decals, p.e. and supplied nose weight. They all seem in register.
Here is an example of a sprue. Nice and cleanly molded, there is very little flash. The plastic is that brittle type so particular care is needed when removing parts from the sprues specially as there are a lot of small parts and some sprue gates are large relative to the size of the part. Detail is very nice indeed. One thing I noticed is that to identify a sprue you need to cross reference to the instruction’s diagrams as they are not labelled A, B, C etc. Two of them, with the booms, are almost identical so you really need to compare them carefully with the drawing. For that reason it is more important than ever to clearly labe each sprue, as in the picture, with a post-it and sprue letter. Do secure the post-it with a little sellotape. Not only will this simple bit of preparation save you a lot of time during the build, as it always does, it could save you a lot of grief.
The clear parts are securely and safely packed in their own box and they are high quality, as they need to be with this kit.
The instructions are clear and in colour.
There are four schemes with the kit and some very nice ones indeed. It is a difficult choice for me between these three:
The one above is the most likely one....
This desert one is nice too.....
Something about this two tone grey scheme is also calling me....
Decisions, decisions. All will be revealed in a later post.
Well, the bench is all cleaned up after the Mossie, refreshed supplies on order and the bench prepared, set up for the build.
More to follow..........
