Skygate Collection Hawk - BUILD PICS!!!
09-16-2007, 11:46 AM
#51
Thread Starter
My Feedback: (1)
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: SevenoaksKent, UNITED KINGDOM
Posts: 5,193
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Skygate Collection Hawk - BUILD PICS!!!
OK, the light grey underside is on with some weather/dirtying of rivets now. Also got the camo colours mixed up to spec. These are simply the 'base' colours - they will be dirtied up and 'bleached' out towards the top of the fuse as the sun would do in real life.
Rgds,
Mark
Rgds,
Mark
09-20-2007, 02:21 PM
#54
Thread Starter
My Feedback: (1)
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: SevenoaksKent, UNITED KINGDOM
Posts: 5,193
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Skygate Collection Hawk - BUILD PICS!!!
OK, the very basic camo colours have now been added. Now the magic really begins!! Bleaching/dirtying/weathering/details/logos/squadron numbers/stencilling etc!
Rgds,
Mark
Rgds,
Mark
09-21-2007, 08:13 AM
#56
RE: Skygate Collection Hawk - BUILD PICS!!!
Fantastic stuff Mark! How are you doing the weathering ie. the black discolouration in the panel lines and rivets....looks effen awesome!
Craig.
Craig.
09-21-2007, 08:56 AM
#57
Thread Starter
My Feedback: (1)
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: SevenoaksKent, UNITED KINGDOM
Posts: 5,193
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Skygate Collection Hawk - BUILD PICS!!!
How are you doing the weathering ie. the black discolouration in the panel lines and rivets....looks effen awesome!
I will ask my paint man how he does it!! As this will be a pseudo scale scheme I have asked him to add some more dark green to the front left fuselage as, to my mind, it 'looks' a bit wrong!
Hope to have pics of the wings tonight. Then it is the laborious task of turning this into a heavily weathered and bleached indonesian jungle machine!
Rgds,
Mark
09-21-2007, 03:25 PM
#58
Thread Starter
My Feedback: (1)
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: SevenoaksKent, UNITED KINGDOM
Posts: 5,193
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Skygate Collection Hawk - BUILD PICS!!!
OK, some pics of the wings. Just about spot on I think
Bit more work left on them. Yellow tips, isignia, some rust coloured dirtying and the red X's on the flaps etc
Rgds,
Mark
Bit more work left on them. Yellow tips, isignia, some rust coloured dirtying and the red X's on the flaps etc
Rgds,
Mark
09-24-2007, 05:20 PM
#60
My Feedback: (12)
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Posts: 4,462
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Skygate Collection Hawk - BUILD PICS!!!
ORIGINAL: Charts
Looks great, I love the big hawks......one day!
I have the of stupidest questions though! Where did you get the stand that Hawk is on? It looks like the perfect height for me!!
Ta
Chris
Looks great, I love the big hawks......one day!
I have the of stupidest questions though! Where did you get the stand that Hawk is on? It looks like the perfect height for me!!
Ta
Chris
Its the same stand that I have:
[link]http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=38779[/link]
10-21-2007, 05:42 PM
#63
Thread Starter
My Feedback: (1)
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: SevenoaksKent, UNITED KINGDOM
Posts: 5,193
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Skygate Collection Hawk - BUILD PICS!!!
Hi Kris,
Booster 160
8711s all round
Weatronic 20-24 Gyro + GPS
Weight in the pics of airframe, gear and 5 servos is 28lb
Rgds,
Mark
Booster 160
8711s all round
Weatronic 20-24 Gyro + GPS
Weight in the pics of airframe, gear and 5 servos is 28lb
Rgds,
Mark
10-22-2007, 12:39 AM
#65
RE: Skygate Collection Hawk - BUILD PICS!!!
Mark,
What is the expected AUW (dry) and (wet)? I am expecting my skygate hawk in a month or so. I have ordered a stage 3 built kit.
What is the expected AUW (dry) and (wet)? I am expecting my skygate hawk in a month or so. I have ordered a stage 3 built kit.
10-22-2007, 01:18 AM
#66
Senior Member
RE: Skygate Collection Hawk - BUILD PICS!!!
HI Mark,
hands up - it certainly looks awesome
Keep better pics coming ok, need a good screensaver
Best regards
Thomas
hands up - it certainly looks awesome
Keep better pics coming ok, need a good screensaver
Best regards
Thomas
10-22-2007, 05:17 PM
#69
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: gloucester, UNITED KINGDOM
Posts: 548
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
2 Posts
RE: Skygate Collection Hawk - BUILD PICS!!!
Fantastic what more can you say about it, ok bloody awesome, best wishes on the maiden.
Mark a hawk picture to amuse you i took this last week on the mountians in Wales
lozza
Mark a hawk picture to amuse you i took this last week on the mountians in Wales
lozza
10-22-2007, 06:07 PM
#71
Thread Starter
My Feedback: (1)
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: SevenoaksKent, UNITED KINGDOM
Posts: 5,193
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Skygate Collection Hawk - BUILD PICS!!!
Thanks guys.
Still a surprising amount left to do. Attention turned to cockpit. Cyano, tweezers and pot of tiny bits + a couple of hours = 2 cockpit instrument panels.
Rgds,
Mark
Still a surprising amount left to do. Attention turned to cockpit. Cyano, tweezers and pot of tiny bits + a couple of hours = 2 cockpit instrument panels.
Rgds,
Mark
10-23-2007, 04:11 AM
#73
Thread Starter
My Feedback: (1)
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: SevenoaksKent, UNITED KINGDOM
Posts: 5,193
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
RE: Skygate Collection Hawk - BUILD PICS!!!
Mark,
What is the expected AUW (dry) and (wet)? I am expecting my skygate hawk in a month or so. I have ordered a stage 3 built kit.
What is the expected AUW (dry) and (wet)? I am expecting my skygate hawk in a month or so. I have ordered a stage 3 built kit.
Looks good Mark. When do you hope to maiden it?
Finally! Definitely worth the wait though ...let me know when you want it maidened
10-24-2007, 04:30 PM
#74
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: farnborough, , UNITED KINGDOM
Posts: 3,294
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like
on
1 Post
RE: Skygate Collection Hawk - BUILD PICS!!!
Mark, hope you don't mind the small hyjack, but after seeing the hawk tonight just had to post the few close-up pics I took - the paint is superb, and the closer you get the better it looks, which is often not the case.
marc
marc
