hawkenstien 3...........finished

[fightnjoe]

hawkenstien 3.............framing out...

many thanks for the kind words.

Your builds look better all the time Joe. I like what you are doing here. One thing to look out for with the Trumpeter kit is the cockpit. For some reason Trumpeter shrank the height of everything by about a 1/3 But there are aftermarket sets that fix that problem if you want to go that route.

that is definitely the most well known issue with this kit. to that extent early on i dropped the pit floor and at some point i will most likely try to scratch out the pit.



joe

 

[ij001]

hawkenstien 3.............a little tail...

Very brave....

Ian

Don't care if I am repeating m'self, this is a VERY brave project.

Ian

 

[fightnjoe]

hawkenstien 3.............framing out...

ian thanks i think. not sure about brave. been called certifiable though.

actually about 40% into scratchbuilding the landing gear assembly.


joe

 

[randy_ditton]

hawkenstien 3.............framing out...

Hi Joe,

Very impressive work on the redo Sir


Randy

 

[fightnjoe]

hawkenstien 3.............framing out...

randy many thanks for the kind words.




joe

 

[fightnjoe]

hawkenstien 3.............tail wheel assembly redo

well over the last week or so i have been playing with the tail wheel assembly. i decided i wanted something that was more in line with what i had been shown.

this is what the kit parts look like. now mind you it does not look bad at all.

now begging the indulgence of he who allowed me a glimpse into his vast reference library.
for discussion purposes only.

this is what the tail wheel assembly is supposed to look like.

this is what i came up with on the redo.

and the two side by side.

well..........good..........bad..............


comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.


joe

 

[Sharkmouth]

hawkenstien 3.............tail wheel assembly redo

Wow!

Regards,

 

[moon puppy]

hawkenstien 3.............tail wheel assembly redo

Looks good Joe, keep fightin'

 

[fightnjoe]

hawkenstien 3.............tail wheel assembly redo

many thanks.




joe

 

[lupanzer]

hawkenstien 3.............tail wheel assembly redo

...impressive

Luiz

 

[fightnjoe]

hawkenstien 3.............tail wheel assembly redo

many thanks.



joe

 

[fightnjoe]

hawkenstien 3.............hydrolics

how about a quickie of an update.

yesterday i got on a roll. i had been playing with the lines and how i wanted to run them, well like i said i got on a run.

to my eye it is much much better than what it was before. next up is to redo the radios.

comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



joe

 

[jknaus]

hawkenstien 3.............hydrolics

Looking much better. Just great work
James

 

[fightnjoe]

hawkenstien 3.............hydrolics

many thanks.



joe

 

[moon puppy]

hawkenstien 3.............hydrolics

 

[fightnjoe]

hawkenstien 3.............hydrolics

mp thanks for stopping by.



joe

 

[fightnjoe]

hawkenstien 3.............internals a-go-go...

well how about a quickie update.

i think i have worked this through enough that i can be satisfied.

first up here are the two radio sets.

and the internals all mocked up.

this looks much better to my eyes. enough detail to attract attention and not too much to have the cluttered look.

all comments, critiques, and criticism are encouraged.



joe

 

[moon puppy]

hawkenstien 3.............internals a-go-go...

Nice job Joe

 

[Barney]

hawkenstien 3.............internals a-go-go...

Awesome! Mr. Curtiss would be so pleased!

 

[fightnjoe]

hawkenstien 3.............internals a-go-go...

many thanks.



joe