1/48 Trumpeter Hawker 

Sea Hawk FGA mk.6

by Manuel Negri

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Opening the box, we find a beautiful imposing model and with delicate panel lines and the only drawback is the rigid decals.  The assembly began with the cockpit which I detailed with detailed with sprue and stretched sprue. The seat was replaced with a resin seat that more closely resembles the seat in the Sea Hawk.

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After the job of detailling of the cockpit, I turned my attention to the painting.  The inside I painted black and then completed the instrument panel which includes an acetate film and photo etch panel supplied in the kit.  The next job after the cockpit was to apply a coat of Tamiya primer to the model before sitting back and studying photos of the real aircraft to make sure I got the final paint scheme correct.   All the landing gear bays were sprayed with gray and luminosity corrected with a pinch of green to get that particular color sprayed on the true Sea Hawk, the original colour was gray dark gull.  The panel lines were shaded to add to the weathering effect.  The yellow and black bands were painted on as I preferred this method to using decals for these stripes.

The model after an application of clear coat was given a black wash with and earth of burnt Siena in order show off the panel lines  better. The paint job was then finished with a dull clear coat.

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The display base is a simple painted sheet dark gray with painted white lines as seen on aircraft carriers.

Manuel

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Photos and text © by Manuel Negri